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Cheltenham, St. Louis — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Cheltenham was mined for fire clay before the Forest Park Highlands and the St. Louis Arena rose on it, a neighbourhood in western St. Louis, Missouri.
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Where to stay in Cheltenham
Where the beds are, and what that means for the visit.
Cheltenham keeps its lodging at the Oakland Avenue end, the strip that puts Forest Park across the road and St. Louis Community College at Forest Park next door. The ground changes southward.
Houses give way to workshops before Manchester Avenue closes the neighbourhood off, a street carrying through traffic and the antique trade rather than hotel signs. The Hill begins across Manchester Avenue, Clayton-Tamm across Hampton Avenue. Stay in Cheltenham if you want Forest Park at the end of the street and a base well clear of downtown St. Louis.
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The Oakland Avenue edge
Oakland Avenue runs along the Forest Park boundary at the top of Cheltenham, which is where the neighbourhood's lodging sits and where the park is one road crossing away.Find hotels in The Oakland Avenue edgelonger stays beside St. Louis Community College at Forest ParkThe Highlands ground
Flats and offices took over the plot where the St. Louis Arena stood, so a stay there sits in the middle of Cheltenham rather than on one of its four edges. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in The Highlands groundeaters who want the Italian blocks and do not mind walking backThe Hill
The Hill lies immediately south across Manchester Avenue, so a bed on that side leaves Cheltenham a short walk north. Rooms are few around here — worth securing early.Find hotels in The HillHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around St. Louis
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Museums & Galleries
3- Saint Louis Art Museum
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum
- Missouri History Museum
Churches & Religious Sites
2- First Church of Christ, Scientist
- St. Ambrose Church
Stadiums & Sports
1- Saint Louis Chess Club
Landmarks & Notable Places
2- Butler House Heritage
- Joseph Erlanger House Heritage
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About Cheltenham
What are the main landmarks in Cheltenham?
Cheltenham keeps few monuments. St. Louis Community College at Forest Park holds the northern end along Oakland Avenue, standing on the ground the Forest Park Highlands amusement park occupied until fire took it in 1963. Oakview Place Apartments, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, stand on Oakview Place.
The St. Louis Arena stood west of the campus until 1999, and flats and offices cover its plot. The rest is street: Macklind Avenue east, Manchester Avenue south, Berthold Avenue through the middle.
What is the history of Cheltenham?
Cheltenham was mining ground first. The works that carried its name, the Cheltenham Fireclay Works, dated from 1855, and clay and coal came out from under the neighbourhood through the second half of the nineteenth century. A French utopian colony followed.
On 15 February 1858 the Icarians who had followed Etienne Cabet out of Nauvoo bought a few hundred acres in Cheltenham, opened workshops for tailors, joiners and blacksmiths, then split a year later over a pledge banning tobacco and drink; the last of them handed the keys back to Thomas Allen in 1864. Cheltenham once took in Clayton-Tamm as well.
Where is Cheltenham?
Cheltenham occupies a pocket of St. Louis bounded by Forest Park on the north, Macklind Avenue east, Manchester Avenue south, and Hampton Avenue west.
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What is the best area to stay in Cheltenham?
The Oakland Avenue edge: travellers who want Forest Park and its museums on foot. The Highlands ground: longer stays beside St. Louis Community College at Forest Park. The Hill: eaters who want the Italian blocks and do not mind walking back.
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Updated October 2026