Ashchurch Railway Station near Tewkesbury - 9 miles
Access - M5 junction 9
Access - from london M40 junction 9
Nearest Airport - Birmingham 35 miles
Winchcombe Town
The ancient Saxon town of Winchcombe is situated in a beautiful Cotswold valley mid-way between Broadway and Cheltenham (approx each 15 minutes away by car).
The name Winchcombe means 'valley with a bend', and today the town still retains street which curve gracefully along the 'combe'.
The inns, restaurants, tea rooms, and shops set among Winchcombe's three main streets are full of the character of times past.
LOCAL ATTRACTIONS
Sudely Castle with beautiful gardens. Queen Katherine Parr is entombed here.
Cheltenham racecourse at Prestbury Park is a big attraction for National Hunt fans, and the Prescott Hillclimb Course hold motoring events at various times throughout the year.
The ancient abbey at Hailes is a few miles out towards Broadway and the the stone age 'long barrow' burial ground at Belas Knap is located on the hill overlooking Corndean a few miles out on the road to Andoversford. A short walk from the road and worth it for the magnificent views.
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Descending
Cleeve Hil from the Cheltenham direction, you will arrive at Winchcombe.
St. Peters church is famous for its splendidly grotesque gargoyles.
The photograph above shows the old cottages on Vineyard Street,
the approach to Sudeley
Castle, which dates from the fifteenth
century, although it was deliberately ruined by the Parliamentary
forces during the Civil War.
The Castle's most famous resident was Catherine Parr (1512-1548)
the sixth wife of Henry VIII. She only survived the king by a year,
dying after giving birth to her only daughter Mary and is buried
in the chapel. The castle has fine gardens laid out by Emma Dent
who came to Sudeley in 1852 and set about restoring the house and
gardens which are now one of the premier tourist attractions in
the Cotswolds.
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Centres in the Cotswolds and the six counties of Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Somerset, Warwickshire and Oxfordshire:-
famous for its splendidly grotesque gargoyles. 
