Blog (January 2020) - Visit Cheltenham

John Lewis & Partners Cheltenham shoppers might be surprised to see something a little different in store this year as exciting new brands and Cotswold favourites set up shop on the ground floor.  

We invited local mum and admin of the popular Facebook group, Entertaining the kids on a budget - Gloucestershire, to review The Leckhampton Players pantomime, Dick Whittington at Leckhampton Village Hall...  

For the first time this year visitors to Light Up Cheltenham will have the opportunity to go on a free self-guided tour around the 30+ lit up famous landmarks and Regency buildings in Cheltenham.  Read on to download the map...

Ali Milles’ debut play, The Croft, is a discreetly feminist production, swaying back and forth between 1870 to 2020. The thriller remains inside the Scottish Croft: “A little tin hut in the middle of nowhere” as the audience watch a haunting story of resilience, pain and loss unfold. 

Keep the kids busy and entertained this February half term with a new spy themed activity at Sudeley Castle.

Cheltenham Festivals have announced Gregory Porter will be opening Cheltenham Jazz Festival on Tuesday 5 May.

Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham reveals transformation following £800,000 refurbishment. 

The GWR sale is now on.  Tickets are available from London Paddington to Cheltenham from just £12. Keep January blues at bay and book your next adventure to Cheltenham now. 

Applications are open for Jerwood Jazz Encounters Fellowship. The 18-month programme gives early-career jazz artists the opportunity to create and develop ground-breaking new ways to present jazz at Festivals across England.

Voting has opened to name Stagecoach West's new buses and Stagecoach are asking local residents to have their say.

From Regency spas to little-known boarding houses, Light Up Cheltenham’s specially curated guided tour is set to reveal the hidden stories of a fascinating town.

No Child Left Behind, the partnership project to help children and young people thrive in Cheltenham, is pleased to announce BBC Radio Gloucestershire presenter Nicky Price and singer and entertainer Camilla Lewington, as this year’s hosts for the first No Child Left Behind Awards.

Shoppers will be able to benefit from discounts of up to 70 per cent from some of the Cotswolds’ favourite retailers at Cheltenham’s Boutique Sale. The popular event will be held for the fourth consecutive year in the beautiful surroundings of The Princess Hall at Cheltenham Ladies College.

What a year we have planned for you in Cheltenham!  Check out the 40+ races, events and festivals we are proud to be hosting in 2020 here in Regency Cheltenham, The Festival Town...