In the 16th century, people began to use local stone to build their houses. Since then, the area’s characteristic limestone has been quarried extensively. Attractive Cotswold stone properties, ranging from cottages to Manor Houses, draw a host of visitors and make the region a favourite place to buy second homes.
The lovely local stone has travelled further afield to build St Paul's Cathedral in London, Melbourne Cathedral in Australia, and many of the Oxford colleges.
Places of Interest
- Belas Knapp, an imposing Neolithic burial mound dating back to 3,000 BC
- The Prescott Hill Climb, which is an important event in the motorsport calendar (www.prescott-hillclimb.com)
- Hailes Abbey, which is an impressive ruin of a 13th century Cistercian abbey
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Getting to Cheltenham
Rail
Kemble and Cheltenham railway stations.
Road
100 miles from London, close to the A40.
Air
For domestic and internal flightsare accessible at Birmingham International Airport (1 hours) |
| Cheltenham Local authority
Tewkesbury Borough Council
Gloucester Road
Tewkesbury
Gloucestershire
GL20 5TT
01684295919
Cotswold District Council
Trinity Road
Cirencester
Gloucestershire
GL7 1PX
01285 623000 |
Where to go out in Cheltenham
Number 5(A small Michelin starred restaurant with modern classic cooking)
5 North Street
Winchcombe
01242 604566
Wesley House(Cotswold Restaurant of the Year for 1997)
High Street
Winchcombe
01242 602366
The Bugatti Inn
Gretton Road
Gretton
01242 602471
The Pheasant Inn (Near Toddington Station and the GWSR Steam Railway)
Toddington
01242 621271
The Royal Oak
Gretton Road
Gretton
01242 604999
The Mill Inn
Withington
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
01242 890204
Subtone
117 Promenade,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1NW
01242 575925
Thirteen Degrees
13 St Georges Road,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 3DT
01242 241144 |
Florists
Bloomers- 01242 527988
3 Great Norwood Street,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 2AW
Hanging Basket – 01242 517777
5 Montpellier Street,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1SX
Winchcombe Flowers- 01242 602920
14 High Street,
Winchcombe,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL54 5LJ
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Taxis
Andycars – Cheltenham 01242 262611
A2B– Cheltenham 01242 262611
Amiga taxi Winchcombe– 01242 603060 |
Police
Gloucestershire police headquarters – 0845 090 1234
Cheltenham Central Police Station
Talbolt House
Lansdown Road
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL51 6QT
Winchcombe Police Station
Rear Abbey Fields
Communtiy Centre
Back Lane
Winchcombe
Gloucestershire
GL54 5QH
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Banks
Barclays Bank – 0845 755 5555
128 High Street,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1EL
HSBC – 0845 740 4404
2 Promenade,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1LR
Lloyds TSB – 0845 300 000
High Street,
Winchcombe,
Gloucestershire,
GL54 5LJ
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Post offices
Gretton Post Office
Gretton,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL54 5EP
01242 602306
Gotherington Post Office
7 Cleeve Road,
Gotherington,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL52 9EW
01242 672249
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Sports and Leisure
Cheltenham Recreation Centre
Tommy Taylors Lane,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 4RN
01242 528764
CLC
Sports Centre,
Malvern Road,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 2NX
01242 261346 |
Hairdressers
Tony and Guy
Ormond Terrace,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1HR
01242 518877
Francesco
4 Ormond Terrace,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50 1HR
01242 835111
Tanya Salon
1 Queen Square,
Winchcombe,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL54 5LR
01242 602969
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Locksmiths
Stokes and Sons
1A Gloucester Place,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL52 2RJ
01242 515465
Approved Locks
83 Prestbury Road,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL52 2RD
01242 236122
Falcon Systems,
10 High Street,
Winchcombe,
Gloucestershire,
GL54 5LJ
01242 603123 |
Cinemas
Cineworld,
Henrietta Street,
Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire,
GL50
0871 220 8000 |
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