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Welcome to Tewkesbury a Medieval Town famous for it's Living Heritage and remarkable blend of old and new, voted the best place to live in 2011.
The Town is proud of it's many Independent Retailers, Coffee Shops, Food Outlets and Award Winning Restaurants, all providing a range of quality and choice not found anywhere else.
Congestion Free Relaxed Shopping makes Tewkesbury special, a number of retailers focus on Special Gifts including over 50 local Artisans producing unique top quality items.
Lovingly maintained 11th to 15th Century buildings are still in use today as Hotels, Pubs, Shops, Offices and Homes, the 11th century Abbey is the jewel in the crown.
What's On Today & Tomorrow
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For the month's ahead see What's On button further down.
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Table Top Sale tel: 01684 295746
09.00 to 15.00 Scout Hut, Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5LR
Free Entry
A twice weekly table top sale with drop in cafe, all welcome (closed Jan and Feb) ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Tewkesbury Outdoor Market tel: 01608 652662
09.00 to 15.00 Spring Gardens Car Park, Oldbury Road, Tewkesbury, GL20 5LR
FREE ENTRY
Tewkesbury's outdoor Market provides a wide range of market goods and local produce, these vary with the season. Held on Wed and Sat. i ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Tewkesbury Heart and Soul Community Choir tel: 01386 751206
10.00 to 12.00 Tewkesbury Methodist Church Hall, Church Street, GL20 5BB
£6 (first session free, just turn up)
A vibrant, friendly and informal community choir, all welcome, just come along and enjoy, no auditions. Every Wednesday during term time. The choir sing English and world music led by Hilary Davies. i ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - East Midlands Antiques Roadshow tel: 07930 157944
10.00 to 13.00 Tudor House Hotel, 51 High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5BH
£ free entry
A chance to get a free valuation on your items. ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Gifts, Craft and Food Fair tel: 07817 512906
10.00 to 16.00 Town Hall, High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5AL
Free Entry
Quality local Craft, Gifts and Food, all day Cafe i ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Tewkesbury Abbey Tower Tour tel: 01684 850959
12.00 to 17.00 Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, GL20 5PG
£7 Adults, £5 8 to 16's only
Tewkesbury Abbey Tower is the largest Norman tower in the world (by area), it offers outstanding views of the Town and countryside around and with just 200 steps to climb is manageable by most, the tours run most days late June to end August on the hour, between 12 and 5pm, start and end times may vary on some days. Tours take about 45 minutes. Please phone to check cancellations, late starts and early finishing. i ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Discover Tewkesbury's Lanes and Alleys tel:
19.00 to 21.00 meet Warder's Alley (adjacent MandCo), High Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5JY
£2.50
Explore the social history of Tewkesbury with this stroll around the lanes and alleys of Tewkesbury. Each walk takes a different route. i ↱ |
Wed 17 Jul 2019 - Film: We The Animals (15) tel: 01684 295074
20.00 to 21.45 The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX
£7 up to 5pm then £9, concessions £8, U26 £7
Also at 6pm 18th. Blending elements of recent Oscar contenders Moonlight, Beasts of the Southern Wild and The Florida Project, this spellbinding coming of age tale focus on three brothers growing up in seemingly idyllic surroundings deep in the woodlands of upstate New York. But there is trouble in paradise; their parents argue and fight and the boys are largely left to fend for themselves. i ↱ |
Thu 18 Jul 2019 - Winchcombe Country Market tel: 01531 632306 (10am to 2pm)
09.00 to 10.30 Guide Hall, High Street, Winchcombe, GL54 5LJ
FREE EVENT
A great selection of cooking, crafts and produce i ↱ |
Thu 18 Jul 2019 - Tewkesbury Abbey Tower Tour tel: 01684 850959
12.00 to 17.00 Tewkesbury Abbey, Church Street, GL20 5PG
£7 Adults, £5 8 to 16's only
Tewkesbury Abbey Tower is the largest Norman tower in the world (by area), it offers outstanding views of the Town and countryside around and with just 200 steps to climb is manageable by most, the tours run most days late June to end August on the hour, between 12 and 5pm, start and end times may vary on some days. Tours take about 45 minutes. Please phone to check cancellations, late starts and early finishing. i ↱ |
Thu 18 Jul 2019 - Upton Blues Festival tel:
12.00 to 22.00 High Sreet, Upton upon Sever, WR8 0HQ
FREE EVENT
Simply the best town wide FREE multi award winning Blues Festival with camping (pitch fee) and ample parking (parking fee) i ↱ |
Thu 18 Jul 2019 - Film: Red Joan (12A) tel: 01684 295074
14.00 to 16.00 The Roses Theatre, Sun Street, Tewkesbury, GL20 5NX
£7 up to 5pm then £9, concessions £8, U26 £7
Judi Dench stars as a sweet natured pensioner living in a picturesque English village who harbours a dark secret: For over 40 years she was a spy for the KGB. Based on an incredible true story, in flashback we see her political awakening at Cambridge, which leads to a job in a secret government laboratory, where she begins leaking details of Britain’s nuclear programme the USSR, wholeheartedly believing that a multilateral deterrent is the only way to secure world peace. i ↱ |
Complete What's On Guide or Event Posting
Tewkesbury and it's waterside is located in outstanding countryside, is free of congestion and perfectly located for the Cotswolds, Malverns, Cheltenham, Worcester and Forest of Dean. Easy access to a wide range of things to do all year round.
Please use the buttons on the left to discover a wealth of information about Tewkesbury's places to stay and things to do including, Heritage events, Festivals, Fetes, Music, Theatre, Tours, Walks and outstanding places to visit.
We are currently undergoing a major update with a vast range of additions over time, some features may not be available during the update.
Contrary to impressions created by the media Tewkesbury Town is flood safe, the High Street and Town Centre car parks have never flooded in recorded history. For Real Time live information about flooding click the Tewkesbury Flooding button or the Floodeye™ Widget, on the left.
Today's Features
Fine Food and Arts Street Market Sunday 21 July
Tewkesbury Museum Free, 64 Barton Street
Mon to Fri 1pm to 4pm, Sat and Sun 11am to 4pm
The Hide Cafe NOW OPEN - 89 Church Street
Tewkesbury's new Deli, 101 Church Street
Tewkesbury's outdoor Market Wed & Sat 9am to 3pm
Tewkesbury Art and Craft Fairs
Town Hall, High Street, Tewkesbury GL20 5AL
(see What's On Guide button below for times)
Location Map
Tewkesbury Art and Craft Fairs include a wide range of Artisans high quality arts and crafts. The photos below give some examples, fair content varies. A cafe is usually provided with Tea, Coffee, Cakes and other food.
The fairs run most Tuesdays, Wedenesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and special events, please check the What's On Guide (click button below) for times and events before visiting. To contact Fair Organisers please see the list at the foot of this page.
Choosing Artisan items helps the Local Economy, the money spent looping locally a number of times, on average each £1 is worth £4.
About 40 Artisans also use the Artisan Outlet on Tewkesbury High Street called 'Sapphire Gifts' open Mon to Sat, 9am to 5pm (Sunday 10am to 3pm Easter to end September)
Click for Tewkesbury's What's On Guide or Sapphire Gifts
Clarian (Clare Griffiths 07779 717770)
Summers Soap (Ceri Carrington 07792 337895)
Sapphire Gifts (Kim Yaxley 01684 438100)
WoodyMarvellous (Bob Lewis 01684 295565)
see: www.signoflove.co.uk
Click for More Examples
Fair Organisers
Creators Of Craft Tracy on 01684 291845 Website
Emporium Enterprises Annie on 07817 512906 Website
Craft, Cakes and Collectables Kim Yaxley 01684 438100
Gloucestershire Country Markets Sarah Jessop on 01452 305227
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