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Town in Gloucestershire, England
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Tewkesbury is a market town in Gloucestershire, about 11 miles north of Gloucester the county town. With a population of 15,000 in 2024, it has a charming medieval centre with timber framed buildings. It's usually pronounced "tueks-bury" but locals sometimes say "chooks-bury".
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Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin
Magnificent Romanesque church built from 1102 with Caen stone. It was never a cathedral, but the church for a large prosperous Benedictine monastery. It became the town parish church at the Dissolution while the rest of the monastic complex was lost.
Natural history museum in a row of timbered cottages, named for the writer and naturalist John Moore (1907-67).
recreates a Tudor merchant's house. It's part of the John Moore Museum.
It's a 15th-century building that was used as a Baptist meeting house from 1620.
Housed in a beautiful 17th-century building, this exhibits town history from Roman settlement to the Second World War.
The town's local theatre, Here was the final performance of Eric Morecambe on 27 May 1984: after taking curtain calls he collapsed in the wings with his third heart attack, and died in hospital.
a fish & chips takeaway
Decent trad food in an old timber frame building.
It dates back to 1308 and may be much older, having also been a toll house.
A sports bar.
Dog-friendly pub with decent food.
Friendly budget chain hotel.
Caravan park open March-Oct with a small leisure lake for watersports.
Founded in the 15th century and mentioned in Pickwick Papers, it's now a comfy JD Wetherspoon pub with rooms.
Inn with rooms by the abbey.
Charming small hotel by the old Baptist chapel.
Historic hotel: the external timberwork was added in the 1890s but within is a sixteenth-century building. The door into the secret garden retains the axe marks where soldiers tried to break in during the Civil Wars, and there's a priest's hole in the Mayor's Parlour.
Smart comfy hotel with golf course and spa, within walking distance of town.
Comfy dog-friendly hotel with golf course.
Country hotel in Queen Anne mansion, needs a lot of refurbishment.
Deli with good sandwiches and a small cafe area.
Housed in a former pub, this independent book shop has a wide variety of second hand books, both antique and modern. They specialise in old Ordnance Survey maps.
By train
Ashchurch is the railway station for Tewkesbury, 2 miles east of town centre. Trains from Bristol Temple Meads run hourly and take 70 mins via Bristol Parkway, Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.
By bus
Stagecoach West Bus 42 / 43A runs every 30 min from Cheltenham, taking 30 min. Bus 41 also runs every 30 min and continues to Northway estate.
By boat
Tewkesbury is at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, both navigable. Overnight moorings are available at Tewkesbury Marina and along the banks of the Avon.
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