Bespoke Tailors in Cheltenham
Barrington Ayre is a bespoke tailor and shirtmaker serving Cheltenham. Our visiting tailor comes to your home or office anywhere in Cheltenham, or you can visit our showroom on the Market Place in Cirencester, about half an hour's drive away.
Since 2008 we've made suits, shirts, race-day tweed, wedding outfits and ladies' tailoring, cut to your measurements from thousands of British and European cloths. You get Savile Row-trained tailoring without a trip to London, and without anyone making you feel you're on Savile Row.
Two ways to be fitted in Cheltenham
We come to you
Our tailor visits homes and offices across Cheltenham, including Montpellier, Pittville, Leckhampton, Charlton Kings and Prestbury, and nearby Bishop's Cleeve, Winchcombe and Tewkesbury. We bring the cloth books, take your measurements and return for your fitting.
You come to us
11–17 Market PlaceCirencester GL7 2PB
First floor, above Cotswolds Contemporary Art Gallery, opposite Caffè Nero. Browse the full cloth collection with a drink from the bar.
Tweed for Cheltenham races
A tweed suit or three-piece is the classic outfit for Cheltenham Racecourse, from the November meeting to the Festival in March. We make race-day tweed for men and women: three-piece suits, jackets, overcoats, waistcoats, flat caps and baker boy hats, cut to fit and to keep you warm on an open March afternoon.
Much of our tweed is woven just across the Cotswolds. We're agents for William Bliss Cotswold Country Tweed, woven at the Chipping Norton Tweed Mill, and carry heritage cloth from Fox Brothers and mills across Britain.
Ordering for the Festival? Allow around eight weeks, so aim to have your first appointment by early January.
What we make for Cheltenham customers
Business and bespoke suits
Office suits, three-piece suits, dinner jackets and velvet smoking jackets, in your choice of cut, cloth and lining.
Wedding suits
For grooms, fathers and groomsmen, including three-piece tweed wedding suits for country weddings. We can fit the whole party at one of your homes.
Bespoke shirts
Shirts cut to your measurements, with your choice of collar, cuff and cloth.
Ladies' tailoring
Suits, jackets, coats, trousers, dresses and jumpsuits, from business wear to a tweed suit for the races.
Shooting and country clothing
Shooting suits, field coats and waistcoats for days out across the Cotswolds.
Made in Cirencester
Jackets and gilets made in our own Cirencester workroom.
How it works
- Your first appointment. At your home, your office or our showroom. We talk through what you want, choose the cloth, settle the design and take your measurements. A deposit starts production.
- Your pattern is cut. Our cutters in Yorkshire make a pattern from your measurements that's yours alone.
- Your fitting, around four weeks in. You try the garment at baste stage so we can perfect the fit, in Cheltenham or in Cirencester.
- Delivery, around eight weeks from your first appointment. Final adjustments are made by our own tailor before your clothes are handed over.
Short of time? Ask about our express service, which skips the fitting stage. Read more about our process.
Made in the Cotswolds, seen on the BBC
Claudia Winkleman's brown herringbone tweed suit for The Celebrity Traitors was made in our Cirencester showroom, in William Bliss cloth. We've also made clothing for contestant James Blunt. See the Celebrity Traitors collection.
What our customers say
[A short review from a Cheltenham customer, ideally mentioning Cheltenham or the races]
[Name], Cheltenham
Barrington Ayre is an absolutely stellar shirtmaker and tailor.
Joel Moore
Questions about tailoring in Cheltenham
Is there a bespoke tailor that comes to you in Cheltenham?
Yes. Barrington Ayre's visiting tailor comes to homes and offices across Cheltenham and the surrounding villages for measuring and fittings. Book a home visit through our contact page or by phone on [PHONE NUMBER].
How far is your showroom from Cheltenham?
Our showroom is at 11–17 Market Place, Cirencester, about half an hour's drive from Cheltenham. It's worth the trip if you'd like to see the full range of cloth.
Can you make a tweed suit in time for the Cheltenham Festival?
Yes, if you allow around eight weeks. For the Festival in March, aim for a first appointment by early January. We also offer an express service without fittings if you're short of time.
How long does a bespoke suit take?
Around eight weeks from your first appointment, with a fitting at about four weeks.
How much does a bespoke suit cost?
[Made-to-measure suits start from £X and bespoke suits from £Y. Home visits in Cheltenham are [free / £Z]. We'll give you an exact price at your first appointment.]
Do you make wedding suits for Cheltenham weddings?
Yes. We dress grooms, fathers and groomsmen, and can fit the whole wedding party together at home in Cheltenham or at our Cirencester showroom. Allow at least eight weeks.
Do you make ladies' tailoring?
Yes. We make ladies' suits, jackets, coats, trousers, dresses and jumpsuits, including tweed for the races and country weddings.
Book your Cheltenham appointment
Tell us where and when suits you, and our tailor will come to you. Or make a morning of it at our Cirencester showroom, where Monty the showroom dog will be pleased to see you.