Tewkesbury has been the heart of a thriving farming community for centuries. Built on the banks of the Rivers Avon and Severn, the ancient market town has over 350 listed buildings that include some beautiful holiday cottages to rent. Close to the Cotswolds, Tewkesbury is a great base for exploring Central England. Read more
Nestled in the idyllic Gloucestershire village of Apperley, Cricketers Cottage epitomises the quintessential country holiday cottage. This Grade 2 Listed guests love that it's comfortable, spacious and suitable for children and dogs. A stone's throw from the Farmers Arms pub, your stay at Cricketers Cottage will feature scenic landscapes, gorgeous walks, and fishing along the Severn and Avon rivers. Nearby, Tewkesbury entices with a bustling market and a vibrant food scene. Adventure awaits with Cheltenham's shopping and racing, Gloucester's majestic cathedral, and the enchanting Cotswolds AONB all only a short drive from the door.
Our Puckrup Hall Manor House, is a grade II listed building available for exclusive use, offering 16 bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, three function rooms, two reception rooms and croquet lawn. It is ideal for families and groups looking for privacy, comfort, and relaxation. This is a pet friendly property and it includes buffet breakfast in Coopers Restaurant, located adjacent to the property in the Hilton Puckrup Hall Hotel & Golf Course, Tewkesbury.
"The Freight Wagon, Gretton, Cheltenham" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Peacefully situated in a rural spot on a farm setting near the village of Gretton, just a couple of miles from beautiful Winchcombe, The Freight Wagon has been carefully converted into a unique retreat in the heart of the Cotswolds. Upon...
"The Coach House Apartment" is a 1 bed holiday Apartment sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Bredon is a quiet village in Worcestershire close to the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at the foot of Bredon Hill, home to a convenience store, two village pubs, a and a takeaway, as well as a tranquil marina and National Trust...
"Forge Cottage, Winchcombe" is a 3 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. The spacious open-plan ground floor has a modern feel, whilst retaining many characterful features you would expect in a Cotswold cottage. Tasteful furnishings and thoughtful special touches throughout ensure you will want for nothing during...
"Cottage in Worcestershire" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Enjoying a peaceful setting within the grounds of a country cottage, this hand crafted hut has been finished with simple touches of luxury, and the owners are on hand to offer a friendly welcome. Surrounded by countryside the pretty village of...
"Orchard Lea, Winchcombe" is a 3 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 6 guests in Gloucestershire. Situated on the Cotswold Way and just a short walk from the centre of the Cotswold market town of Winchcombe, Orchard Lea is a fantastic property to base yourself to discover all that the Cotswolds has to offer.Step into the large...
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One of the easiest ways for new visitors to orientate themselves is to take a self-guided walking tour on the Heritage and Alleyways Trail which is signposted from the Tourist Information Centre on Church Street. The trail wends its way along narrow alleys built hundreds of years ago and lined with shops selling antiques, vintage books, curios and cakes. Foodies should make a beeline for the twice-weekly market held every Wednesday and Saturday, and a popular Farmers’ Market that runs on the second Saturday of the month. This map will help you familiarise yourself with the town.
Keen historians will enjoy the opportunity to explore beautiful Tewkesbury Abbey and to find out more about the town’s past at the John Moore Museum. The Old Baptist Chapel and Court has been skillfully restored to its Tudor glory days to make it easy to see how imposing a setting it must have been when it first opened. The Tewkesbury Museum is in a fancy black-and-white 17th Century building and run by enthusiastic and knowledgeable staff, with well-curated exhibits and activities to keep younger visitors entertained. Tewkesbury also embraces its past with a spectacular annual medieval festival of reenactment which typically takes place over two-days in mid-July.
Just outside of the town centre is the site of the Battle of Tewkesbury, notable for the death of Edward, the Lancastrian Prince of Wales, which took place on 4 May 1471. The southern part of the battlefield remains largely undeveloped and there is a self-guided walking trail that takes in some of the key sites such as The Bloody Meadow next to Coinbrook, where many fleeing Lancastrians were slaughtered as they attempted to cross the River Severn. Two wooden horses made from green oak, stand on either side of the A38 Tewkesbury border to represent the warring houses of York and Lancaster.
Leaving the town is almost as much of a pleasure as arriving if you take one of the many way-marked footpaths that lead along the river and through the lush Gloucestershire countryside. Favourite routes include the Severn Way footpath, through the Beckford Nature Reserve, up Bredon Hill and along the Coombe Hill Canal. A summer walk to the Severn Ham provides beautiful views across the meadow to the Abbey and some of the town’s oldest buildings. Cyclists have direct access to the National Cycling Route 45 which passes through the town, and there are a variety of mountain bike trails all within half an hour’s drive at Bredon Hill, Cleeve Hill, the Malvern Hills and the Forest of Dean.
Tewkesbury is the perfect Town and Country holiday destination as the upmarket boutiques, restaurants and famous racecourse of Cheltenham are only twenty minutes away. The cathedral cities of Gloucester and Hereford are within easy reach, as is Worcester. Better still, the gorgeous Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is close by, with pretty towns and villages like Upper Slaughter and Bourton-on-the-Water being just twenty miles east of Tewkesbury.
Although Tewkesbury is a thoroughly contemporary market town, the past never feels very far away. It is a wonderful amalgamation of modern and medieval with something to delight everyone.
