The Cheltenham Festival: Tracks to Cheltenham

Stow-on-the-Wold

Lying on the Roman Fosse Way, which cuts through the Cotswolds' rolling hills, this town (one of the area's highest settlements) was the site of the the final battle in stage one of the English Civil War, culminating in royalist surrender in the market square. The town lies just a few miles from the neighbouring (and equally appealing) town of Bourton-on-the-Water, and a horse fair is held on the edge of town every May and October.

Snowshill

The Snowshill Arms is one of the cosiest pubs in