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Blue Badge Guides Steve Roth and Sean Callery offer walks and tours in and from Cheltenham.

07/05/2024

All types of loveliness. A Bank Holiday vacation. Guilford Castle and the coast near Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire.

06/06/2023

Hygeia House was big business in the 19th century: it was at the heart of the art of making money out of spa water.

Find out more on our weekend walking tours - see
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30/05/2023

Thirlestone House in has a classical portico modelled on the Parthenon in Greece, and once housed one of the greatest book collections in the world.

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09/05/2023

The observatory of Cheltenham Ladies College made a big statement: "We teach a lot more than how to run a household here! We look up to the stars and we study mathematics and the sciences." Controversial stuff in the 1890s...

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02/05/2023

The pump room in Cheltenham boasts such a dramatic outline - and there's drama going on about its future too.

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25/04/2023

This emblem adorns a shop once run by John Maskelyne, watchmaker, and pioneering illusionist and magician. Can you find it? Get the whole story on our tours.

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11/04/2023

Pigeons play a major part in the history of Cheltenham, and we liked this chirpy cheeper taking a rest on a classy urn. Find out how avians and aviation link with the town on our regular walking tours.

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28/03/2023

You can always find a policeman on the beat in Cheltenham. You just have to know where to look. Find this cheery copper on our guided walks this summer.

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23/08/2022

Cheltenham's streets were wide to allow carriages turning room. This scene of a horse-drawn funeral carriage on its majestic way would have been the same over the last 200 years.

16/08/2022

Can you spot the dragon and onion? Cheltenham's lamp posts feature them in a design by borough engineer Joseph Hall. Find out more on our tours.

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09/08/2022

This mosaic off Cheltenham's High Street tells the true story of the time a circus elephant ran amok among the shops. Find out more on our regular tours - see
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02/08/2022

This dome is the observatory of Cheltenham Ladies College and from the 1890s it made a bold statement: "We don't teach how to run a home: we look to the stars."

Find out more on our regular walking tours - see
https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

26/07/2022

There are plenty of lions on the streets of Cheltenham if you look carefully. This one lurks outside the Old Courtroom. Find out more on our tours. See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

19/07/2022

Why are there so many pigeon sculptures in Cheltenham? It's all down to some salty snacking in 1716... Find out more on our regular tours. see
https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

12/07/2022

One day this might help you win a pub quiz! Corinthian columns are topped by scrolls and leaves of the acanthus plant. They feature on Cheltenham’s Queens Hotel which was modelled on the Temple of Jupiter in Rome because, well, it looked classically classy. It still does. Find out more on our regular tours: see
https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

30/06/2022

Cheltenham is home to the government spy centre, GCHQ, which inspired this graffiti on the High Street. Find out more on our tours: https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

23/06/2022

When Cheltenham needed an electricity sub-station in 1895, the architect (probably borough engineer Joseph Hall) knew just the style: Italian Gothic! Find out why on our tours. See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

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16/06/2022

Is there a Banksy on Cheltenham High Street? Almost. This is part of a replica of a piece by the famous artist that stood elsewhere between 2014 and 2016., referencing the town's GCHQ spy centre. But why is the caricature spy wielding a teapot? Find out on our tours: see
https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

09/06/2022

This elegant house on Clarence Street once showcased the latest electrical gadgets for the home, from toasters to slimming machines. Find out more on our tours. See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

02/06/2022

Why is it so fitting that there's a pigeon resting on this stone urn? Discover the avian element to the story of Cheltenham on our tours: https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

30/05/2022

The imposing entrance to Cheltenham College in 1841 showed the town was moving from spas to schooling as a source of trade. Find out more on our tours. See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

24/05/2022

Have you spotted this Cheltenham sculpture? It stands by Sheldons Court, just off Winchcombe Street, 'Man with Ball' is by Giles Penny and was installed by the site developers in 2000.

10/05/2022

On this day in 1834 Montpellier Gardens opened to paying visitors. There are soooo many stories to tell near this bandstand (added later), from ballooning monkeys to sporting pioneers and.... concerts! See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

02/05/2022

On this day in 1860 a Grand Flower Show was held in Pittville Park. It is still a fantastic setting! Discover the story of Pittville on our walks. https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

25/04/2022

Can you spot the pigeon on top of the gates to Pittville Park? Find out why it is there, plus the reason for the green colouring, on our tour this weekend.
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22/04/2022

Did you know the Municipal Offices on Cheltenham's Promenade were built as upmarket houses on the poshest street in the town? More surprises on our tours!

https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

18/04/2022

This fine statue of top Cheltonian composer Gustav Holst was unveiled on this day in 2008. Find out his surprising story on our walks.See bio ⬆️

15/04/2022

This street was shopping paradise in 19th century Cheltenham. Find out why, and about the dome peeping out at the end, on our tours. https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

12/04/2022

This elegant Regency terrace has stood proudly in Cheltenham for 200 years. Right? Very wrong! Find out on our tour. See https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

08/04/2022

Who is this? What nickname did he inspire, and what happened to his nose? Find out on our Cheltenham walks. https://www.visitcheltenham.com/things-to-do/around-cheltenham-walks-and-tours-p2936363

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