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About Cheltenham

We are based in the Regency Spa Town of Cheltenham.

Cheltenham is a Regency Spa Town in the heart of the Cotswolds which attracts millions of visitors per year and has been voted the 3rd best place in the UK to shop. The major shopping areas are High Street, Promenade, Montpellier, Suffolk Road, Bath Road and Regent Street. Amongst the main attractions is the Regent Street Shopping Arcade which is the home of the 3000KG "Wishing Fish" clock designed by K .Williams - every ½ hour the clock blows bubbles and brings the arcade to a standstill. Catch a bubble and make a wish! Other popular shopping areas include Beechwood Arcade, Cavendish House department store, as well as the usual Debenhams, M&S, Next, Littlewoods, Waterstones, Bally, Habitat, Goldsmiths, Laura Ashley, Charles Ashley, Sandra Dee and many more. If you want the posh stuff go to the Montpellier shopping area but if you are after antiques then you will find plenty of independent antique dealers in Suffolk Road.

Cheltenham has 50+ restaurants, and many of them are award winning like the Indus – for Indian cuisine - and Le Champignion Sauvage which is a 'Michelin 2 Star' French restaurant. There are also 50+ Cafes, 100+ pubs, 5 nightclubs, the World famous racecourse, 5 parks, and an outdoor public swimming pool at Sandford Park.

By far the best time to visit Cheltenham is in Spring & Summer as it is the town goes into festival overdrive. Jazz, Science, Cricket & Flower Festivals are just a few of the regular events that annually occur here. If you are lucky enough to visit Cheltenham on a sunny day then go to the beer gardens outside the Queens Hotel and enjoy a nice cold drink amongst the award winning flowerbeds.