A couple of miles outside of Cheltenham is the small town of Winchcombe. A typical Cotswold style town with along main street full of restaurants and small shops.
A mile from Winchcombe are the ruins of Hailes Abbey. Hailes Abbey was one of the most popular pilgrimage centres in Britain, as the abbey claimed to possess a phial of Christ's blood. Hailes Abbey today is a peaceful sight, with ruined arches lying in a quiet meadow.
Most people come to Winchcombe to visit Sudeley Castle. The castle, which looks down on the village, was the final home of Queen Catherine Parr after the death of Henry VIII.
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