Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town grew following the construction of Tewkesbury Abbey in the twelfth century and played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses. Wikipedia

Population 10,663 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

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Daylight 7 h 47 in Dec, dark by 15:57 · 16 h 42 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 16 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 57 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 48 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 52 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 40 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 42 of daylight
  7. July: 16 h 16 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 42 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 43 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 43 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 51 of daylight
  12. December: 7 h 47 of daylight

Getting there

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Where you can go from Tewkesbury

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  • 5 h +

From Tewkesbury's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.

Under an hour· 1

5 hours or more· 78

68 more

From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.

Through the year

  1. Tewkesbury Medieval Festival

    July

    Tewkesbury Medieval Festival is held in July. The battle is vigorously re-enacted on Bloody Meadow, only with more sci-fi ghouls and merchandising than the original

  2. Tewkesbury Mop Fair

    October

    Tewkesbury Mop Fair was a medieval hiring fair, but it's now a street carnival in October

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Tewkesbury); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Tewkesbury Farmers' & Craft Market

    Opening hours

    Feb-Dec Sa[2] 09:00-13:30

    1.7 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

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