The spring gardening show

The Days Inn Hotel at Tewkesbury is ideally situated at Strensham Services to allow visitors easy access to a wealth of historical, natural and beautiful places of interest.

As the M5 Motorway cuts through South Worcestershire it’s route bisects the former grounds of the Croome estate, originally designed by Capability Brown.

Now owned by the National Trust, much of the house and grounds of Croome court have been restored to their former glory. The restoration of a ten acre area of woodland that was removed in the early 1940s to provide room for the adjoining airfield, with over 5000 trees was featured on the BBC television programme Countryfile when Julia Bradbury visited the site.

The Hotel in Tewkesbury is some 13 miles from Worcester City with its impressive Cathedral, Porcelain museum and the Commadery civil war exhibits, also the home of Elgar and Lea & Perrins. Worcester hosts an annual Victorian fayre along with regular European farmers markets throughout the year.

Malvern is less than 20 minutes away, allowing recreational users easy access to the hills (walking, cycling and hangliding).

Malvern’s three counties show ground hosts many activities throughout the year including: The spring gardening show in May, the Three counties show in June and the autumn garden and lifestyle show in September.

Other popular events that take place are the antique collectors’ fairs, dog shows, caravan & motor homes shows with the VW vanfest for all things Volkswagen and the pugfest for all things Peugeot amongst other smaller events.

For music lovers, the quaint town of Upton upon Severn is only 6 miles from the Hotel in Tewkesbury. Hosting a variety of festivals during the year including the world famous Jazz festival in June, other annual events are the four-day Folk festival in April. As well as the Blues festivals in June followed by a Water Festival in July.

The various horse racing events at Cheltenham including the Gold Cup Festival draws visitors from all over and accommodation in Cheltenham and Gloucester is quickly exhausted. Being less than 15 miles from the Racecourse The Hotel in Tewkesbury gives those attending a more economical venue at which to stay.

For long distance travellers Strensham Services are an ideal stopping point for those travelling between the South West, the North East (M42, M1) and North West (M6). With this Motorway location The Hotel in Tewkesbury offers 48 en-suite bedrooms with freeview on modern flat screen TV’s, comfortable rooms and 24 hours reception with free parking overnight, access to food and drink 24 hour a day with a choice of refreshments from Costa Coffee, Subway, McDonald’s and Restbite/Hot Food Company.