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Art Gallery & Museum
Cheltenham's excellent Art Gallery & Museum is well worth a visit for its depiction of Cheltenham life through the ages. It also has wonderful displays on William Morris and the Arts and Crafts movement, as well as Dutch and British art, rare Chinese and English ceramics and a section on Edward Wilson's expedition to Antarctica.
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Caryatids
Along Montpellier Walk, caryatids (draped female figures based on those on the Acropolis in Athens) act as structural supports between the shops, each balancing an elaborately carved cornice on its head.
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Cheltenham Racecourse
More famous in some circles for its horse racing than its architecture, Cheltenham's racecourse can attract up to 40,000 punters a day during an event simply known as 'The Festival'. Held in mid-March each year, this is England's premier steeplechase event and is attended by droves of breeders, trainers, riders and race enthusiasts. To experience what all the fuss is about you'll need to buy your tickets well in advance.
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Hall of Fame Museum
You can visit the Hall of Fame museum, which charts the history of steeplechasing since 1819.
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Holst Birthplace Museum
The composer Gustav Holst was born in Cheltenham in 1874 and his childhood home has been turned into the Holst Birthplace Museum. The rooms are laid out in typical period fashion and feature much Holst memorabilia, including the piano on which most of The Planets was composed. You can also visit the Victorian kitchen, which explains what life was like 'below stairs'.
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Montpellier
Montpellier is Cheltenham's most fashionable district. Along with the handsome architecture of the area, there's a buzzing collection of bars, restaurants and boutiques.
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Pittville Pump Room
Built in 1830 as a centrepiece to a vast estate, the Pittville Pump Room is Cheltenham's finest Regency building. Originally used as a spa and social centre, it is now used for occasional art exhibitions and summer concerts. You can still take the spa waters here or just explore the remarkable building and vast parklands and lake it overlooks.
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Statue of Edward Wilson
Opposite the Municipal Offices, built as private residences in 1825, is a Statue of Edward Wilson, a local man who joined Captain Scott's ill-fated second expedition to the South Pole. Continuing on from here you'll pass the grandiose Imperial Gardens, built to service the Imperial Spa (now the Queens Hotel), en route to Montpellier, Cheltenham's most fashionable district.
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The Promenade
Famed as one of England's most beautiful streetscapes, The Promenade is a wide, tree-lined boulevard flanked by imposing period buildings. The Municipal Offices, built as private residences in 1825, are among the most striking on this street and face a statue of Edward Wilson (1872-1912), a local man who joined Captain Scott's ill-fated second expedition to the South Pole.
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