Tetbury has won five consecutive Gold awards in the Regional "Heart of England in Bloom" competition in 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 and was category winner "Best Small Town" in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

In 2010 Tetbury was Overall Winner of Heart of England in Bloom and won a Judges Discretionary Award for Community Achievement.

[4][5] Tetbury is situated in a landscape of gently rolling hills primarily used for farmland, including grazing of sheep and grain production.

Since the 2024 general election, it forms a part of the South Cotswolds constituency,[6] represented in Parliament by the Liberal Democrat Roz Savage.

The town's high street is the home to a number of specialist shops selling cheese, breads, meats, dairy and frozen products, entertainment supplies, among others.

The town has pubs and hotels, including the Royal Oak Inn which was featured in the 1971 film Dulcima and in an episode of BBC One's Bonekickers.

Events in the town include Woolsack Day, held on the last Bank Holiday in May, famous for the races and street fair.

In 2006 Sir William Romney's announced that it would be closing its Sixth Form centre, meaning students wishing to sit A-Levels now travel to Cirencester, Stroud or Filton College in Bristol.

The former airfield at Long Newnton, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Tetbury, was home to the Cotswold Gliding Club from 1964 to 1967 when it moved to nearby Aston Down.