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Winchcombe TownThe ancient Saxon town of Winchcombe is situated in a beautiful Cotswold valley mid-way between Broadway and Cheltenham (approx each 15 minutes away by car). The name Winchcombe means 'valley with a bend', and today the town still retains street which curve gracefully along the 'combe'. The inns, restaurants, tea rooms, and shops set among Winchcombe's three main streets are full of the character of times past. Local Attractions Sudely Castle with beautiful gardens. Queen Katherine Parr is entombed here. Cheltenham racecourse at Prestbury Park is a big attraction for National Hunt fans, and the Prescott Hillclimb Course hold motoring events at various times throughout the year. The ancient abbey at Hailes is a few miles out towards Broadway and the the stone age 'long barrow' burial ground at Belas Knap is located on the hill overlooking Corndean a few miles out on the road to Andoversford. A short walk from the road and worth it for the magnificent views. |
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| Beautiful cottages in Vineyard street | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. Peters church built 1465 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The church has an unusually fine weather cock measuring nearly 6 feet from beak to tail. Originally at the Church of St. Mary, Redcliffe in Bristol, it came to Winchcombe in 1872. The photograph above shows the old cottages on Vineyard Street, the approach to Sudeley Castle, which dates from the fifteenth century, although it was deliberately ruined by the Parliamentary forces during the Civil War. The Castle's most famous resident was Queen Catherine Parr (1512-1548)
the sixth wife of King Henry VIII. She only survived the king by a year,
dying after giving birth to her only daughter Mary and is buried
in the chapel. The castle has fine gardens laid out by Emma Dent
who came to Sudeley in 1852 and set about restoring the house and
gardens which are now one of the premier tourist attractions in
the Cotswolds. |
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Winchcombe, one of the oldest villages |
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