What to expect
Four-star Hotel
Your own room in a stylish hotel
Guided Tours
Explore Cheltenham & Tewkesbury
Dinner & Disco
Three-course dinner & disco
Picturesque Surroundings
Enjoy time to relax & unwind
About this trip...
What you'll be doing
Day One: Arrive Mercure Gloucester Bowden Hall
Day Two: Guided Tour of Cheltenham and Tewkesbury
We start our tour in Regency Cheltenham. Cheltenham developed as a spa town in the late 1700s and early 1800s. It was a popular retirement spot for the members of the East India company, who built grand houses in the latest style and spent their days taking the waters and enjoying the local social scene, which included gambling. It was said Cheltenham was the best place for a curry outside of India. A short walk around the main sites gives insight into the history of this Regency Resort.
Following this, we take the coach through the Cotswolds to Broadway. The trip takes us through charming Cotswold villages built from the creamy limestone typical of the area. We enjoy a stop at Broadway for lunch.
Our final stop is Tewkesbury. The old town grew up around the imposing Abbey which dates back to the 1100s and the centre of Tewkesbury is a truly medieval town with half timbered houses built around a warren of courts and alleys. Tewkesbury is particularly well known for one of the most important battles of the War of the Roses, when Henry VI was defeated by Edward of the House of York. All will be revealed on a short walk of the centre.
This evening we share a three-course meal and dance the night away at a disco back at the hotel.
Day Three: Depart Gloucester
After a final breakfast, we depart Gloucester at our leisure.