Blog (August 2021) - Visit Cheltenham

Following the amazing success at the Minack Open Air Theatre, award-winning producer David Pugh has brought Willy Russell’s critically acclaimed comedy, Educating Rita, to the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham.

Steaming out of the station at Cheltenham Racecourse, little brings history more to life than the heritage attraction that is the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR).

Horrible Histories is live on stage at the Everyman Theatre until Sunday. We invited Danielle Ellis & her 9 year old granddaughter to check it out. They said it was gruesomely good!

We are delighted to announce that Holst Birthplace Museum will soon become ‘Holst Victorian House’. This fascinating museum, where Gustav Holst was born in 1874, gives visitors an insight into his life...

A summary of the extraordinary Cheltenham charities & organisations helping to combat climate change and supporting the town’s target of being carbon neutral by 2030...

COS21 is the 12th time the artists from Cheltenham Open Studios have opened their doors to the public in this celebration of the visual art being made in the area...

Everyone will be screaming for ice cream when they see John Lewis Cheltenham’s back to school offer this summer.

Cheltenham’s lido has a new 35-year lease which has been agreed between Cheltenham Borough Council and the Sandford Parks Lido Trust, who are in charge of the facility.

The full line up has been announced for The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2021 and it is truly the best yet with huge names such as Joan Collins, Jonathan Frazen, Colson Whitehead, Maggie O'Farrell...

The Big Screen in the Gardens is set to host a packed programme of films for all to enjoy this weekend including Mamma Mia, Toy Story 4, Lion King and two films on Sunday with a climate awareness theme - WALL-E and Big Miracle...

Some extraordinary women were born, lived in, or visited Cheltenham from its early days as a spa town to the 21st century...

Last night we had the absolute pleasure of watching Priscilla Queen of the Desert at the Everyman Theatre. The musical sensation has returned for one week only following the two week, sold-out run in June and July...

Bex Mountford joins a growing global network of volunteer changemakers representing over 120 cities in over 30 countries as the Bicycle Mayor of Cheltenham.

London Classic Theatre's Absurd Person Singular is currently performing at the Everyman Theatre. Local theatre enthusiast, Danielle Ellis, went to check it out on behalf of Visit Cheltenham.