Tewkesbury Heritage Centre
The Heritage & Visitor Centre is a great place to start your visit to Tewkesbury. Learn a little about the town's history and use the visitor centre to help plan your trip.
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The Battle Trail
The Battle of Tewkesbury was fought on Saturday May 4th 1471 over fields on the south of the town. Thanks to contemporary accounts, the place and course of the battle can be traced with some certainty. Field names like ‘The Bloody Meadow’ help.
Tracing the steps of 15th century soldiers
Much of the battlefield remains open and undeveloped. Luckily, the area which remains includes the most significant areas, where the Yorkists took the initiative with ‘right a sharp shower of arrows and shot of guns’, and where Richard Duke of Gloucester’s division attacked Edmund Duke of Somerset.
A waymarked 45 minute walking route takes you through the key areas. Information panels are dotted along the route and will help explain the significance of the various locations.
A battle trail leaflet, costing £1 is available from the Tourist Information Centre
Tewkesbury Battlefield Society hold monthly guided walks, and will arrange special walks for groups or special occasions.
Contact: 01684 855040
The Battle Trail
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