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Location
Our full address
details and
email address
are shown to the
right. We are
just on the A40
on the corner
with Hearne Road
in an areas
called
Charlton Kings
about 1.5 miles
from the centre
of
Cheltenham
and on the edge
of the
Cotswolds. It’s
always advisable
to call or email
us if you want
to stay as we
don’t want to
disappoint you
by turning you
away at the
door. If you
want any further
details on
Hilden Lodge or
our rooms then
feel free to
browse this web
site or simply
give us a call
or
email us.
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We have parking
for 8 cars (if
you park
sensibly) to the
front of the
lodge, and
plenty of free
parking on the
streets next to
us. For a map
link so you can
see exactly
where we are
just
click here.
By Road -
Cheltenham is
conveniently
located on the
M5 and Hilden
Lodge is just
over one mile
from Cheltenham
on the A40
Oxford Road
(just follow the
signs to
A$)/Oxford). For
race meets,
you'll be glad
to know you
don't have to go
through the town
centre to travel
from us to the
race course.
Free guest
parking.
By Rail -
Direct trains
from Paddington
take just over 2
hours, be sure
to book tickets
on
www.thetrainline.com
3-5 days in
advance for best
prices. We are
the opposite
site of
Cheltenham from
the train
station about
2.5 miles in
total, a taxi
costs between
£5-8.
Local
Attractions:
- Prinknash Abbey and Pottery (11 km) - Set in a large park, the old priory building is a 12th to 16th-century house, used by Benedictine monks and guests of Gloucester Abbey until 1539. It became an abbey for Benedictine monks from Caldey in 1928. Rich beds of clay were discovered when foundat
- Sudeley Castle & Gardens (9 km) - Sudeley Castle was home to Katherine Parr, who is buried in the Chapel. Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, Lady Jane Grey and Elizabeth I all stayed or visited here; and it was the headquarters of Prince Rupert during the Civil War. The Queen's Garden is famous for
- Snowshill Manor (18 km) - Arts and crafts garden designed by its owner Charles Paget Wade in collaboration with M.H. Baillie Scott, as a series of outdoor rooms to compliment his traditional Cotswold manor house filled with his unique collection of craftsmanship including musical instruments, clocks, toys, bicycles and Japanese armour
- Prinknash Bird & Deer Park (11 km) - Prinknash Bird and Deer Park has nine acres of parkland and lakes making it a beautiful home for black swans, geese and other water birds. There are also exotic birds such as white and Indian blue peacocks and crown cranes, as well as tame fallow deer and pygmy goats. The Golden Wood is stocked with golden pheasants and leads to a fish pond full of large fish. A 2 stoey Tudor Wnedy House makes this a great place for children and adults alike
- Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum (3 km) - The museum has an outstanding collection relating to the Arts and Crafts Movement, including fine furniture and exquisite metalwork. The Art Gallery contains Dutch and British paintings from the 17th century to the present day
- Cotswold Farm Park (14 km) - At the Cotswold Farm Park there are nearly 50 breeding herds and flocks of the rarest British breeds of sheep, cattle, pigs, goats, horses, poultry and waterfowl. Set on the very top of the Cotswold Hills, this is the perfect opportunity to get to know more about Farming and seasonal demonstrations include Lambing, shearing and Milking
- Chedworth Roman Villa (11 km) - The remains of a Romano-British villa, excavated 1864-66. Set in a beautiful wooded combe, there are fine 4th-century mosaics, two bath houses, and a temple with spring. The museum houses the smaller finds and there is a 9-minute video programme. Telephon
- Corinium Museum (19 km) - Cirencester was the second largest town in Roman Britain and the Corinium Museum brings the period to life with full-scale re-constructions. A major and innovative development will transform the museum into a unique community resource. The proposed re-ope
- The National Waterways Museum (14 km) - Based in Gloucester Docks, this museum takes up three floors of a seven-storey Victorian warehouse, and documents the 200-year history of Britain's water-based transport. The emphasis is on hands-on experience, including working models and engines, interactive computers and videos and even a replica lock chamber with running water! The historic boat collection includes narrowboats and barges. There is also a cafe and a shop with a wide range of souvenir gifts
- Painswick Rococo Garden (15 km) - This beautiful Rococo garden (a compromise between formality and informality) is one of the only ones of its period to survive complete. There are ponds, woodland walks, a maze, kitchen garden and herbacious borders, all set in a Cotswold valley in the beautiful town of Painswick
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