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Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement
Ambleside
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6EG
Key details
- Address
- 69 Hatherley Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL51 6EG
- Telephone
- 01242522937
- Website
- www.amblesidecare.co.uk
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Requires improvementreport published 20 May 2026
- Beds
- 18
- CQC registered since
- 2010
- Operated by
- Mr and Mrs J C Walsh
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
43
registered homes in Cheltenham
33/41
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
18
beds, local median 40
Specialist care
Ambleside is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Caring for adults under 65 yrsDementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrs
About Ambleside
Based in Cheltenham in Gloucestershire (GL51 6EG), Ambleside is a residential care home run by Mr and Mrs J C Walsh. It has 18 beds. The home supports residents with day-to-day personal care; it is not registered to provide on-site nursing. Its current CQC registration dates from 2010.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published May 2026. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 42 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Contact the home directly to check vacancies and fees, and try to visit in person before deciding.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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