Blog (July 2022) - Visit Cheltenham

The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR) will be operating seven historic diesel locomotives on its 14-mile railway between Cheltenham Racecourse and Broadway, this weekend.

At the Holst Victorian House, you can appreciate the incredible music of Gustav Holst while exploring the only Victorian period house open to the public in Cheltenham.  

Cheltenham’s local air ambulance service, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), opened the doors of its new charity shop for the first time on Tuesday 12 July.    

Our review, and video, of 2022's 2000trees festival held at Upcote Farm. Dubbed by Kerrang! Magazine as Britain’s coolest festival. Read what we thought about the Cotswolds biggest and best rock party.

The 73^rd edition of the world’s first literature festival will feature 500+ events and close to 1,000 participants, when it returns to a live and in-person event this autumn. Read on to see who the Guest Curators are this year. 

Two manuscripts by Gustav Holst (1874-1934), Folk Songs from Somerset and Two Songs Without Words, are on public display for the very first time at the Holst Victorian House in Cheltenham this summer.

A brand-new musical comedy inspired by the smash-hit TV series The Great British Bake Off is set to make its world premiere from the 22 July, at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham. 

The nationally recognised award is given to towns & cities that provide a diverse mix of night-time dining, entertainment & culture, while promoting the safety of visitors & residents.

Based on the award-winning novel by Michael Morpurgo, this thrilling stage adaptation is a poignant and moving tribute to the casualties of the First World War and those that were left behind.