Cheltenham Away - useful info 15:42 - Aug 11 with 1470 views | Guthrum | Living in the town and inspired by a question from OsborneOneNil, here is some useful info about beer, food, parking and travel access for next Tuesday's game: There are nowadays no pubs particularly near to the ground, so food and drink are best obtained in town. Closest pub is probably the Sudeley Arms, quite small. The Cotswold was one of my regular haunts (pre-Covid) and is also not too far. Or the Hewlett Arms, on the other side. Loads of good places to eat up in the hills around Cheltenham, too, e.g. the Golden Heart at Nettleton Bottom, the Craven Arms at Brockhampton. Or in Prestbury, on the north-easern side of Cheltenham (which is the right direction for the ground, but further out) - the Plough (excellent for beer), the Royal Oak or, slightly fancier, the Kings Arms*. There are several car parks on (or just off) the northern section of the ring-road in the right direction for the ground, but they are about 10 minutes walk away. There is some parking on residential roads nearby, but may not be much space on a matchday evening. Coming up the M5 from the south, there are roadworks on J11 of the M5, meaning you cannot turn right for Cheltenham. The diversion, I believe tries to take you off at J11A and then via the edge of Gloucester. Tho you could also come off at J11, turn west on the A40 and simply go all the way round the roundabout and back east on the A40 to Cheltenham. The railway station is a fair distance from the town centre, in exactly the opposite direction to the football ground. Perhaps a 30 minute fairly brisk walk in total. * Edit, my error pointed out by Cheltenham Blue. [Post edited 11 Aug 2021 15:47]
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:44 - Aug 11 with 1421 views | Cheltenham_Blue | "Or in Prestbury, on the north-easern side of Cheltenham (which is the right direction for the ground, but further out) - the Plough (excellent for beer), the Royal Oak or, slightly fancier, the Kings Head." Kings Arms Guthrum, The Kings Arms | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:46 - Aug 11 with 1414 views | Guthrum |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:44 - Aug 11 by Cheltenham_Blue | "Or in Prestbury, on the north-easern side of Cheltenham (which is the right direction for the ground, but further out) - the Plough (excellent for beer), the Royal Oak or, slightly fancier, the Kings Head." Kings Arms Guthrum, The Kings Arms |
Sorry, yes, Kings Arms. Haven't got around to eating there yet, but friends recommend it. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:47 - Aug 11 with 1405 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:46 - Aug 11 by Guthrum | Sorry, yes, Kings Arms. Haven't got around to eating there yet, but friends recommend it. |
Same here. Back when it was a Beefeater it was my regular haunt, except for Sundays which was The Plough. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:48 - Aug 11 with 1396 views | Guthrum |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:47 - Aug 11 by Cheltenham_Blue | Same here. Back when it was a Beefeater it was my regular haunt, except for Sundays which was The Plough. |
They used to do a good carvery, in one of its previous incarnations. Remember everyone getting caught out when they started charging for the car park. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:52 - Aug 11 with 1373 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:48 - Aug 11 by Guthrum | They used to do a good carvery, in one of its previous incarnations. Remember everyone getting caught out when they started charging for the car park. |
The carvery was hit and miss. It was around that time that the place started attracting the local ruffians. I believe there was a knife fight in the car park if memory serves? After that, most of the regulars decamped to The Beehive or The Plough. Believe its owned by Worrall-Thompson or Pierre-White or someone like that now isn't it? | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:54 - Aug 11 with 1358 views | hype313 |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:52 - Aug 11 by Cheltenham_Blue | The carvery was hit and miss. It was around that time that the place started attracting the local ruffians. I believe there was a knife fight in the car park if memory serves? After that, most of the regulars decamped to The Beehive or The Plough. Believe its owned by Worrall-Thompson or Pierre-White or someone like that now isn't it? |
If it's Pierre-White then don't expect it to last too long, he tried that in Lavenham and ended up in a spat with the locals and swiftly exited left. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:56 - Aug 11 with 1350 views | Guthrum |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 15:52 - Aug 11 by Cheltenham_Blue | The carvery was hit and miss. It was around that time that the place started attracting the local ruffians. I believe there was a knife fight in the car park if memory serves? After that, most of the regulars decamped to The Beehive or The Plough. Believe its owned by Worrall-Thompson or Pierre-White or someone like that now isn't it? |
Yes, Marco-Pierre White, I believe. Don't remember any knife fights, but I always preferred the Plough anyway, being a fan of real ale. Always thought that Beehive was a bit iffy, too, judging by the comments from a mate who lived a few doors away. Tho I've only ever been in the other one. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 16:04 - Aug 11 with 1335 views | FBI | Brilliant stuff. Any top tips for getting from the Spa station? Taxi my best bet I suppose? [Post edited 11 Aug 2021 16:05]
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 16:31 - Aug 11 with 1268 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 16:04 - Aug 11 by FBI | Brilliant stuff. Any top tips for getting from the Spa station? Taxi my best bet I suppose? [Post edited 11 Aug 2021 16:05]
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You can get onto the Honeybourne line from the station, a former rail line thats now a foot and cycle track, which gets you into town pretty quickly, but its still a good 40/45 minute walk. Loads of taxis in the car park of the Station as soon as you come out. Alternatively, there are often a number of electric scooters right outside the station if you're into that kind of thing. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 16:46 - Aug 11 with 1225 views | FBI |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 16:31 - Aug 11 by Cheltenham_Blue | You can get onto the Honeybourne line from the station, a former rail line thats now a foot and cycle track, which gets you into town pretty quickly, but its still a good 40/45 minute walk. Loads of taxis in the car park of the Station as soon as you come out. Alternatively, there are often a number of electric scooters right outside the station if you're into that kind of thing. |
"Alternatively, there are often a number of electric scooters right outside the station if you're into that kind of thing." Not at my age! I sprained my wrist on our drummer's son's hoverboard :-D Thanks for that, though; much appreciated. [Post edited 11 Aug 2021 16:55]
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 17:02 - Aug 11 with 1164 views | FBI |
Cheers :-) | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 19:07 - Aug 11 with 1020 views | KTBlue | Is the Kemble brewery still open? Heard that was a very decent pre match pub | | | |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 19:10 - Aug 11 with 1015 views | Freddies_Ears |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 19:07 - Aug 11 by KTBlue | Is the Kemble brewery still open? Heard that was a very decent pre match pub |
Yes, and it's recommended by many who've been. | | | |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 22:37 - Aug 11 with 930 views | hatch | Where’s the most likely place to find a melee of Town fans sporadically shouting Blue Army and Edward Ebeneezer? | | | |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 00:14 - Aug 12 with 880 views | Guthrum |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 19:10 - Aug 11 by Freddies_Ears | Yes, and it's recommended by many who've been. |
If you can find it among the maze of streets in Fairview. But it always has been a good place. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 00:15 - Aug 12 with 879 views | Guthrum |
Cheltenham Away - useful info on 22:37 - Aug 11 by hatch | Where’s the most likely place to find a melee of Town fans sporadically shouting Blue Army and Edward Ebeneezer? |
At a guess, the Bank House, in the middle of town, a Wetherspoons. | |
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Cheltenham Away - useful info on 07:49 - Aug 12 with 802 views | MJallday | Blooming typical. My local game and my wife inconvieniantly books a holiday Oh well, see you at Shrewsbury | |
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