Cheltenham, Most Popularly Known as Cheltenham Spa, a Spa Town in Gloucestershire, England
Cheltenham is a borough and spa town located at the edge of one of England’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), the Cotswold, in Gloucestershire County, England. It is more popularly known as Cheltenham Spa. It has been a holiday and health spa resort town since a mineral spring had been discovered in the area in 1716. It was conceived as a health and pleasure resort for the wealthy in the 18th and 19th Century. It also has a large number of internationally famous schools. Thus, the motto of this town is Salubritas et Eruditio translated into “health and education”.
Food, Shopping and Accommodation in Cheltenham
The Spa town has been receiving visitors for roughly three hundred years now. Visitors also come for trendy shopping, Regency architecture, floral displays, colourful parks, literary and music festivals, and horse racing. That is why there is no shortage of accommodation as well as places to eat and drink in this lovely town. The elegant hotels and a good selection of restaurants also make this town an ideal base for those who want to tour the Cotswold.
Things to See and Do in Cheltenham
This spa resort is famous for its excellent High Street shops and independent shopping districts such as the Suffolk in Montpellier. More good news for shopaholics, John Lewis, will inaugurate a flagship store in 2017 where the Beechwood Shopping Centre is located now, and there are also plans to develop a new leisure district in the area.
Visitors come to this lovely spa town also for the year-round festivals and events that it hosts which include the Jazz Festival, Literature Festival, Science Festival, Music Festival and the Food & Drink Festival. And of course, there’s the Cheltenham Festival for the most awaited Gold Cup Steeplechase which happens every month of March.