About Cheltenham

Cheltenham is a small city of about 80,000 situated in the picturesque Cotswolds, an area of outstanding natural beauty, which annually attracts six million tourists from all over the world. Cheltenham is centrally located, and not far from much larger cities such as London (two hours), Birmingham (40 minutes), Bristol (40 minutes) and Oxford (40 minutes) with direct rail links to all.

Cheltenham has an atmosphere and culture all its own, mainly due to the many festivals that are held here every year. Its size and diversity make it the perfect place to enjoy being a student:

• Festivals of Jazz, Literature, Music, Science, Cricket and Folk Music
• Two indoor shopping centres and many shops
• Over 35 restaurants, 25 coffee shops and 85 pubs and clubs in the town centre
• Eleven screen cinema complex
• Seven screen Odeon Cinema in town centre
• Cheltenham Racecourse
• Elegant Regency architecture