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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.

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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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Beautiful cottages in Vineyard street
ancient shopping street in Winchcombe
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The grand church at Winchcombe
St. Peters church built 1465
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Descending Cleeve Hil from the Cheltenham direction, you will arrive at Winchcombe. St. Peters church is Sudeley Castle at Winchcombefamous 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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Winchcombe, one of the oldest villages in the Cotswolds