Naunton Park was officially opened on 6 July 1893 and has gone through many transformations since. Today it consists of two distinct areas - a quiet ornamental garden, with a magnificent weeping beech tree at its centre, bordered by cottages and yew hedge - and a playing field and enclosed play area with magnificent views across to nearby hills. The play area has been refurbished and planted with...

A Storied Past and a Promising Future ‍For over 300 years, Cowley Manor has held a prominent place in England's history. Constructed in 1695, the estate was a refuge during wartime and a muse for countless artists and authors. Today, this prestigious establishment stands as a testament to the region's enduring charm. Each of the 36 spacious rooms, along with the garden lounge, games room, bar, and...

At the top of Crickley Hill is an area of woodland known as The Scrubbs. A site of Special Scientific Interest, the woodland is a mix of beech, oak and ash trees, some of which have a history dating back 200 years. The rangers at Crickley Hill have set out a 10-year woodland management plan that will improve conditions for wildlife and allow trees and habitats to flourish. Ancient and veteran...

More than half a mile south of the original market town of Cheltenham, the Suffolk estate was developed by a local hotelier named James Fisher, from about 1823, on farm land which the 15th Earl of Suffolk had bought from the Delabere family in 1808. The fields had names such as Home Piece, Home Close and the Lypiates. Part of the Suffolk estate may have been built on the former "Old Park" which...

Salterley Grange was built as a private house c.1860, and purchased for conversion to a tuberculosis sanatorium by Birmingham Town Council in 1908. In the 1930's it had 68 beds. After the creation of the National Health Service in 1948, the Institution passed to the Cheltenham Hospital Management Committee, which continued to run it until at least 1969. It has since been converted into flats. Take the...

These days Malvern Road runs all the way from Lansdown Crescent to Gloucester Road but the northern end (north of the church) was originally a separate street called Christ Church Terrace, and was still being marked as such on some maps as late as the 1920s. It comprises mostly terraced housing, much less grand than Malvern Road proper but still very respectable. Like many others in Cheltenham, the...

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