scenic viewpoint
Cleeve Hill
The highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
6 km · about 10 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Cheltenham works well as a base: 10 minutes from Shurdington, 10km from Sudeley Castle.
Cheltenham is a city located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 118,836, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Cheltenham sits in United Kingdom, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/London time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Cheltenham to your route.
Cheltenham ( CHELT-ən-əm) is a historic spa town and borough adjacent to the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort following the discovery of mineral springs in 1716, and claims to be the most complete Regency town in Britain. It is directly northeast ofRead more
Gloucester.
The town hosts several cultural festivals, often featuring nationally and internationally famous contributors and attendees: the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Cheltenham Music Festival, the Cheltenham International Film Festival, the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival. In steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup is the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held every March. It is also home to a number of leading independent schools, including Cheltenham College and Cheltenham Ladies' College.
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Cheltenham is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 51.9001 latitude, -2.0797 longitude.
Cheltenham has a population of approximately 118,836 people, making it a city in United Kingdom.
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scenic viewpoint
The highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
6 km · about 10 min drive
racetrack
Famous Cotswolds hill climb owned by the Bugatti Owners' Club since 1937, twisting up through the grounds of Prescott House. Home of the celebrated La Vie en Bleu vintage festival.
8 km · about 15 min drive
castle
A Tudor castle near Winchcombe, the only private home where a queen of England, Katherine Parr, lies buried.
10 km · about 20 min drive
film location
The fan-vaulted cloisters played Hogwarts corridors in the first two films - including the wall bearing 'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened'.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
A Norman abbey church with the tallest surviving Romanesque tower in the world, saved from dissolution by the townspeople.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The 'Queen of the Cotswolds', a steep wool town whose churchyard holds 99 clipped yew trees and a Rococo garden nearby.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A timeless hilltop hamlet famed for its lavender fields and the eccentric manor of collector Charles Wade.
19 km · about 20 min drive
photogenic
A working lavender farm on the hills above Snowshill, with striped fields open to visitors when the crop is in flower.
20 km · about 25 min drive
April to October
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