Cheltenham Accommodation

All eyes now turn to The Festival on 16th to 19th March 2010. Don’t miss the sporting highlight of the year!

Racing
The Festival runs from 16th to 19th March and builds up to the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday 19th. Please note that Best Mate and Tattersalls tickets are now SOLD OUT for Gold Cup Day. Don’t miss one of the highlights of the sporting calendar.

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With combined ticket sales of over 150,000 the Jazz, Science, Music and Literature Festivals all boast enviable international reputations as leaders in their field.

With programming that features the most up-and-coming, controversial and entertaining international performers, the festivals have justly earned their place at the centre of the UK’s cultural scene.

Since the launch of the Music Festival in 1945 and the Literature Festival in 1949, Cheltenham has been at the forefront of contemporary British culture. With the introduction of the Jazz Festival in 1996 and the Science Festival in 2002 Cheltenham Festivals have secured a reputation for innovation and excellence.

Each festival is programmed by an artistic director, all of whom are leaders in their fields. A commitment to celebrating new work and young artists ensures that the festivals never stand still and continue to receive international coverage with audiences and performers drawn from across the world.

In addition there is a thriving education programme which aims to take the festivals out into schools and the community thus generating new audiences.
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2010 FESTIVAL DATES

Barclays Cheltenham Jazz Festival | 28 April – 3 May 2010

The Times Cheltenham Science Festival | 9 – 13 June 2010

HSBC CHeltenham Music Festival | 2 – 17 July 2010

The Times Cheltenham Literature Festival | 8 – 17 October 2010

Visit Cheltenham Festivals website: www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
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More Festivals..

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CHEESE ROLLING FESTIVAL 2010

Where is it?: Cooper’s Hill, Gloucestershire

When is it?: Monday 31 May 2010

Web: www.cheese-rolling.co.uk

What is it? A festival in which dozens of mentally unsound folk hurtle down a steep hill in pursuit of a large Double Gloucester cheese, risking broken legs, dislocated arms and wounded pride in the process. A testament to British eccentricity. Read more here>>

The town centre is reasonably compact and can easily be explored on foot.

The original town ran along the current High Street, now home to many major chain stores and two shopping arcades. The Regency town spreads southwards along the Promenade, one of the finest town thoroughfares in the country, and today lined with elegant shops.

The magnificent terrace at the northern end, built originally to house those coming to take the waters, now houses the Municipal Offices and the Tourist Information Centre.

In front is the Neptune Fountain and a statue to Edward Wilson, the Cheltenham botanist who accompanied Captain Robert Scott on this ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.

Many gracious terraced houses were built in Cheltenham, in a Neo-Classical style, along broad avenues. These survive around the Queens Hotel, near Montpellier Street.

If you have time there is a lot more Regency architecture to enjoy in the area close to Montpellier, notably in Lansdowne which is just to the west of Montpellier.

The Pump Rooms constitute a magnificent architectural ensemble, arguably the finest in town and were designed in 1825-30 by a local man, John Forbes.

LINKS: Friends of Pittville website>>

Cheltenham Imperial Gardens

These colourful public gardens on the Promenade were laid out in 1817-18 to encourage people to walk from the town to the spa.

The spa was constructed in 1818 on the site now occupied by the Queens Hotel. Over the intervening years, the gardens have undergone many changes, with the formal style you now see being laid out just after the second world war.

Each year, approximately 25,000 bedding plants are used to produce the magnificent floral displays enjoyed by thousands of visitors every year.

During the summer months, Imperial Gardens becomes host to many outdoor events and festivals including the Literature, Jazz, Science and Music Festivals.

More information about ‘Green‘ Cheltenham to be added here….

PHOTO: Le Petit Blanc, The Promenade, Cheltenham

Cheltenham caters for all tastes and pockets, has the best style restaurants, bars and pubs in the area, and its clubs draw in the punters from nearby Gloucester as well as the Cotswolds.

View Google map of Cheltenham restaurants HERE

Information about Family Holidays in Cheltenham to be added here….

Information about the theme ‘Close To Nature‘ and Cheltenham to be added here…

ACTIVITY 1: Cheltenham makes an excellent base for exploring the Cotswolds by bike if you can face the hills.

Bicycles are available to rent from Compass Holidays, at the railway station, who also arrange cycling holidays.

Contact details:

Compass Holidays
Cheltenham Spa Railway Station
Queens Road
Cheltenham
GL51 8NP

Tel: 01242 250 642

Email: info@compass-holidays.com

Visit website: www.compass-holidays.co.uk

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ACTIVITY 2: For a matchless view over the town, catch bus no.606 out to Southam, one mile north of Prestbury village on the B4632, and follow the public footpath east up the sheer face of the Cotswold escarpment to the top of Cleeve Common.

The summit, known as Cleeve Cloud, is the highest point along the Cotswold escarpment (1083 feet, 330 metres).

To round off the walk, head north along the ridge to Cleeve Hill, from where you can pick up buses back into town via the main road.

Choose Cheltenham

We appreciate that you, as an event organiser, have hundreds of destinations from which to choose.

Below you will find some of the reasons why we believe Cheltenham is the perfect place to host an event.

Renowned for its award-winning parks, floral displays and year-round entertainments programme featuring horse racing, music, science and literature festivals, Cheltenham is one destination your guests, delegates and their partners will look forward to visiting.

For major events, Cheltenham Racecourse offers impressive facilities capable of seating 2,250 delegates with on-site car parking for 10,000 cars. Excellent for exhibitions as well.

Corporate Events & Conferences

Cheltenham has a wide selection of venues that provide the perfect setting for corporate events and conferences.

Cheltenham’s celebrated academic venues offer a wide choice of residential and non-residential conference facilities. The Regency elegance of the Pittville Pump Room hosts meeting for up to 400 guests, whilst the impressive Town Hall provides a central venue for exhibitions and meetings for up to 1,000.

Cheltenham’s range of facilities is completed by excellent hotel venues and guest accommodation in the Cheltenham area. From convivial meetings to a major conference or special event, Cheltenham will meet and exceed your expectations.

Incentives

Delegates will enjoy shopping on Cheltenham’s famous Promenade, antiques hunting in Montpellier, or relaxing in one of the pavement cafes, wine bars or excellent restaurants.

Travel the Romantic Road to the Cotswolds and let our touring routes introduce your guests to this area of outstanding natural beauty. For those who like a flutter on the horses the world famous National Hunt Festival is held each year in March. There are corporate hospitality packages available.

Unusual Venues

The Pittvile Pump Room… a unique Grade 1-listed spa building overlooking beautiful parkland. It is an ideal location for a wedding, special event, exhibition or conference. Guests or delegates can sample the only natural alkaline spa water in Britain here.

The Hotel de la Bere is a beautiful Tudor Manor House which has been welcoming guests down its tree lined driveway and its sweeping lawns since the late 15th Century.

For all conference enquiries please write,  telephone, fax or email as below.

Conference Cheltenham
77 Promenade
Cheltenham
GL50 1PJ

Tel: 01242 226033
Fax: 01242 515535
Email: meet@cheltenham.gov.uk

Visit website: www.conferencecheltenham.co.uk

Information about Relaxing and Unwinding in Cheltenham to go here….

Information about Romantic Escapes to be added here…