Lovely park with beautiful flowers in a quaint little town. We had a fun girls day walking around…read moreexploring. Very clean, safe and beautiful. Restaurants nearby. Dog friendly.

This is a lovely little garden to wander around. The flowers are well kept and it reminds you of…read morewalking around a stately home gardens. Obvious really well looked after by some dedicated gardeners. The plants themselves are really varied and demonstrate loads of natural colours. Have a look at the pictures I took to see more!

Continuing my evening stroll took me Montpellier Gardens. There's plenty of grass for a picnic and…read moreplaying a sport with friends. There's also a little cafe with some a children's play area. What impressed me the most was a bouldering place, where you can climb over and around. Really soft matting and a structure to test the best of climbers to improve their smaller manoeuvres.

Music in Pitville Pump Room: This is one of the most…read morebeautiful buildings in the area and has perfect acoustics. One concert pianist comes down regularly from London, despite small audiences, because it is such a perfect place to play in. It is ideal for soloiists and small groups of musicians, but large orchestras tend to be overwhelming. Even a harpsichord can be perfectly heard at the back of the hall, which holds about 400. Its peak time is in the summer music festival where there are usually two concerts a day. In the rest of the year there may be one every week or two. As well as concerts arranged by Cheltenham Council, there is an active music society which invites name brand musicians to perform about once a month, and gets an audience of some 200. The Pump rooms are set in spacious beautiful gardens with mature trees and a pond, which go down nearly to the town centre, and makes roaming outside a real pleasure in the summer. Quality Interval coffee is served, plus an adequate bar with inadequate service. Free parking behind the hall. You can also get married there! What a wonderful setting.

First time visiting Crickley Hill Country Park. Great views of the Cotswolds from this beautiful…read morelocation. There are lots of paths to follow, all sorts of open green areas to relax in and countless picture worthy locations. You'll also come across lots of cows roaming the area as well as birds and other wildlife. There's a fairly large parking area that accommodates a good amount of vehicles. A small visitor center area includes a small museum, which details some of the historical things one may encounter, a description of the wildlife in the area, and a brief history of the park, and how it came to be. Adjacent to the museum is a coffee shop that sells hot drinks, cold drinks, ice cream and a variety of snacks and gifts.

Crickley Hill is a great spot for a ramble, with or without children or dogs. It has few facilities…read more- a small visitors' centre of uncertain opening hours, loos, and plenty of parking. For the warmer months, there is a central picnic area as well as scattered benches throughout the park, and an ice cream van often visits the larger carpark. There are several trails marked out, or you can wander at will. There are some elements of historic interest if the visitors' centre is open, along with some information boards about the settlements which used to be there - some of which are marked out with posts in the ground. The big open area where the settlements used to be is now great for flying a kite - be warned on windy days, the site is mostly quite exposed and can be a lot windier and colder than lower ground! Fantastic views over Cheltenham and Gloucester on a clear day.