On this site you will find information on the community groups in the village, events which are taking place, skills and equipment for hire or for exchange, and information on the area’s history and its environment.

Making connections:

This web site helps people to make connections within Down Hatherley, and it helps people in Down Hatherley connect to the rest of the world. Ideas, information and contributions are always welcome so please feel free to contact anyone mentioned on this web site with points you wish to make or queries you might have. Many sections of the site include contact names and addresses and there is a section with people listed as key contact points.

Down Hatherley – its location and character:

Down Hatherley lies in the Green Belt between Cheltenham and Gloucester. It has evolved as an area of farming, small holdings, orchards and nurseries, and these are still very much in evidence in the locality. The area enjoys long open views across open farmland and some attractive walks across arable and pastoral farmland and along the Brickhampton Golf Course. The Cotswold Hills are prominent to the East, the Malvern Hills are in view to the North West, May Hill frames the view to the West, and Gloucester Cathedral is a key landmark to the South West.

As well as its 165 households, Down Hatherley includes St Mary and Corpus Christi Church, a village hall, the Hatherley Manor Hotel, a cricket club, a garden centre, three plant nurseries, horse stables, and four farms. The few services in the village include a mobile police van, mobile library, a community mini bus, and a milk and newspaper delivery service. Although there are few services and no shops in the parish........ adjacent villages, suburbs and the nearby major towns of Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury together provide a great variety of choice just minutes away by vehicle.