We checked 6 places to buy a Christmas tree near Cheltenham, from Gloucester Road to Dowdeswell, for 2026 dates, prices and delivery. Updated November 2026.

There are six places to buy a real Christmas tree in and around Cheltenham in 2026, and this guide puts them in one place with opening dates, prices where they are published, and delivery. Most people land on Cheltenham Christmas Trees on Gloucester Road, the only seller in the town itself; Dowdeswell Forestry, which has sold trees above Cheltenham since 1985; and Primrose Vale at Bentham, which also rents living trees. Every entry was checked against the seller’s own website on 5 November 2026.

Dates and prices at a glance

Seller Opens in 2026 Price published
Cheltenham Christmas Trees late November Nordmann fir 5ft £45, 6ft £58, 7ft £65
Dowdeswell Forestry Fri 27 November Nordmann fir 6ft £60; Norway spruce 6ft £38
Primrose Vale and Cotswold Fir late November rental trees from £30
Court Farm Shop 27 November not yet published
Over Farm Sat 28 November £7.50 to £9.50 a foot up to 7ft
The Natural Christmas Tree Co. Wed 25 November Nordmann fir £25 to £195

In Cheltenham

1. Cheltenham Christmas Trees, Gloucester Road

Cheltenham Christmas Trees runs a seasonal shop at 278 Gloucester Road and says it has been established for more than 10 years. Its trees come from a grower in the Mendips with 30 acres of Christmas tree plantation.

You can order online now and either collect, or describe the shape you want (“bushy or slim”) and have staff pick one and deliver it; the trees arrive at the shop in the last week of November, and from then you can go and choose one yourself.

It sells Nordmann fir only, from 5ft to 9ft, plus tree stands. Delivery covers Cheltenham in four zones, including Prestbury, Bishop’s Cleeve, Charlton Kings, Leckhampton and Hatherley, and up to 15 miles outside the town by arrangement.

Open from late November, daily until the last tree is sold; Mon and Tue 12pm to 6pm; Wed and Thu 10am to 6pm; Fri to Sun 9am to 6pm
Price Nordmann fir 5ft £45, 6ft £58, 7ft £65, 8ft £75, 9ft £100; stands from £25
Call 01242 303555
Address 278 Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 7AG
Website cheltenhamchristmastrees.co.uk
Good for order online now, delivery across Cheltenham, choose in the shop, Nordmann fir to 9ft

On the edge of town

2. Dowdeswell Forestry, Lower Dowdeswell

Dowdeswell Forestry is a forestry, tree surgery and firewood business in the hills off the A40 east of Charlton Kings, and it has grown and sold Christmas trees since 1985. It sells five kinds: Nordmann fir, Norway spruce, Fraser fir (5ft to 7ft), noble fir (6ft to 8ft) and lodgepole pine (5ft to 8ft).

Staff will help you choose, cut the base to fit your stand and net the tree, or label it and set it aside if you need to come back with a bigger car.

It delivers on booked slots, not on the same day, and collects old trees for recycling in January (it aims for 5 January 2027). It warns that trees over 10ft will be in short supply in 2026, so email early for a big one.

Dogs are no longer allowed on site.

Open Fri 27 November to 23 December; Mon to Sat 8am to 6pm; Sun 9am to 4pm; 23 December 8am to 12pm
Price Nordmann fir 4ft £40, 6ft £60, 8ft £88; Norway spruce 4ft £26, 6ft £38, 8ft £58; delivery and January collection £12.50 to £45 by zone; trees over 10ft £15 extra to deliver
Call 01242 820712
Address Keepers Cottage, Lower Dowdeswell, Cheltenham, GL54 4LX
Website dowdeswellforestry.com/christmas-trees.html
Good for grown since 1985, five varieties, trees to 12ft, delivery, January tree collection

3. Primrose Vale and Cotswold Fir, Bentham

Primrose Vale is a farm shop and pick-your-own farm off the A46 Shurdington Road at Bentham, which it puts 3.5 miles from Cheltenham. Its sister company Cotswold Fir sells the trees, from 2ft potted Norway spruce to 14ft cut Nordmann fir, with other firs and spruces in between, and says there is more on site than online.

Pot-grown trees are its specialism, including a “Rent a Tree” scheme run as RentalClaus: you rent a living tree, return it after Christmas and can have the same tree, a little bigger, next year. Rentals can be booked now but the tree cannot come inside until mid December.

The farm shop says its staff “do not have all the answers” on trees, so call Cotswold Fir.

Open from late November; farm shop Mon to Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm
Price rental trees from £30 for a 3ft tree, plus a £15 refundable deposit; delivery and collection extra
Call 01242 506123 (Cotswold Fir, for trees)
Address Primrose Vale Farm Shop, Shurdington Road, Bentham, Cheltenham, GL51 4UA
Website primrosevale.com/christmas-trees-2
Good for rent a living tree, potted trees, cut Nordmann fir to 14ft, farm shop and café

4. Court Farm Shop, Stoke Orchard

Court Farm Shop is a working farm’s shop and butchery at Stoke Orchard, about four miles north of Cheltenham, which won the Cotswold Life Food and Drink Award for Best Farm Shop in 2016, 2017 and 2019. For Christmas it sells cut and pot-grown Nordmann fir, Fraser fir, noble fir, blue spruce and Norway spruce from 3ft to 8ft and over, with stands, wreaths and logs, and gives a free bunch of mistletoe with every tree.

It says its 2026 tree prices will be the same as last year, but the price list was still marked “coming soon” on 5 November. Staff net the tree for you.

The pet goats are free to visit during shop hours.

Open trees from 27 November; Mon to Fri 8.30am to 6pm; Sat 8.30am to 5.30pm; Sun 10am to 4pm
Call 01242 678374
Address Court Farm Shop, Stoke Road, Stoke Orchard, Cheltenham, GL52 7RY
Website courtfarmshop.co.uk/christmas-2026
Good for five varieties, free mistletoe, potted trees, butchery and Christmas orders, pet goats

Towards Gloucester

5. Over Farm, Gloucester

Over Farm is a farm shop, farm park and pick-your-own farm a mile outside Gloucester city centre, just off the A40, about nine miles from Cheltenham. It grows its own trees and sells them in its Roundhouse: Nordmann fir, Norway spruce, and the less usual silver fir and Fraser fir, from 3ft to 14ft.

Handmade wreaths, cast iron stands, potted trees and small “log” trees are sold alongside, and the farm runs its Christmas markets at the same time.

The site is card only, with no cash taken. The farm notes it is open throughout the A40 roadworks nearby.

Open daily, Sat 28 November to Christmas Eve; Mon to Fri 11am to 5pm; Sat and Sun 9.30am to 5pm
Price Norway spruce 3ft to 7ft £7.50 a foot; Nordmann fir 4ft to 7ft £9.50 a foot; silver fir 4ft to 7ft £7.50 a foot; 8ft Norway spruce £75, 8ft Nordmann fir £95; delivery £25 within 10 miles
Call 01452 341510
Address Over Farm, Over, Gloucester, GL2 8DB
Website overfarm.co.uk/real-christmas-trees
Good for grown on the farm, trees to 14ft, wreaths, Christmas markets, card only

6. The Natural Christmas Tree Co., Tibberton

The Natural Christmas Tree Co. is a family business that sells its trees from Prestbury Farm at Tibberton, west of Gloucester and about 15 miles from Cheltenham by road; this is not the Prestbury near Cheltenham. It offers cut Nordmann fir, Norway spruce and blue spruce, and pot-grown versions of all three, with stands, wreaths and handmade wooden decorations in a Christmas barn.

Mince pies are offered while you choose, a coffee van runs at weekends, and the farm keeps donkeys, goats and pigs.

It delivers up to 16 miles by road from the farm, which puts Cheltenham near the edge of its range; the online shop works out the charge from your postcode before you pay, so check yours there.

Open daily, Wed 25 November to Sun 20 December, 9am to 5pm
Price Nordmann fir £25 to £195; Norway spruce £28 to £130; blue spruce £27 to £72; pot-grown £34 to £56; delivery free to 4 miles, then £15 to £25 up to 16 miles
Call 01452 790364
Address Prestbury Farm, Huntley Road, Tibberton, GL19 3AA
Website natural-christmas-tree.co.uk
Good for pot-grown trees, delivery booked online, farm animals, Christmas barn gifts

After Christmas

Cheltenham Borough Council has set its 2027 tree recycling. From 2 to 18 January there are drop-off points at Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham Town Football Club on Whaddon Road, Old Patesians RFC on Everest Road and B&Q at Golden Valley. Garden waste customers can leave the tree beside the brown bin from 18 January, and other households can book the Sue Ryder Treecycling collection from 11 to 15 January. Strip off lights and decorations, and cut down any tree over five feet. The details are on the council’s Christmas recycling page, and normal collection days are on our Cheltenham bin days page.

How we chose

We started from the sellers people in Cheltenham search for and the ones local listings name, then kept a seller only if its own website, read on 5 November 2026, showed it sells real Christmas trees in 2026 and gave an address and opening hours. Selection rests on what can be checked, not on our taste.

Pamington Farm near Tewkesbury, which listings say has grown trees for more than 45 years, stayed out because we could not find a website for it to check its 2026 dates. That does not mean it has stopped selling trees.

Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@cheltenhamjournal.co.uk. Taken a good photograph of any of these places? Email it to newsdesk@cheltenhamjournal.co.uk and we will add it with your name as the credit.

For more locally, see things to do in Cheltenham, what’s on in Cheltenham this month, Christmas shopping in Cheltenham, the Cheltenham Christmas market, the Christmas lights switch-on, Christmas dinner in Cheltenham and the Cheltenham business directory.

Frequently asked questions

When do Christmas tree sellers near Cheltenham open in 2026?

The Natural Christmas Tree Co. at Tibberton opens first, on Wednesday 25 November 2026. Dowdeswell Forestry and Court Farm Shop at Stoke Orchard open on 27 November, and Over Farm near Gloucester on Saturday 28 November. Cheltenham Christmas Trees on Gloucester Road and Primrose Vale at Bentham say late November.

How much is a real Christmas tree near Cheltenham in 2026?

Dowdeswell Forestry’s 2026 price list puts a 6ft Nordmann fir at £60 and a 6ft Norway spruce at £38. Cheltenham Christmas Trees sells a 6ft Nordmann fir for £58 online, and Over Farm charges £9.50 a foot for Nordmann fir and £7.50 a foot for Norway spruce up to 7ft.

Can I get a Christmas tree delivered in Cheltenham?

Yes. Cheltenham Christmas Trees delivers across the town from its Gloucester Road shop, and Dowdeswell Forestry delivers on booked slots for £12.50 to £45 depending on the zone. Primrose Vale also offers delivery of its rental trees at an extra cost.