Cheltenham Travel Guide

By Rennett Stowe (Flickr) November 12-14th sees The Open returning to Cheltenham. It is three days of horse racing and is considered to be the most important meeting of the first half of the “jumps season” by horsey types. It’s a great competition and worth checking out as it features many of the best horse jumpers from around Europe. If you are thinking of going it is worth booking your accommodation now as places fill up quickly... Read More

If you’re at a loose end this evening head down to Red Pepper from 6.30pm to 8.30pm (Tuesday 26th October) where they are holding a cupcake decorating workshop. Tickets costs from £35 per person. For more information call 07828668932. Address: 13 Regent Street Cheltenham GL50 1HE Telephone: (01242) 25390 ... Read More

Looking to cool down this summer? Why not check out Cheltenham’s open-air swimming pool – the Sandford Parks Lido. The pool has slides, a children’s pool, and a paddling pool. For more serious swimmers there is also a 50m pool with two lanes reserved most days for training. The lido also has free children’s play equipment, free table tennis, and basketball. There are also gradually descending steps and pool hoist to help disabled guests in and out of the... Read More