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Cheltenham Walking Tour: Explore Regency History
4.4
23 Ratings
Gloucestershire
Explore Cheltenham, the party capital of Regency era England, at your own pace with this self-guided audio tour. Discover the town’s transformation, hear from a local guide, and enjoy complete control over your experience.
Explore Cheltenham, the party capital of Regency era England, at your own pace with this self-guided audio tour. Discover the town’s transformation, hear from a local guide, and enjoy complete control over your experience.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum - The tour begins at The Wilson, an art gallery and museum. Participants will receive an introduction to the gallery and museum, learn how VoiceMap operates, and gain insights into Cheltenham’s history before the tour officially commences.
- Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s - The tour proceeds past…
- The Wilson, Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum - The tour begins at The Wilson, an art gallery and museum. Participants will receive an introduction to the gallery and museum, learn how VoiceMap operates, and gain insights into Cheltenham’s history before the tour officially commences.
- Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s - The tour proceeds past Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s. Participants will hear about the church as they walk around it and through the graveyard.
- Royal Crescent - The tour continues through Royal Crescent. Participants will learn about the earliest significant Georgian terrace constructed in Cheltenham during their walk.
- The Minotaur and the Hare - The tour passes by The Hare and the Minotaur, a sculpture by local artist Sophie Ryder. Participants will discover more about Cheltenham’s history during their walk.
- Edward Wilson Statue - The tour passes by the statue of Edward Wilson, one of Cheltenham’s most renowned figures. Participants will learn about Wilson during their walk.
- Neptune Fountain - The tour passes by the magnificent Neptune Fountain. Participants will hear about the fountain, including its designer, water source, and creator, during their walk.
- Cheltenham Town Hall - The tour passes by the impressive Cheltenham Town Hall. Participants will learn about the town hall’s history as a venue for concerts, banquets, dances, and balls during their walk.
- Imperial Square and Gardens - The tour proceeds through Cheltenham’s Imperial Gardens, which were once exclusively for visitors to the Sherborne, later known as the Imperial Spa. Participants will learn more about the gardens during their walk.
- Gustav Holst Statue - The tour passes by the Gustav Holst Statue. Participants will learn about Holst and his music during their walk.
- Queens Hotel Cheltenham - The tour passes by Queens Hotel Cheltenham, one of the first purpose-built hotels in Europe. Participants will be shown interesting architectural features and learn about the hotel during their walk.
- Montpellier Walk - The tour continues through a section of Montpellier Walk, designed by Cheltenham architect William Hill Knight. Participants will learn about this retail strip during their walk.
- Cheltenham College Chapel - The tour passes by Cheltenham College Chapel, designed by Henry Prothero. Participants will learn about the chapel and a notable day pupil of the college during their walk.
- Montpellier Gardens - The tour concludes in Montpellier Gardens. Participants will learn about the gardens during their walk, along with some concluding remarks about Regency-era Cheltenham.
What's Included
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to the self-guided tour in English
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- VoiceMap App for Android and iOS
- Lifetime access to the self-guided tour in English
What's Not Included
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smarphone and headphones
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smarphone and headphones
- Food and drinks
- Transportation
Additional Information
Are you eager to explore Cheltenham, the vibrant party hub of Regency-era England, without the constraints of a tour group? Enjoy the freedom of an affordable walking tour at your own pace.
• Uncover the story of how the modest pigeon played a pivotal role in transforming the town into a premier Regency resort, attracting royal visitors
• Listen to…
Are you eager to explore Cheltenham, the vibrant party hub of Regency-era England, without the constraints of a tour group? Enjoy the freedom of an affordable walking tour at your own pace.
• Uncover the story of how the modest pigeon played a pivotal role in transforming the town into a premier Regency resort, attracting royal visitors
• Listen to insights from Owen Bowles, a Blue Badge Tourist Guide for the Heart of England region
• Complete the tour in 90 minutes or take your time at each stop, with full control over your start and finish times
• Enjoy unlimited access before and after your booking date
• Experience the tour virtually from the comfort of your home
After booking, you’ll receive a ticket with instructions and a unique code under “Before You Go.” Simply download the VoiceMap app and enter your code.
The app provides directions to the starting point, and once there, just put on your headphones and tap start. VoiceMap offers automatic GPS playback with turn-by-turn directions and functions offline.
Location
The Wilson Art Gallery and Museum and The Wilson Kitchen arts café
Clarence Street
Before arrival, please install the VoiceMap mobile app and use the code provided on your confirmation ticket. This is a self-guided audio tour that you can start, pause, or restart at any time and complete at your own pace. Detailed starting point instructions are available after downloading.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.4
(23 Ratings)
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Q3086uusuej
Feb 8, 2026
Excellent tour - Great informative tour, the narrator had a very nice voice, the directions were easy to follow and the information was very interesting
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Jo
Nov 6, 2025
Great way to find out about this fascinating place - We came to Cheltenham for a short break. I knew it was steeped in history but we wanted to explore the town at our own pace. This was a brilliant option that allowed us to find out loads about Cheltenham without restricting us to a timetable. We were able to pause the tour at any point to explore shops and stop for lunch etc. The tour can be done in as little as 90 minutes but we stretched it out across a whole day and really enjoyed ourselves. We only got lost once and that was because we talked over one of the directions. We were quickly advised of our error and returned to the previous check point. I would definitely recommend to the inquisitive independent traveller
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Susannightingale
Mar 26, 2025
Helpful virtual guided tour of Cheltenham - Very user friendly and helpful virtual guided tour. Nice voice, easy to follow directions and plenty of interesting information. Stopped when I stopped and automatically picked up when I moved on. Took me places and showed me areas that I would not have ventured to, but nothing too far off the beaten track! Very good overall and worth the cist
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Laura
Dec 15, 2024
A brilliant way to get to know Cheltenham - Great way to get to know a city especially when you’re on your own. The app worked well - the only time I went slightly off route it was easy enough to find my way back on and the tour was interesting and the guide lovely to listen to. Sometimes you do feel a bit weird standing still in random places (like next to the coach station) but just look confident and it’s fine!
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Cathie_h
Nov 19, 2024
Cheltenham is 90 mins - Easy to follow and interesting and just about the right length. We'd been there a day already but would have missed loads without this tour.
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Ellsbels
Oct 8, 2024
Explore Cheltenham at your own pace guided by an expert. - An excellent way to explore Cheltenham at my own pace. Informative commentary which kept pace with the route. I was able to stop and explore the sites that were of most interest to me. A highlight was the Cheltenham Minster where I was guided by lovely volunteers. This is so easy to access and has opened up new your options for me elsewhere. Great value for money.
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Carol_o
Sep 17, 2024
Fun adventure - Loved learning more about Cheltenhsm. The tour worked well except for a little hard to follow at St. Stephens Square.
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Claire_p
Aug 27, 2024
Really informative hour and a half. - We were really impressed by this tour. Sat nav ensured that we were given information of each site at exactly the right time. The level of information was perfect.
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Portisheadjon
May 1, 2024
Great way to explore Cheltenham - It was a great way to discover Cheltenham. The guide was easy to use and the guide was very knowledgeable about the town. A few glitches on the way round which were probably our fault but we soon got back on track!
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Alastair_p
Dec 30, 2025
Well designed and narrated tour - once difficulties using app overcome - A well designed and narrated tour which takes in all the key interest points and historical sites in and around the centre of Cheltenham. We learnt a lot more from the tour than if we had just wandered around ourselves. We found the Audiomap app was not always intuitive to use, and initially struggled to find the menu option to enter the code provided on purchase. We also struggled with location access settings for the app - only solved by setting access to location data on permanently, and not just whilst using the app.
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