Whaddon Road, Cheltenham

Name: Whaddon Road
Address: Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5NA, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1242 573558

#3 among attractions in Cheltenham

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Whaddon Road, known as the Jonny-Rocks Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Cheltenham, England. It is the home ground of Cheltenham Town F.C. It has a total capacity of 7,066, with a mixture of seating and terracing. The ground's official name was the Victory Sports Ground until April 2009 when it was renamed the Abbey Business Stadium through a sponsorship deal. It was announced on 13 July 2015 that the club had agreed a three-year deal to rename the stadium The World of Smile Stadium, but the deal ended after only one year and the stadium was renamed LCI Rail Stadium in 2016–17, before taking its current name in 2018–19. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1927 (97 years ago)Capacity: 7066Coordinates: 51°54'22"N, 2°3'37"W

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Whaddon RoadCheltenham GL52 5NA United Kingdom

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+44 1242 573558

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Whaddon Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sandford Parks Lido, Cavendish House, The Wilson, Cheltenham Minster.

1 miSW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Sandford Parks Lido, Cheltenham
25 min walk • Sandford Parks Lido is a Grade II Listed heated outdoor swimming pool in Cheltenham, England. The lido consists of a 50-metre main pool, a children's pool, and paddling pool. The main pool is heated to 26°C and children's pool to 30°C. The lido is open from March until October each year.
0.8 miSW
Shopping, Department store
Cavendish House, Cheltenham
21 min walk • Cavendish House is Cheltenham's oldest and leading department store, located on The Promenade. Its establishment was of great significance for Cheltenham's future reputation as a leading shopping centre.
0.9 miSW
Art gallery, Museum, Shopping
The Wilson, Cheltenham
24 min walk • The Wilson, formerly known as Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, was opened in 1899. It offers free admission, and has a programme of special exhibitions.
0.8 miSW
Church
Cheltenham Minster, Cheltenham
20 min walk • Cheltenham Minster, St Mary's is a minster and the parish church of Cheltenham.
0.8 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater, Bars and clubs
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
20 min walk • Everyman Theatre is a theatre based in Regent Street, Cheltenham. There are two audtoria in the building - the 675 seat main auditorium and the 60 seat Studio Theatre, originally named The Ralph Richardson Studio after Ralph Richardson.
~1640 ftSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
All Saints' Church, Cheltenham
8 min walk • All Saints Church, Cheltenham, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Cheltenham. All Saints stands in the Traditional Catholic tradition of the Church of England. As a parish that rejects the ordination of women, it receives alternative episcopal oversight from the Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
1 miSW
City hall, Historical place, Theater
Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham
25 min walk • Cheltenham Town Hall is an early-20th century assembly rooms in Cheltenham, England. Unlike most town halls, it is a public venue and not the seat of the borough council, which is housed in the nearby Municipal Offices. It is a Grade II listed building.
0.7 miNW
Park
Pittville Park, Cheltenham
17 min walk • The Pittville Pump Room was the last and largest of the spa buildings to be built in Cheltenham. The benefits of Cheltenham's mineral waters had been recognised since 1716, but not until after the arrival of Henry Skillicorne in 1738 did serious exploitation of their potential as an attraction begin.
0.9 miSW
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Playhouse, Cheltenham
23 min walk • Cheltenham Playhouse is a community theatre in Cheltenham, United Kingdom. It opened in 1945 as the Civic Playhouse and was run by the Corporation of Cheltenham; it was taken over by volunteers in 1958 who continue to run the operation as a registered charity.
0.9 miSW
City hall
Cheltenham Municipal Offices, Cheltenham
23 min walk • The Cheltenham Municipal Offices are a municipal facility on The Promenade, Cheltenham, England. The offices, which are the headquarters of Cheltenham Borough Council, are a Grade II* listed building.
0.4 miN
Architecture, Museum, Historical place
Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
10 min walk • Pittville School is a coeducational foundation secondary school located in the Pittville area of Cheltenham in the English county of Gloucestershire.

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Nearby attractions include Akanishta Kadampa Buddhist Centre, Cheltenham (2 min walk), All Saints' Church, Cheltenham (8 min walk), Fairview, Cheltenham (10 min walk), Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham (10 min walk).

Whaddon Road, Cheltenham

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Whaddon Road – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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