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
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.
"Avonmede" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Located at the meeting of the rivers Severn and Avon, this picturesque town has managed to preserve its mediaeval charm while gaining an abundance of Tudor-style half-timbered structures. Tewkesbury is home to approximately 350 historic...
"The Coach House" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. On the confluence of the Rivers Severn and Avon, this historic riverfront town retains its mediaeval charm with many half-timbered Tudor structures. With more than 350 buildings that are recognised as being of historic interest and located in a...
"Old Sorting Office" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. The bustling Fairtrade town of Winchcombe, a conservation site, lies above the River Isbourne, midway between Cheltenham and Broadway. Visitors can sample a mouthwatering array of local produce in the town's restaurants, wine bars, tea shops...
"The Freight Wagon, Gretton, Cheltenham" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Professional photography to follow.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...
"Cottage in Gloucestershire" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. With a rich, vibrant history and a beautiful waterside setting, there is plenty for everyone to discover in Tewkesbury. You can take in the stunning scenery by taking a stroll beside the River Severn, or a boat trip along the Avon (available...
"The Old Cider House" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. The village of Prestbury is on the edge of Cheltenham, surrounded by Gloucestershire countryside. The village offers amenities including a shop and a Post Office, pubs and a butcher. Prestbury Park, home to Cheltenham Racecouse, is below the...
"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...
"The Lakeside Yurt" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Beckford is a small riverside village on the Worcestershire/Gloucestershire border. The village has a quality country inn, an attractive Norman church, and a nature reserve. Close by is Evesham, and elegant Cheltenham is also an easy drive...
"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...
"Sheepscombe Byre, Snowshill" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. Situated on the edge of the picturesque village of Snowshill, located in the beautiful Cotswold countryside. Sheepscombe Byre boasts unbeatable views across Snowshill and Broadway Tower along with an outdoor elevated, decked sitting area from...
"Burrows Court" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. Tewkesbury rests at the confluence of the rivers Severn and Avon, renowned for its Black and White architecture, boasting over 350 listed buildings of historic interest set in a conservation area, as well as medieval character and half timbered...
"Barn in Gloucestershire" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. The peaceful hamlet of Conderton with its picturesque mix of honey coloured stone and thatched roofs enjoys an enviable location on the southern side of Bredon Hill. The property is situated on Overbury Estate, a part family owned agricultural...
"Oat House, Snowshill, Broadway" is a 4 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 7 guests in Gloucestershire. The Oat House is an attached property built in traditional style with mellow honey coloured Cotswold stone beneath a slate roof. The delightful village of Snowshill is situated on the top of the Cotswold escarpment above the villages of...
"Bell Hotel by Greene King Inns" is a 1 bed holiday Hotel sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Royal Hop Pole Wetherspoon" is a 1 bed holiday Hotel sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Tudor House Hotel, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire" is a 1 bed holiday Hotel sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Barn Reborn" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"Jessop House" is a 1 bed holiday BandB sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Crown Inn, Kemerton" is a 1 bed holiday Hotel sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"Hilton Puckrup Hall, Tewkesbury" is a 1 bed holiday Hotel sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"Elms Farm" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Lakeside Yurt, Tewkesbury" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Old Cider House" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
"The Lodge at the Granary" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire.
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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.
