Sam’s guidebook
Neighbourhoods
Situated in the heart of the town, everything is just around the corner - local shopping, riverside walks, local pubs and restaurants and historic buildings
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Barton StreetSituated in the heart of the town, everything is just around the corner - local shopping, riverside walks, local pubs and restaurants and historic buildings
Shopping
All kinds of gifts and local crafts including Sam Morris Cow Art and Tewkesbury Mustard which continues a tradition that dates back before the 16th century Tewkesbury Mustard company produce this artisan product that was famous throughout the land, mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV and recommended in many old recipe books through-out history. Tewkesbury mustard is available in many shops around the town and area, including the Tourist Information Centre
Tewkesbury Cards & Gifts
135 High StAll kinds of gifts and local crafts including Sam Morris Cow Art and Tewkesbury Mustard which continues a tradition that dates back before the 16th century Tewkesbury Mustard company produce this artisan product that was famous throughout the land, mentioned in Shakespeare's Henry IV and recommended in many old recipe books through-out history. Tewkesbury mustard is available in many shops around the town and area, including the Tourist Information Centre
alison's of tewkesbury
139 High St3 floors of books!
Tewkesbury Cards & Gifts
135 High StAntiques and unusal items
Cornell Books
132 High StMy favourite bookshop
Food scene
Café au Chocolat
137 High StThe best chocolate around!
Miss Muffet's Delicatessen
101 Church StTry a "Cruffin" - you won't regret it!
The Cross House Tavern
108 Church StreetOur local micro brewery just around the corner from Time on the brush
Situated on the Cross you will find lots to eat at the really chilled and relaxed Rosado Lounge
Rosado Lounge
Church StreetSituated on the Cross you will find lots to eat at the really chilled and relaxed Rosado Lounge
Sweets & Treats
107 High StA traditional sweet shop
Coffee#1 Tewkesbury
26-29 High StGreat coffee and addictive biscotti cheesecake!
Riverside Cafe
Back Of AvonTotally recommend the scotch eggs!
Ice Cream Cottage at Crumpets
7 St Mary's LnOn a sunny day the queue runs down to the river!
Tewkesbury Heritage & Visitor Centre
100 Church StZero waste shopping over the road from Time on the Brush
Walks
The Severn Ham is an ancient water meadow reached via a small footbridge from the centre of Tewkesbury. "Ham" is an old Saxon word which meant bend in a river, flood plain or water meadow. The Severn Ham is one of the finest examples of the few remaining hams in the UK, full of wildflowers, birds and insects. The River Severn and River Avon have played a significant part in Tewkesbury's history and two leaflets available from the Tourist Information Centre provide self-guided tours around the Severn Ham with insights into the social and economic history and the wildlife.
Severn Ham, Tewkesbury
The Severn Ham is an ancient water meadow reached via a small footbridge from the centre of Tewkesbury. "Ham" is an old Saxon word which meant bend in a river, flood plain or water meadow. The Severn Ham is one of the finest examples of the few remaining hams in the UK, full of wildflowers, birds and insects. The River Severn and River Avon have played a significant part in Tewkesbury's history and two leaflets available from the Tourist Information Centre provide self-guided tours around the Severn Ham with insights into the social and economic history and the wildlife.
Walking 3 miles along the river Avon from Tewkesbury to Twyning you will find The Fleet, serving stone baked Pizza outside
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The Fleet Inn
Fleet LaneWalking 3 miles along the river Avon from Tewkesbury to Twyning you will find The Fleet, serving stone baked Pizza outside
Tewkesbury's famous battle trail takes you around the ancient fields where the Battle of Tewkesbury was fought in 1471. This self-guided walking route is through some pretty fields and alongside the rivers of Tewkesbury - pick up a copy of the route from the Tourist Information Centre. There are regular guided walks along this route - check out our full events list.
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Tewkesbury Leisure Centre
Gloucester RoadTewkesbury's famous battle trail takes you around the ancient fields where the Battle of Tewkesbury was fought in 1471. This self-guided walking route is through some pretty fields and alongside the rivers of Tewkesbury - pick up a copy of the route from the Tourist Information Centre. There are regular guided walks along this route - check out our full events list.
Czar a bronze car created by Diane Gorvin. Diane suggested sculpting the cat back at the very first Alleycat meeting, but it took until 2018 to actually commission it. One of the difficulties was finding a suitable location: we looked at several alleys but settled on the river back at Back of Avon.. Tewkesbury’s alleys are special because of the particular development of the town centre which was followed by a level of industrial decay which precluded development until the 1960s, when many were swept away.
Burgesses were the free men introduced to Tewkesbury by Queen Maud, soon after the Norman Conquest. This was an attempt to generate wealth, and taxes, by giving incentives to merchants to manufacture, store and trade goods. The High Street was created which split the first furlong of the open field which was called Oldbury into two, and burgage plots were created, four strips (a chain in old measure) wide and half a furlong (about 100 yards) deep. To the west they stretched to the river, to the east to what is now the Oldbury Road, where the next furlong of the field remained. Similar plots on Church Street and Barton Street were adapted to fit around existing features. The centre of town, around the Cross, was an open market area, where the agricultural hinterland regularly traded with each other and the merchants in the town.
Tewkesbury Alleycats - The Sculptors Cat
25 Back Of AvonCzar a bronze car created by Diane Gorvin. Diane suggested sculpting the cat back at the very first Alleycat meeting, but it took until 2018 to actually commission it. One of the difficulties was finding a suitable location: we looked at several alleys but settled on the river back at Back of Avon.. Tewkesbury’s alleys are special because of the particular development of the town centre which was followed by a level of industrial decay which precluded development until the 1960s, when many were swept away.
Burgesses were the free men introduced to Tewkesbury by Queen Maud, soon after the Norman Conquest. This was an attempt to generate wealth, and taxes, by giving incentives to merchants to manufacture, store and trade goods. The High Street was created which split the first furlong of the open field which was called Oldbury into two, and burgage plots were created, four strips (a chain in old measure) wide and half a furlong (about 100 yards) deep. To the west they stretched to the river, to the east to what is now the Oldbury Road, where the next furlong of the field remained. Similar plots on Church Street and Barton Street were adapted to fit around existing features. The centre of town, around the Cross, was an open market area, where the agricultural hinterland regularly traded with each other and the merchants in the town.
Sightseeing
The Arrival Sculpture was a long time coming. Fund raising began many years ago before and the two structures were created and assembled by local artist and finally put in place by local engineers. Striking an imposing stance, one riderless and one with rider they are magnificent. They are situated on the roundabout as you come into Tewkesbury from Gloucester and symbolise the medieval battle that took place between Margret of Anjou and Edward.
The Arrivall
The Arrival Sculpture was a long time coming. Fund raising began many years ago before and the two structures were created and assembled by local artist and finally put in place by local engineers. Striking an imposing stance, one riderless and one with rider they are magnificent. They are situated on the roundabout as you come into Tewkesbury from Gloucester and symbolise the medieval battle that took place between Margret of Anjou and Edward.
Lying at the southern edge of the old town, the Abbey quietly dominates the land and skyline with its long nave and “probably the largest and finest Romanesque tower in England” (Pevsner). Vestiges of its social domination can be deduced from the layout of the streets and buildings, and the occasional relic; the Abbot’s gatehouse, the Abbey Mill, The vicarage and the Tudor-style dwellings in Church Street. The area surrounding the Abbey is protected from development by the Abbey Lawn Trust, originally funded by a United States benefactor.
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Abadía de Tewkesbury
Lying at the southern edge of the old town, the Abbey quietly dominates the land and skyline with its long nave and “probably the largest and finest Romanesque tower in England” (Pevsner). Vestiges of its social domination can be deduced from the layout of the streets and buildings, and the occasional relic; the Abbot’s gatehouse, the Abbey Mill, The vicarage and the Tudor-style dwellings in Church Street. The area surrounding the Abbey is protected from development by the Abbey Lawn Trust, originally funded by a United States benefactor.