Why is cheltenham famous

Here, small boutiques jostle for space with wine bars and restaurants such as Brasserie Blanc, Raymond Blanc's informal spin-off of Le Manoir at Oxford. The centrepiece is the Montpellier Gardens, blooming with flowers and containing a fountain surmounted by a bespectacled Gustav Holst, who was born in Cheltenham and now stands with his baton raised aloft above the water jets. Cheltenham is world famous for it's horse racing course at Prestbury Park and the main hurdles event being the Gold Cup National Hunt Festival week in March.

The town is home to the famous Cheltenham Ladies College known for its outstanding academic excellence. The Promenade in Cheltenham has been named as one of the top five best shopping streets in Britain in a poll for Google Street View. Over 20, people voted in May on a short list drawn up by a panel of judges of travel, shopping and lifestyle experts.

For - Accommodation in and around Cheltenham. For - Events in and around Cheltenham. For - Activities in and around Cheltenham. For - Horse Racing at Cheltenham. For - Places to Eat in and around Cheltenham. The story of a girl who falls down a hole and finds herself in a magical world is believed to be based on Alice Liddell, a girl who often visited her grandparents at their Charlton Kings a suburb of Cheltenham home.

The author was a maths teacher at Oxford University Christ Church College and took Alice and her two sisters on a boat trip. The original mirror, or looking glass, is still there.

Carroll dedicated the book to Alice Pleasance Liddell. Over 45 feet tall, the clock features a duck that lays a never-ending stream of golden eggs and includes a family of mice that are continually trying to evade a snake sitting on top of the clock. Hanging from the base of the clock is a large wooden fish that blows bubbles every half-hour. Catching one of these bubbles entitles you to make a wish, hence the name of the clock. He has previously cycled the length of Britain miles and plans to finish his Great British Triathlon in when he will run the length of Britain.

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McGlone has gone on to win multiple National and International events. Nicknamed "Eddie the Eagle" by the media, he was the first competitor since to represent Britain in Olympic Ski Jumping. The Eagle became a folk hero and example of an underdog and perseverance. He went on to study medicine, qualifying in and was appointed Junior House Surgeon at Cheltenham General Hospital. After reaching the South Pole, all of the expedition party died on their return journey to base camp in March News of their death prompted a national mourning.

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