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 (60835)" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Upper Coberley is a small hamlet of cottages set within established farmlands. Well positioned for walkers with easy access to The Cotswold Way, where you can join the pathway going south towards Leckhampton Hill and north towards Dowdeswell....
"Watermill Cottage" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Surrounded by the verdant beauty of rural Worcestershire, this garden cottage for two is in a walkers' paradise. The quaint village of Sedgeberrow is calm and quiet, with a pub and restaurant just over the road (less than 100 metres) to reward...
"Byefield Lodge" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. Welland is a quintessential countryside village, hidden within the beautiful county of Worcestershire. The area is filled with a number of charming public houses and little village shop that sells all the essentials you could ever need during...
"Bed in Bricklehampton (92211)" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. This wonderful rural retreat is located in a quiet and peaceful village in the picturesque Worcestershire countryside, perfect for a relaxing break away. The village is surrounded by fields and rolling hills, providing visitors with plenty of...
"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...
"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...
"Bed in Gloucester (OLDBN)" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Old Barn offers a peaceful hideaway in the heart of Gloucestershire s old English countryside. In the village of Upton St Leonard s this traditional stone cottage adjoins the owner s home and is a perfect base for those wishing to explore the...
"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...
"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...
"Malvern View Lodge" is a 1 bed holiday Lodge sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Nestled close to the River Avon, the attractive town of Pershore holds plenty of history; there is a magnificent Norman Abbey, Georgian architecture and a good range of shops and eateries. The town’s tranquillity is helped by being surrounded...
"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...
"Leadon View Oak" is a 2 bed holiday Lodge sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. One of the most attractive market towns in the Vale of Leadon, Newent, formerly a Roman settlement, offers a wide range of attractions, including the half timbered Old Market Hall dating back to 1668, traditional inns, restaurants, tea rooms...
"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 Tewkesbury (94686)" 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...
"Bed in Eckington (83007)" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. The traditional village of Eckington is situated on the Northwest side of Bredon Hill, an outcrop of the famous Cotswold hills, and is surrounded by the River Avon. Here you can leave the car behind as you are well served by foot, there is a...
"The Chapel - Kinsham" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. Set in the pretty village of Kinsham on the fringes of the Cotswolds National Landscape, this delightful, converted chapel offers the perfect getaway to outdoor-loving couples and their faithful furry friend. Avid walkers and explorers are in...
"Tree Tops" is a 1 bed holiday Apartment sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. The charming village of Broadway, known as 'The Jewel of the Cotswolds', nestles beneath the Worcestershire hills. This quintessential English village, one of the most beautiful in the Cotswolds, offers a superb range of unique shops and...
"Chocolate Box" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire.
"The Coach House" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Gloucestershire. The town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, can be found just below Cleeve Hill, the highest point in the Cotswolds, and above the vale of the River Severn. "The Western Gateway to the Cotswolds" is a nickname for this area. Regency terraces,...
"Bed in Winchcombe (83182)" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Gloucestershire. Set within the very heart of Winchcombe a vibrant market town where you can step out onto the High Street to take advantage of the many independent shops, delicatessens, pubs and restaurants. A haven for keen walkers with both the Cotswolds and...
"Field Cottage, Elmley Castle, Pershore" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Set on the slopes of Bredon Hill in a truly idyllic and tranquil location, Field Cottage is a picture-book stone thatched cottage with many period features. Enjoying beautiful views, the chance to spot deer and other varied wildlife, and...
"The Granary at Lane End Farm" is a 1 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 2 guests in Worcestershire. Broadway, dubbed "The Jewel of the Cotswolds", is a lovely town nestled among the Worcestershire hills. This classic English village, one of the most picturesque in the Cotswolds, not only has a fantastic selection of specialty shops and...
"The Plum Tree - Pershore" is a 2 bed holiday Cottage sleeping up to 4 guests in Worcestershire. This beautiful and modern home, located in the historic market town of Pershore, is wonderful for a Worcestershire holiday among family or friends. The town is renowned for its stunning Georgian architecture and majestic abbey (350 metres), all...
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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.