The Regency village of Montpellier in Cheltenham is as chic and fashionable today as it was 150 years ago, with its specialist shops, fine restaurants,...

The first Montpellier Spa was nothing more than a small wooden pavilion, hastily constructed in 1809 by the entrepreneur William Thompson to take advantage of...

Cheltenham’s most elegant parade of shops was built between 1840 and 1860. The shops are separated by 32 caryatids or stone pillars carved into female...

Cheltenham has many unique shops and arcades, some dating from its heyday as a fashionable spa town. This arcade is one of them and it's...

The Courtyard’s glass and iron free-standing pavilion makes for an unusual shopping experience in one of the most stylish parts of Cheltenham. Its sunken central...

Cheltenham was at forefront of Victorian education in Britain and The Cheltenham Ladies' College led the way in the education of girls. Its early success...

Cheltenham’s Edwardian Baroque Town Hall was built entirely for entertainment and it's still used for that purpose today. Events held here include concerts, dinners, balls,...

Landsdown Estate is one of Britain's first provincial garden suburbs. In 1824, JP Papworth planned a suburb of high-quality housing, built around gardens and parks....

One of the earliest and best of Cheltenham's Regency terraces, Royal Crescent was built between 1805 and 1825 by Charles Harcourt, an architect from Bath,...

Cheltenham's amateur theatre has been putting on productions for over sixty years. Founded in 1945, the building was converted from Henry Thompson's Montpellier Baths, which...

John Dower house is one of Cheltenham's most impressive buildings. Ashlar-faced, four stories high, with a central Ionic portico, it was built in 1820 as...

Sandford Parks Lido's heated outdoor pools are a mecca for swimmers on sunny days. Facilities include a heated 50-metre pool with lanes for training, a...

St Mary’s Parish Church, the only medieval building in Cheltenham, is also noteworthy for its outstanding windows, especially the beautiful rose window on the east...

This ornate red-brick building is actually an early electricity station. Based on the Strozzi Palace in Florence, it was part of Cheltenham's first electricity grid,...

This Italianate church was designed by Henry Dangerfield and completed in 1855 with money raised by the Baptist congregation that was formed over ten years...

This is the largest shopping centre in Cheltenham, with its two floors, five restaurants, 70 shops and 500 parking spaces. Many well-known global brands are...

Weighing in at three tons and boasting a mechanism 14 metres long, the Wishing Fish Clock is thought to be the tallest mechanical clock in...

Extended in 1989, Cheltenham’s museum and art gallery houses an impressive permanent collection of ceramics, jewellery, fine art, furniture and local history exhibits as well...

Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre is worth visiting not only for its performances, which include opera, drama, dance, ballet, comedy, pantomime and music, but also for its...

Beechwood Shopping Centre has around 28 shops, including two department stores and a range of cafes and restaurants. A more unusual feature is the indoor...