Cheltenham Town Football Club

Cheltenham Town's ground at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium is proper worth a visit if you're a football fan staying in the area. The club play in the National League, so you'll catch genuinely competitive football without the Premier League prices. The stadium itself is modern and welcoming - none of that crumbling infrastructure you find at some older grounds.

For match days, expect a crowd that actually knows the game. The atmosphere is friendly rather than hostile, which makes it ideal if you're bringing kids along. The facilities are decent, the queues move reasonably fast, and you won't be packed in like sardines. If you're camped at Cheltenham Racecourse Caravan and Motorhome Club Campsite, you're less than a mile away - a proper handy location.

Non-match days, you can sometimes arrange a ground tour, though you'll need to check ahead for availability and cost. The stadium doubles as a community hub, so there's usually something happening. Even if you can't catch a game, the walk around the perimeter gives you a feel for where the local passion lies.

Really, this works best if football matters to you. Random tourists might find it underwhelming - it's not a massive ground, and without a match on, there's nothing particularly thrilling about standing outside it. But if you're chasing the weekend fixture as part of a Cotswolds break, you could do far worse. Check the fixture list before you book your caravan.