Self-guided walks
Each taking about an hour to an hour-and-a-half, these walks are best followed on a smartphone. You can then take the tour at any time, at your own pace, with access to the historical images and background to some of the present – and past – local features and events. Printable maps and route directions are available for download.
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Historic Public Gardens of Cheltenham
This walk explores the historic public gardens of Cheltenham which are a legacy of the town’s popularity as a fashionable Georgian spa. A key part of the 19th-century spa experience was to be seen “promenading” and the central gardens were built in close proximity to the newly developed spas to facilitate this.
This walk was created by Jill Waller and Andrea Creedon.
The Upper Bath Road – 200 Years of Trading History
This walk explores the Upper Bath Road, the main southern urban business district of Regency and Victorian Cheltenham. Here the rapidly developing town overtook earlier industrial enterprise to the south, also absorbing the fields, streams and country byways.
This walk was created by Stuart Manton and Alison Pascoe
A Walk on the South Side – from Cheltenham to The Suffolks
This walk explores The Suffolks, one of the early southern suburbs of Regency Cheltenham. Built around a handsome square, the area takes its name from the Earl of Suffolk, who owned much of the land until the 1820s.
This walk was created by Stuart Manton and Alison Pascoe.
