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Cheltenham in general

Description: Gloucestershire, England.

Newest Review: ... can occur. Cheltenham Spa Railway station is a main station on the Great Western line and has good links (Bristol/ Cardiff/ Gloucester/ Birmingham/ London Paddington). ~PLACES OF INTEREST~ Pittville Park - Is located at the North part of the town and houses the famous Pittville Pump Room whose natural waters still flow to this day. If your of ... more

... a brave disposition then you can sample the taste although I wouldn't heartily recommend. As well as the Pump Room the Park is very beautiful and a delightful example of how a Regency park was like. The park houses scenic lakes and gardens and ornat...more

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Cheltenham in general: Who Needs A City Break ? (1388 words)
by WormThatTurned - written on 28/06/04 (Very useful, 641 readings)
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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 ...

Center For The Cotswolds (774 words)
by jackie-brown - written on 21/04/02 (Very useful, 515 readings)
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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 ...

Cheltenham in general: Cheltenham. Pubs & Clubs for the young & some history for t ... (705 words)
by pphb - written on 12/02/02 (Very useful, 254 readings)
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....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 ...

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