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Tewkesbury in general

Newest Review: ... many timbered buildings mostly in the high street. A Benedictine Abbey built as a monastery at the end of the 11c is the pride of the town. Since 1967 Tewkesbury has been a conservation area. So still has an air of an old town The town has a shoe shop, a children’s clothes shop, a bicycle repair shop (while we lived there we owned a tandem and cycled the surrounding countryside.) a butchers, a chocolate shop, jewellers, a fishing tackle shop and an assortment of other useful shops. There was, still is I think an old bookshop stocking old books. I seem to remember a small shopping precinct with a Tesco’s. Several tea shops restaurant... more

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Tewkesbury in general: I lived and worked there a long time ago (348 words)
by - written on 02/02/05 (Very useful, 93 readings)
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Looking for something to write about while my husband watching football I came across the Tewkesbury category. Many years ago I lived, worked and became pregnant in Tewkesbury. This town has I believed changed little since those days. Tewkesbury is a small town at the point where the rivers Avon and Severn meet. It is a long thin town sandwiched between the river and the M5. This town has many timbered buildings mostly in the high street. A Benedictine Abbey built as a monastery at the end of the 11c is the pride of the town. Since 1967 Tewkesbury has been a conservation area. So still has an air of an old town The town has ... Read the complete review

A grand day out (569 words)
by - written on 20/11/02 (Very useful, 86 readings)
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Tewkesbury is a very nice place to spend a few hours if you like pottering about gently, there's history, tea shops and the like. Tewesbury is about an hour south of Birmingham and is readily accesible from the motorway. The nearest train stop is on the Birmingham to Gloucester line - Ashchurch, from whence you can avail yourself of a bus. There is a reasonable amount of parking close to the town centre and it isn't too expensive - 50p for a couple of hours! Shopping: Apart from all the usual practical stuff you'd expect in a high street, Tewkesbury sports quite a few gift and nick-nack shops, and some very nice second hand book shops. It is ... Read the complete review