Cheltenham’s late night shopping event – 5 December

See the list of shops that stayed open and all late night shopping events that were on offer. See the full gallery from the evening.

Cheltenham’s streets were filled with entertainment during its late-night shopping event on the 5 December from 5pm-8pm. The event saw many town centre shops open, including the area of Montpellier open until 8pm offering free parking at Cheltenham Borough Council car parks from 1pm.

Visitors were able to *travel for free on Stagecoach services within the borough, including services D and E from Bishops Cleeve and free travel from Cheltenham’s two Park & Ride’s from 1pm. Citipark car park at John Lewis also offered free car parking from 1pm.

Tim Atkins, acting chief executive for Cheltenham Borough Council, says: “We’re delighted to be working with Stagecoach and the BID to offer our residents free bus travel, including park and ride, and free parking in our car parks all from 1pm for this year’s late night shopping event on Thursday 5 December.

“This is an ideal opportunity for people to try out Cheltenham’s great bus services and we hope this will encourage more people to think about their options for travelling into town.”

Cheltenham’s late-night shopping will see a variety of entertainers including carol singers, a brass trio and a Christmas magician, all to keep busy shoppers entertained whilst they enjoy some festive retail. See What’s on

More than 40 BID Businesses offered festive surprises for shoppers.

For all future events please check VisitCheltenham.com.

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