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Off to Cheltenham this weekend, taking my 92 year old mother for a nice Easter break... never been myself and it's a change from Harrogate...

In my 'downtime' (when she is surveying M&S and John Lewis) is there anything to see and photograph in the town centre. I will have my K-1, FA*24/2, FA Ltd 77 and FA 135/2.8 with me.

Should we decide to go in the car somewhere is there anywhere close by and that is not likely to be crowded you can suggest?

Thanks
 
welshwizard645 said:
Off to Cheltenham this weekend, taking my 92 year old mother for a nice Easter break... never been myself and it's a change from Harrogate...

In my 'downtime' (when she is surveying M&S and John Lewis) is there anything to see and photograph in the town centre. I will have my K-1, FA*24/2, FA Ltd 77 and FA 135/2.8 with me.

Should we decide to go in the car somewhere is there anywhere close by and that is not likely to be crowded you can suggest?

Thanks
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I suggest that you visit the Promenade which has a lot of photography potential (in particular the Rotunda, Queens Hotel, Statue of Holst, Neptune's Fountain, Municipal Offices and possibly The Minster hidden behind Weatherspoons. Then consider visiting Pittville Pump Room at Pittville park. If you are able to travel further you can take the Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam railway from the Racecourse to Broadway. Other popular Cotswold destinations includes Bourton on the Water but it tends to be overcrowded. I have lived in Cheltenham all of my life. Good luck!

Dave
 
Dave lists some good spots. I'd add to walk up the Promenade to Montpelier where there is (or was) a nice olfd building or two, both on the Prom side and behind it. Looking at the Queens Hotel from Imperial Gardens is nice if there aren't too many cars parked in the way.

I left Cheltenham many years ago, last visited probably about 10 years ago so things may have changed even more. Born there and lived there off and on for 25 odd years between dad's tours in Hong Kong. Mum and Dad were mayor, 1985 and 2000, sister still lives there.
 
I think I know the Pittville Pump Room from Alice Roberts' TV series of important towns, but then again I do get distracted by Alice... The view of the Queen's hotel might be spoiled by my black Golf.

Some inspiring ideas so far, thank you.
 
Even some of the public loos in Cheltenham are worth a picture, in my opinion...

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Well, it depends. There are some nice buildings, but really it's like any other town these days. It had the guts ripped out of it in the Sixties.
 
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