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Cheltenham
Cheltenham is an elegant spa town that makes a good base for visiting the Cotswold region.
Practical information
Cheltenham Tourist Information Centre
77 Promenade, Cheltenham
Tel (01242) 522 878
Website www.visitcheltenham.info
Open Mon-Tue 9.30am-5.15pm, Wed 10am-5.15pm, Thu-Sat 9.30am-5.15pm
Coming & going
BUS & COACH
National Express (tel 0870 580 8080) has coaches to Birmingham, Bristol, Gloucester and London. The coach station is on Royal Wells Road in the town centre.
Megabus coaches go to Swindon, Reading and London; Megabus departs from a bus stop on the Promenade opposite the municipal offices.
Stagecoach buses 10, 97, 98, N10 and X94 run between Cheltenham and Gloucester.
TRAIN
Cheltenham Spa station is at the corner of Gloucester and Queens Roads to the west of the city centre. There are frequent trains to Birmingham, Bristol, Gloucester, Leeds, London (Paddington), Manchester and Penzance with services operated by CrossCountry and First Great Western.
Local transport
Cheltenham's local bus services are run by Stagecoach. The most useful route is bus G, which runs between the train station and the town centre. This bus stops on High Street and St Georges Square in the town centre.
An all-day DayRider ticket costs £3 or £2 for travel between 7pm and midnight and is good for unlimited bus travel in Cheltenham. The DayRider Plus costs £4.70 and is good for one day unlimited bus travel in both Cheltenham and Gloucester.
Hostel accommodation
Cheltenham YMCA
Vittoria Walk, Cheltenham
Tel (01242) 524 024
Sightseeing, museums & tourist attractions
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
Cheltenham's major museum features a variety of exhibits that cover local history, archaeology and art (including Dutch and Flemish paintings from the 17th and 19th-centuries).
Clarence Street, Cheltenham
Bus D, E
Tel (01242) 237 431
Website www.cheltenham.artgallery.museum
Admission free
Open Mon-Sat 10am-5.20pm, Sun 2pm-4.20pm
Holst Birthplace Museum
Gustav Holst, who composed The Planets, was born here and his home has been made into a museum dedicated to his life and music.
4 Clarence Road, Cheltenham
Tel (01242) 524 846
Website www.holstmuseum.org.uk
Admission £3.50
Open Tue-Sat 10am-4pm
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