Saturday 24 October 2015

Cheltenham

 
Known for GCHQ and for its steeplechase horse racing, Cheltenham is a beautiful town and has a lot to offer to visitors.  It has been a health and holiday spa town resort since the discovery of mineral springs in 1716. We visited the town on the last day of our visitors' stay.
 
 
 
 
The Promenade is a wonderful shopping street
 

 


it's pedestrianised and it's a real delight to walk in such an open space in the middle of a town





lots of shops on either side




and this sculpture is right in the middle




it looks particularly attractive around Christmas time when the trees are filled with small silver lights




 
Beautiful buildings
 
 

 
and lots of cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating which gives the town a cosmopolitan air
 
 
 





The town is famous for its Regency architecture and is said to be 'the most complete regency town in England'.
 
 
 

trees everywhere

 
 

And it's full of parks

 


so that the openness of The Promenade is continuously reproduced throughout





a Regency terrace in the distance




The Queens hotel with the monument to those who fell during the Crimean war in front




another park as we enter the Montpellier area




which is very interesting both in architectural terms





and because of the boutique shops that encourage browsing.





Each doorway of this terrace is flanked by these statues



 
 
 

 
it's my favourite area
 

 

 
and it includes this wonderful Regency terrace
 
 

 




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