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Recommended Towns & Villages near Cheltenham

Sea of fog from Cleeve hill nr Cheltenham with the Malvern Hills in the distance.

Cleeve Hill (11 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction NE)

Otherwise known as the Cleeve Cloud, Cleeve Hill is the highest point of the Cotswolds rising to a height of 1083 ft. Spread out below is the town of Cheltenham and its famous Prestbury racecourse, home of the Cheltenham Gold Cup meeting...

A picture of Birdlip

Birdlip (3 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (5.0 miles, 8.0 km, direction S)

The winding drive up the steeply rising hill to the ancient village of Birdlip provides magnificent views all around..

Hailes Abbey

Winchcombe (79 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

To experience the quintessentially English town of Winchcome, is to part-take of a miscellany of pure delights...

A view of the River Severn from the hills

Gloucester (286 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Gloucestershire (7.2 miles, 11.7 km, direction W)

Looking at the lively City we see today, it is hard to believe that Gloucester was once a tiny port on the River Severn...

A view of Tewkesbury Abbey from with a street in the town of Tewkesbury.

Tewkesbury (124 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW)

Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire is an historic market town, situated near the Cotswolds, it has a beautiful Abbey over 500yrs old and lots of historic buildings and ancient alley ways to explore...

Graveyard of St. Andrews church, Ashleworth, Gloucestershire

Ashleworth (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (8.7 miles, 14.0 km, direction W)

This is a lovely pastoral village set beside the west bank of the River Severn, in the middle of a typical rural Gloucestershire landscape...

Duntisbourne Abbots Church

Duntisbourne Abbots (9 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction S)

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St Mary's Church, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Painswick (36 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SW)

The streets of Painswick are narrow and crammed with fine examples of glowing honey coloured stone buildings from all periods..

Chedworth Roman Villa in Chedworth, Gloucestershire

Chedworth (7 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.2 miles, 14.7 km, direction SE)

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Duntisbourne Leer

Duntisbourne Leer (4 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.3 miles, 15.0 km, direction S)

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North Cerney Church

North Cerney (10 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction SE)

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Bisley, Gloucestershire

Bisley (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Village in the county of Gloucestershire (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction S)

The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore...

Entrance to Sedgeberrow from A46

Sedgeberrow (2 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction NE)

The countryside is mostly laid to farmlands full of ripened corn and across the rolling landscape there are grassy meadows grazed by sleepy cattle and sheep...

Church at Northleach, Gloucestershire

Northleach (29 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Gloucestershire (11.2 miles, 18.0 km, direction SE)

The town is utterly beguiling, it has many beautiful old timber frame cottages and some handsome houses of mellow cotswold stone...

Snowshill Lavender Fields

Snowshill (110 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction NE)

For anyone looking for a peaceful retreat in which to spend a few idyllic days in glorious countryside, could do no better that visit the picturesque village of Snowshill, high on the Cotswold escarpment above Broadway and the old town of Evesham...

Eastcombe, Gloucestershire

Eastcombe (11 Pictures)

in the county of Gloucestershire (11.7 miles, 18.8 km, direction S)

Eastcombe is a beautiful hilltop village nestling in the heart of the Cotswolds...

A view of Stroud, Gloucestershire, from the Heavens valley.

Stroud (36 Pictures)

a Cotswold Town in the county of Gloucestershire (12.1 miles, 19.4 km, direction SW)

Stroud, on the western edge of the Cotswolds, is a town set steeply at the center of the Stroud Valleys, 5 valleys that are peppered with gorgeous cottages, old cloth mills,.....

Looking across Elmley Castle cricket pitch. - Looking from Kersoe lane, Elmley Castle, Worcs.

Elmley Castle (2 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Worcestershire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

Elmley Castle is one of the most beautiful villages in England..

Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire

Upper Slaughter (42 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Gloucestershire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction E)

Tranquillity is the keynote for this enchanting hamlet which is best explored on foot...

View of the River Severn and flower display

Upton upon Severn (39 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (13.1 miles, 21.0 km, direction NW)

Upton upon Severn is a picturesque little riverside town in the county of Worcestershire, situated near the Malvern Hills and about 11 miles from the main City of Worcester. It is.....

Recommended attractions near Cheltenham

A picture of Holst Birthplace Museum

Holst Birthplace Museum (5 Pictures)

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

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Pittville Pump Rooms, Cheltenham, Glos

Pittville Pump Room (2 Pictures)

(1.1 miles, 1.8 km)

Pittville Pump Room is just one of the many rare gems left over from Cheltenham's hey-day - its Regency period. It was built for.....

Sudeley Castle from Humble Bee cottage. Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

Sudeley Castle (75 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 km, direction NE)

The pretty village of Winchcome has been blessed with the stunning buildings and gardens of Sudeley Castle since the time of the.....

Tewkesbury Abbey

Tewkesbury Abbey (89 Pictures)

(7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)

Standing taller than any other building in tewkesbury, is the fantastic tewkesbury abbey. It is over 500 years old and has the.....

A picture of Old Baptist chapel

Old Baptist chapel (4 Pictures)

(7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction NW)

The Old Baptist chapel and Burial ground- A 15th century building opposite the abbey that was used for worship around the time.....

The Lady Chapel

Gloucester Cathedral (203 Pictures)

(7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction W)

One of the finest cathedrals in England and rated as one of the most beautiful in the world, Gloucester Cathedral is a.....

Narrow boats moored up at Gloucester docks.

Gloucester Docks (72 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction W)

Today Gloucester Docks bristles with excitement for everyone, for this is a lavish landscape where care has been taken to.....

Hailes Abbey

Hailes Abbey (37 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction NE)

Hailes Abbey occupies a lovely site and as you look at the remains of the dramatic cloister arches you get some idea of just how.....

Chedworth Roman Villa

Chedworth Roman Villa (29 Pictures)

(8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction SE)

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Painswick Rococo Gardens, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Painswick Rococo Gardens (34 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.4 km, direction SW)

Painswick is a beautiful Cotswold village of mellow golden stone. It is renowned not simply for its Cotswold beauty, but also.....

In an English Country Garden.

Snowshill Manor (72 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction NE)

The romantic atmosphere of Snowshill Manor is made more vibrant by stories of ghostly happenings deep in the past. Given that a.....

Penguin at Birdland, Bourton on the Water

Birdland (5 Pictures)

(13.2 miles, 21.2 km, direction E)

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Broadway Tower, Broadway, Worcestershire

Broadway Tower and Animal Park (40 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

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A picture of Bourton on the Water Model Village

Bourton on the Water Model Village (17 Pictures)

(13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction E)

Bourton on the Water has a replica of itself built in traditional local cotswold stone. The Model Village is built to one-ninth.....

Evesham Abbey bell tower. Evesham, Worcestershire

Evesham Abbey (8 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

Viewing the Evesham skyline from across the waters of the River Avon the visitor gets a dramatic glimpse of a "dreaming spires of.....

Pershore Abbey

Pershore Abbey (7 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction N)

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A picture of Parish Church of St Edward

Parish Church of St Edward (9 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.4 km, direction E)

This beautiful church was built somewhere between the 11th and 15th century. The tower is 88ft high and was completed in 1447. It.....

A picture of Frampton Manor

Frampton Manor (1 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction SW)

This is a magnificent timber frame property dating back to the 12th-century, with alterations from between its inception and the.....

Westbury Court Gardens.  A National Trust property in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire

Westbury Court Garden (24 Pictures)

(15.2 miles, 24.5 km, direction W)

Only restored Dutch water garden in the country, and reputedly home to England's oldest evergreen oak...

Frampton Court Rear

Frampton Court (4 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SW)

Designed by Bristol architect John Strahan and built between 1731 and 1733, Frampton Court is built from Bath stone in the.....


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