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Mother's Day in Cheltenham: Where to Take Mum for a Lunch, Afternoon Tea or Spa Day
Mother's Day is one of the busiest Sundays of the year in Cheltenham, and for good reason. The town is built for exactly this kind of occasion.
New Year's Eve in Cheltenham: Where to Eat, Drink, Dance and See in the New Year
Cheltenham on New Year's Eve is a different town. The Regency streets go quiet around tea-time, then fill up again as people start arriving in black tie, long coats and the slight nervous energy...
Bonfire Night in Cheltenham: Where to Watch Fireworks (and What to Do Afterwards)
There's something about early November in Cheltenham that just suits Bonfire Night. The trees along the Promenade are mid-drop, the evenings have turned properly cold, and the first woodsmoke of...
Cheltenham Races: A Local's Guide to Where to Stay, Eat and Drink at the Festival
For four days every March, Cheltenham stops being a quiet Regency spa town and turns into the loudest corner of British sport.
Cheltenham Jazz Festival: A Local's Guide to the Town's Best Long Weekend
If Cheltenham has a favourite long weekend of the year, the Jazz Festival might be it. For six days at the start of May, Montpellier Gardens turns into a pop-up music village, the Big Top goes up,...
Cheltenham Literature Festival: A Local's Guide to the World's Longest-Running Book Festival
Every October, Cheltenham turns into a ten-day conversation. Writers, thinkers, scientists, comedians and broadcasters descend on the town, Montpellier Gardens fills with canvas pavilions and...