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.
"Bed in Cheltenham (49336)" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. The village of Woodmancote enjoys an enviable location with the Regency Spa town of Cheltenham on its doorstep and a wealth of walking from your front door including Cleeve Hill, with well waymarked paths that will take you across this...
"Bed in Evesham (89306)" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Spacious and stylish barn conversion set on the owner s estate enjoying stunning views within a peaceful countryside setting. The hamlet of Sheriffs Lench is an excellent base to explore the Cotswolds with popular Broadway 12.3 miles away,...
"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...
"Prospect Cottage" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Settled on the border of the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is the friendly town of Great Malvern. Acting as a gateway to the Malvern Hills aonb with its trails leading through the North and Table Hills, as well as the Green...
"Bed in Stoulton (81334)" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Windmill Hill is a peaceful cluster of cottages and farm buildings surrounded by breathtaking countryside; you can enjoy walks from your front door along with a visit to the neighbouring village where they have a local inn. Here you can make...
"Bed in Eckington (92975)" is a 3 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 6 guests in Worcestershire. This lovely cottage is located in the idyllic village of Eckington on the northwest side of Bredon Hill, a haven for walkers and wildlife lovers. There is a friendly community atmosphere with two fantastic pubs and a village shop for guests to...
"The Goose Nest" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. A charming village called Kempsey can be found in Worcestershire's Malvern Hills District not far from an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This mediaeval community, which is close to the River Severn, currently welcomes a variety of...
"Lilac Cottage" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. Malvern offers both history and countryside, the Malvern Hills aonb provides outdoor activities, and the Malvern Theatres offer plays, musicals, and dance. The more energetic can try high ropes, climbing and abseiling. Other nearby attractions...
"Chadbury House Annexe" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Evesham is a picturesque market town resting in the Vale of Evesham amidst the beautiful River Avon in Worcestershire. In easy reach of Cheltenham, Worcester and Stratford-upon-Avon, there's plenty of excitement to explore within the local...
"Blossom Vale Lodge" is a 2 bed holiday Lodge sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. Located in the Vale of Evesham, a horseshoe of the River Avon, Evesham is a picturesque market town within easy driving distance to Stratford-upon-Avon, Worcester, Cheltenham and Cheltenham. As a market garden town, Evesham features a plethora...
"Garden View" is a 2 bed holiday Apartment sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. The beautiful Worcestershire town of Malvern dates back to the Bronze Age and is located on the Eastern side of the dramatic Malvern Hills. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the hills form a 9-mile range of ancient rock, which offers 100...
"Runnymede" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Resting alongside the confluence of the River Severn and Avon, and ideally located for exploring the beautiful surrounding areas of Gloucestershire, is the delightful market town of Tewkesbury. The town still retains its traditional medieval...
"Mortons Cottage" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Welland is a thriving village resting south east of the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire. The village is home to a Post Office, village shop, pub and its very own family-run vineyard producing award-winning wine! Be sure to visit the town of...
"Swallows Nest" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. The thriving village of Welland lies south east of the magnificent Malvern Hills in Worcestershire, with a Post Office, village shop and its very own family-run vineyard, producing award-winning wines which can be purchased directly from the...
"The Alms House East" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. A historic riverside town located on the confluence of the River Severn and Avon, retaining medieval character with an abundance of half timbered Tudor buildings. Tewkesbury is renowned as having one of the best medieval Black and White...
"Bed in Bredon (41827)" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. A tranquil rural location within the grounds of the owners home, this uniquely styled lodge offers comfortable accommodation with a contemporary style and is well suited for couples, keen walkers and small families to explore the Cotswolds. The...
"Tor Cottage" is a 3 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 5 guests in Worcestershire. Colwall is a large village resting in the county of Herefordshire, split into three areas of Colwall Stone, Colwall Green and Upper Colwall. Resting within the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty means Colwall offers a fabulous base for...
"Bed in Evesham (89305)" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. A spacious rural retreat on the owner s estate enjoying beautiful scenery within peaceful countryside setting. Sheriffs Lench is one of five hamlets that make up the Lenches nested in rural Worcestershire and popular for stunning views and...
"The Cottage" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. This English village offers a charming 16th century pub and boasts many walks and cycle rides, whilst at the top of Bredon Hill Iron Age Hill Fort remains and Roman earthworks can be seen. The surrounding countryside is famous for fruit growing...
"Russell Cottage, Sedgeberrow, Evesham" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Russell Cottage is a cosy one-bedroom cottage situated in the Worcestershire village of Sedgeberrow, a stone’s throw from the popular Cotswolds town of Broadway.Set back from the road, Russell Cottage sits in its own private space with...
"The Hideaway" is a 1 bed holiday Apartment sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Malvern is a scenic town overlooking the Malvern Hills aonb, home to regular antique fairs, farmers' markets, and annual food festivals, with a wealth of shops, pubs, restaurants, cafés and a spa dotted throughout, as well as a micro brewery...
"The Loft Room" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Newent, previously a Roman hamlet, is one of the most charming market towns in the Vale of Leadon. A variety of attractions include the half-timbered Old Market Hall, which dates from 1668, as well as historic inns, restaurants, tea rooms, and...
"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...
"Cobblers Cottage" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Upton-upon-Severn is a country town resting on the banks of the River Severn in Worcestershire. There are a variety of 17th century buildings lining the town, housing a selection of shops, inns, cafés, restaurants and even its own museum! The...
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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.