# Tetbury

Tetbury is a small market town in Gloucestershire famous for its royal connections as the home of King Charles III. It has a wide choice of tea shops, bistros, cafes, pubs and restaurants serving delicious local produce.

## Understand

* Tetbury visitors information

## Get in
### By car

By car it is 11 miles north of the M4.

### By bus

There are limited bus services in the area from Stroud and Cirencester.

### By train

Closest rail station is 51.676-2.0231 Kemble station in Kemble. The station has frequent services from London Paddington stopping at Reading and Swindon. It continues on to Stroud, Gloucester and Cheltenham.

## See

* 51.636768-2.1594341 Market House. Built in 1665.
* 51.6563-2.18662 Chavenage House, GL8 8XP, ☏ +44 1666 502329, info@chavenage.com. May to September (2018): 2-5PM. Elizabethan manor house that offers guided tours. Adult £10, child £5 (cash only).
* 51.638189-2.1577153 Chipping Steps. Medieval cobbled steps and workers' houses. (updated May 2016)
* 51.63877-2.1616644 Tetbury Police Museum & Courtroom, 63 Long St, GL8 8AA, ☏ +44 1666 504670. (updated May 2016)
* 51.620463-2.1790245 Highgrove House and Gardens, Doughton. Country residence of King Charles and Queen Camilla.
* 51.606219-2.2145276 Westonbirt Arboretum, GL8 8QS, ☏ +44 1666 880220. Planted in the mid-19th century, one of the finest tree collections in the world.

## Do

* Heritage Trail (signboards and plaques around the town). Walk around the town noting the many historic and listed buildings. (updated May 2016)
* Tetbury Woolsack Race: . Held on the late May Monday holiday, this is a 240-yard run up the 1-in-4 Gumstool Hill with a sack of wool. The sack weighs 60 lb for men and 35 lb for women, and the record time is 45.94 sec. There's also a street fair, entertainers, amusement rides, and food vendors. (date needs fixing)

## Buy

There are a good number of antique shops in the town, mainly on Long Street.
* 51.637288-2.1602921 Highgrove Shop, 10 Long St, ☏ +44 845 521 4342. An upmarket souvenir store; all proceeds go towards the Prince of Wales' charitable foundations. (updated May 2016)
* 51.636239-2.1603062 Tetbury Sweets & Treats, 25 Church St, ☏ +44 1666 500020. (updated May 2016)
* 51.636542-2.1600193 House of Cheese, 13 Church St, ☏ +44 1666 502865. (updated May 2016)

## Eat

The Royal Oak, Priory Inn and Hare & Hounds mentioned below also serve good food. On Church street you will find a couple of coffee shops and bakeries.
* 51.637181-2.1593231 Hall's Quality Bakers, 4 Chipping St, ☏ +44 1666 500471. (updated May 2016)
* 51.63972-2.1612762 Stargazy Fish Bar, London Rd, ☏ +44 1666 500690. (updated May 2016)
* 51.636949-2.1592373 The Snooty Fox Hotel, Market Pl, ☏ +44 1666 502436. (updated May 2016)

## Drink

* Royal Oak is a CAMRA award winning pub with a good choice of ales, beers and a small garden; see "Sleep".
* 51.594-2.2361 Holford Arms, Sherston GL8 8QY (on A433), ☏ +44 1452 238669. M-F 4-11PM, Sa Su 11:30AM-11:30PM. Country pub set in a cider orchard, good pizza and bar food. Also has rooms, B&B double £90. (updated Jul 2020)

## Sleep

* 51.635782-2.1571681 Cottage in the Cotswolds, 26 Silver Street, ☏ +44 161 427-9567. Luxury 4-star, 2-bedroom self-catering cottage in the Cotswolds.
* 51.639827-2.1609182 The Priory Inn, London Rd, ☏ +44 1666 502251. Excellent little gastropub.
* 51.612454-2.1998633 The Hare and Hounds, Bath Rd, Westonbirt GL8 8QL, ☏ +44 1666 881000. Beautiful upscale hotel with fine dining. B&B double from £130. (updated Jun 2020)
* 51.639-2.1555464 The Royal Oak, 1 Cirencester Rd GL8 8EY, ☏ +44 1666 500021. Pub with a few rooms, given a major makeover in 2013. Excellent quality, though small rooms. Good choice of real ales in the pub. Friendly staff. B&B double £100. (updated Jun 2020)
* 51.653-2.2325 Calcot & Spa, Tetbury GL8 8YJ (by jcn A4135 and A46), ☏ +44 1666 890391. Wonderful hotel and spa in 16th-century manor house, family-friendly. B&B double from £220. (updated Jun 2020)

## Connect

* Tourist Information Centre, 33 Church Street, ☏ +44 1666 503552. M-Sa 10AM-4PM. (updated May 2016)

## Go next

* Malmesbury
* Kemble
* Stroud
* Wotton-under-Edge