Visit Cheltenham Blog (July 2019) - Visit Cheltenham

Want to be one of the first to hear about the newly opened restaurants and bars in Cheltenham?  You’ve come to the right place!  Every month we highlight any new dining and drinking establishments that have opened in town, round up the unmissable foodie events and share the best special offers we’ve come across.

Tuesday 23rd July marks 147 years since Edward Wilson’s birth in Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham.  Why not pop along to the The Wilson this week to join in with the celebratory activities taking place on until the 28th July?

Cheltenham Playhouse secures planning permission for anticipated redevelopment

The summer holidays are a great time to head to Cheltenham. The town is blooming with flowers and buzzing with people sat outside bars/restaurants enjoying good food and drink. 

As always there are lots of events taking place across the town over the next few weeks.  Here is our pick of some of the unmissable events in Cheltenham in August including things to do with kids this summer…

Cheltenham Festivals is delighted to announce that Jules Buckley has been appointed as the first Guest Curator for Cheltenham Music Festival from 2020.

The ‘ordinary made extraordinary’ is the goal at the new Chaplais Kitchen when it opens in Montpellier at the beginning of August.

Thousands of people will have the opportunity to get close to the action as the heart of Cheltenham is transformed into a cycle track.

Our Regency town has long been known for its festivals and now it is official, from today we are The Festival Town.

We are quite rightly proud of our year-round festivals and major events programme.  Several of our festivals are world leading and attract thousands of local, regional and international visitors to Cheltenham and the surrounding area.

Cheltenham’s Hidden Trail is returning this summer with a new route and exciting new clues to find...

The Cotswold Life Food & Drink Awards is one of the biggest events in the Cotswold social calendar.  It consists of an evening celebrating the local food and drink industry, (whilst dining on an award worthy meal at Cheltenham Racecourse!)

Updated 12 July 2019

We are very excited to share with you the highlights of things to do in Cheltenham this July.  We have some major events taking place this month plus lots of small community events to add to your calendars too.  Without further ado here are the unmissable events taking place in Cheltenham…

The aim of this article was to create a definitive list of ten of the most instagrammable spots in Cheltenham.  However we, the new marketing team here at Visit Cheltenham, are happy to admit that we got a little carried away! 

The vibrant Paint Festival, now in its third year, has recently launched a brand new crowd fundraising scheme...

With the promise of sunshine after all the rain and with a show for everyone, there’s plenty of reasons to be excited for Cheltenham’s one and only annual Open Air Theatre Festival at the Tuckwell Amphitheatre!