THINGS TO DO
Places to Visit
Prescott Hill Climb
Prescott Speed Hill Climb (2.4 miles) is one of the world's most prestigious motor racing venues. Set in 69 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the estate not only provides a beautiful setting for a range of classic car and bike weekends, but also hosts major motor racing championships.
Sudeley Castle
Sudeley Castle (3.7 miles) is a historic home and resting place of Katherine Parr, Henry VIII’s last wife.
Winchcombe
Winchcombe (3.1 miles) is a charming Cotswold town filled with boutiques, antique treasures, cafes and old coaching inns.
Hailes Abbey
Hailes Abbey (4.5 miles) – this former Cistercian abbey is a peaceful ruin, operated by the National Trust.
Gloucestershire & Warwickshire Railway
Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Railway (3.9 miles) is a volunteer operated heritage railway running between Cheltenham Spa and Broadway.
Cheltenham
Regency Cheltenham Spa (9.6 miles) hosts several festivals of culture, including the Cheltenham Literature Festival, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival, the Cheltenham Science Festival, the Cheltenham Music Festival, the Cheltenham Cricket Festival and the Cheltenham Food & Drink Festival. In steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup is the main event of the Cheltenham Festival, held every March.
Broadway
Broadway (8.8 miles) is a pretty Cotswold village with a wide main street lined with Cotswold stone buildings. Head up the hill to Broadway Tower for outstanding views over the Vale of Evesham to the Malvern hills in the distance.
Eating Out
The Royal Oak
The Royal Oak at Gretton (1.4 miles) has a fabulous garden, and you might be lucky enough to catch the steam train puffing past on its way between Broadway and Cheltenham.
The Gardeners Arms
The Gardeners Arms in Alderton (1.4 miles) is a characterful thatched 16th Century pub offering good food in a lovely setting.
Ye Old Hobnails Inn
Ye Old Hobnails Inn (1.4 miles) – this 15th Century inn offers a traditional country pub experience with open fires and low beams.
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Wesley House
Wesley House (3.1 miles) is a Winchcombe-based restaurant offering exceptional dining in a 15th Century house.
Walks
Gretton Fields is ideally located for some excellent walking, particularly around nearby Winchcombe, which is designated as a ‘Walkers are Welcome Town’ a status only awarded to towns and villages that go above and beyond with their walking amenities. Alongside the 42-mile Winchcombe Way which loops in a figure of eight around the town, there is a 2.5-mile circular walk around Sudeley Castle.
Head to the Cotswold AONB website’s Self-Guided Walks section for a wide choice of local walks.
