Tewkesbury, United Kingdom
Tewkesbury is a town of 20,360 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Tewkesbury
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 62 places to eat, 10 places to stay and 5 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Mythe Bridge, The Roses, John Moore Countryside Museum and Out of the Hat.
Weather in Tewkesbury
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About Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town grew following the construction of Tewkesbury Abbey in the twelfth century and played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and became an important trading point. The town gives its name to the Borough of Tewkesbury.
From the Wikipedia article Tewkesbury (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Tewkesbury on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do5
Mythe Bridge
Bridge · 0.7 mi
Bridge in Mythe, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England, UK
Roses Theatre
Cinema and theater
Arts centre in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Museums and landmarks11
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes62
Nottingham Arms
Bar and pub
129 High Street, Tewkesbury
Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00
The Abbey Tea Rooms
Cafe · Tea, Cake, Sandwich, Coffee Shop
59 Church Street, Tewkesbury
50 more on the map.
More about Tewkesbury
Geography
The town is situated approximately halfway between the cities of Gloucester and Worcester, positioned where natural rises in the land allowed early settlers of the town to avoid flooding, yet also to take advantage of the fertile soils and transport connections. The layout of the town centre and radiating trunk roads remains largely unchanged since medieval times.
Tewkesbury has an Oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb), with pleasantly warm summers, cool, damp winters, and occasional rainfall.
Tewkesbury's very low elevation in the Avon Valley and its inland location gives the town a slightly warmer climate year round compared with surrounding areas. Furthermore, multiple rivers drain into the Avon Valley from nearby higher terrain over the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills, making the town susceptible to flooding.
The nearest official weather station is located (at a similar elevation) in nearby Cheltenham, the data for which is shown in the table below.
Arts and culture
Roses Theatre combines an arthouse cinema and a live performance venue. The Roses Theatre is where comedian Eric Morecambe collapsed after a charity performance in May 1984. He died hours later in Cheltenham General Hospital. A conference/changing room was later named after him.
Battle of Tewkesbury, mentioned in Shakespeare's play Richard III.
Raymond Priestley, geologist on Robert Falcon Scott's expedition to the South Pole, left one of the sleds, used on that expedition, to the former Tewkesbury Grammar School (c. 1576 – 1972). It is now kept in the Tewkesbury School's Humanities building.
Tewkesbury mustard, a blend of mustard and horseradish, made the town famous in the 17th century and is again being manufactured. The mustard was mentioned in some of Shakespeare's works.
Since 2005, an annual Food and Drink Festival has been held, in or near the Abbey grounds.
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Notable people from Tewkesbury
Thomas AllisBritish osteologist and curatorPhoto: Photograph of original photograph..., CC BY-SA 4.0- Henry GreenEnglish novelist (1905-1973)
- Raymond PriestleyEnglish geologist, British Army officer and military historian (1886–1974)
- Robert Harold ComptonSouth African botanist (1886-1979)
- William DowdeswellBritish politician (1721-1775)
- Anna FordBritish journalist and television presenter
- Maud de Clare(1276-1327)
- Gerald YorkeBritish writer and occultist (1901–1983)
- John HealingEnglish cricketer (1873-1933)
- Denis Moorecricketer (1910-2003)
- Jack PeartEnglish football full back, born 1887
- Reginald Ricecricketer (1868-1938)
Born in Tewkesbury, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay10
Churches and places of worship13
Shopping20
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries9
Healthcare5
Map of Tewkesbury
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gloucestershire Airport (GLO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 miles away.
- Cheltenham 7 mi southeast, about 12 min by car
- Gloucester 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Worcester 14 mi north, about 22 min by car
- Witney 32 mi southeast, about 52 min by car
- Solihull 33 mi northeast, about 54 min by car
- Yate 33 mi south, about 53 min by car
- Swindon 34 mi southeast, about 55 min by car
- Dudley 35 mi north, about 57 min by car
- Birmingham 36 mi north, about 57 min by car
- West Bromwich 37 mi north, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Photo credits
- Tewkesbury Abbey and Mill Avon from Ham path, Oncemoreuntothebrink, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tewkesbury Abbey 2011, Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Tewkesbury Bridge, F Mansell, Public domain
- Astragalus glycyphyllos kz, Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Odda chapel Deerhurst, Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Deerhurst St-Marys, Saffron Blaze, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Berkeley Arms EH 1201203, Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bell Hotel EH 1201210, Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Abbey Mill EH 1201285 from north 2, Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 100 Church Stree EH 1280450, Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Royal Hop Pole, Jongleur100, Public domain
- MS Ghent - Battle of Tewkesbury, Tewkesbury1.jpg : Unknown derivative work: Jappalang ( talk ), Public domain
- Street-level photo, southglos, CC BY-SA 4.0
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