Cheltenham in general

Cheltenham Population- 110,013 It has been rumored that the word "Chav" originated from an abbreviated from of the words Cheltenham-average but I can tell you that "Nham" ain't no average place. There is a healthy mixture of beautiful people from all class backgrounds walking around the town center on a Saturday afternoon. Frequently the streets are alive with artists, preachers and buskers that serenade you, and along with the calls of "BIG ISSUE" become the soundtrack to your day. Cheltenham town center includes shops such as HMV, Argos and Debenhams up the top of the high street and shops like Primark, Boots and ...  Read the complete review

As a long-standing resident of Cheltenham, I feel able to provide a valuable insight to a Cheltenham that goes somewhat against the traditional grain. Descibed as cosmopolitan and rich in history, culture and class, Cheltenham has certainly become renowned in recent years with its contributions to the Literature and Arts Festivals, as well as horse-racing and the National Hunt. However, dig a little deeper than the classy Georgian terraces of Montpellier and large suburban houses of Hartherley and there's a darker side. You see, Cheltenham "ain't all it is cracked up to be". Take a stroll down the Lower High Street or through studentville (St Pauls ...  Read the complete review

Cheltenham lies in Gloucestershire at the heart of the Cotswolds, a very beautiful part of England. I spent a valentine weekend there earlier this year which was my first full experience of the town. ~BRIEF HISTORY OF CHELTENHAM~ Cheltenham is an Anglo-Saxon market town which was completely transformed in the Georgian era. It wasn't until 1716 when it's fortunes turned on an upward curve, as legend has it pigeons were spotted in a muddy field pecking at salt deposits left by a natural mineral spring (for this reason pigeons appear on the towns crest). This obscure event saw local entrepeneurs warm to the benefits which a natural spa could offer ...  Read the complete review

Cheltenham Spa, the ‘Center For The Cotswolds’ is one of the cleanest and most sophisticated towns I’ve ever visited. I’ve recently changed jobs and as a result, this has led to me moving house from Manchester to Cheltenham. Cheltenham became a Spa town in 1716 and it is said that in 1788, King George III brought his royal family to Cheltenham to ‘take the waters’ and following this, the seal of approval was firmly placed on Cheltenham as the most fashionable of spa towns. Within the centre of Cheltenham there is a feeling of wealth with the classic ‘regency’ architecture, which makes up the towns ...  Read the complete review

....please don't take offence with the title - You're as old or young as you feel! Anyway, I have lived in a village outside Cheltenham for about 11 years. Bishops Cleeve is a lovely place to live, located just at the bottom of Cleeve Hill. From the top of Cleeve Hill you can see all the way across to Wales! I’m from Yorkshire, moved to London & now live in Cheltenham & I can tell you there is no place I’d rather be (well, apart from somewhere with sun, sand, seas & sangria!) **Some background stuff about Cheltenham** Cheltenham became a spa town in 1716 – According to legend this was discovered as a flock of ...  Read the complete review