| Cheltenham - Gloucestershire is famous for being | | | | reflects this as it is aptly named Cheltenham Spa. |
| a spa town and home to the wealthy and | | | | The town too has an abundance of spas. From |
| respectable. It is situated at the edge of what are | | | | the beginning of the nineteenth century (around |
| known as the Cotswolds and there is also a river | | | | 1815), this town started to become famous for |
| called Chelt which flows through this town and | | | | being a home for horse racing lovers and even |
| which is also often plagued by floods. For those | | | | today thousands and thousands of people flock |
| who know a little bit about horse racing, | | | | here to attend racing events. |
| Cheltenham must be a familiar name because this | | | | This town is also well known for some very |
| is where the British indulge in steeplechase horse | | | | attractive examples of Regency Architecture. |
| racing. In particular, it is home to the Gold Cup | | | | There are a number of buildings that are perfect |
| which is a major event that takes place in this | | | | examples of this kind of architecture including the |
| town every year in the month of March. | | | | Cheltenham Synagogue which is a truly |
| Cheltenham - Gloucestershire is also a cultural | | | | outstanding architectural work. |
| center, but is predominantly a market town that | | | | When here, be sure to also take in the |
| got its charter way back in the thirteenth century | | | | Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum and there is |
| and more particularly in the year 1226. Today, it is | | | | also the Holst Birthplace Museum that is worth |
| a place where people from Great Britain and the | | | | taking in as well. Also, be sure to time your visit |
| rest of the world come to enjoy the wonders of | | | | here to coincide with the annual Cheltenham |
| a mineral spring. | | | | Festivals which provide much for those who love |
| It is certainly a very successful and popular spa | | | | music, literature and jazz. |
| town and even the name of its railway station | | | | |