THINGS TO DO, PLACES TO SEE

Montpellier Walk is one of the nicest streets to shop in England. It contains many specialist shops and boutiques and each shop front is separated by caryatids.

Suffolks belongs among the best areas to shop for antiques. Independent shops and boutiques along Suffolk Parade give visitors plenty to choose from.

Originally used as an 'ornamental pleasure ground' for visitors to the Imperial Spa, today Imperial Gardens offer the opportunity to rest in a shade admiring neatly-planted flowerbeds.

Established soon after opening of Montpellier Spa in 1809, with its tree-lined broadwalk, a bandstand and tennis courts Montpellier Gardens is an ideal place to relax.

This magnificent building which once was the site of Montpellier Spa is now Lloyd's Bank, but hasn't lost anything from its previous glory.

Central focus of the upper part of the Promenade, Queen's Hotel boasts many a famous visitor, having served Cheltenham Spa since the 1840s.

The statue of Edward VII, originally a drinking fountain for horses, was erected in the second decade of the 20th century.

Gordon's Lamp is Cheltenham's most ornate lamp stand. Erected in the late 1880s it commemorates General Gordon's brave defending of Khartoum.

Cheltenham Ladies' College was established in the mid-19th century to serve the daughters of local gentlemen. Today it is one of the top performing colleges.

Named after Rev. Francis Close Dean Close School opened in the early 1880s. Among its famous pupils belong Rolling Stone Brian Jones and the artist Francis Bacon.

St. Andrew's Church was originally built for the Presbyterian congregation in Cheltenham. Today it is a United Reformed Church and a popular venue for Cheltenham festival events.

Christ Church was built in the late 1830s to the design of the Jearrad brothers, the architects of Montpellier and Lansdown. Its spire is now one of the features of Cheltenham's townscape.