This 14th Century building was once home to the Almoner of the Benedictine Abbey that was founded at Evesham in the 8th Century.
Following the closure of the Abbey by Henry VIII, the Almonry became the personal home of the last Abbot, Philip Balla...
Avoncroft is a fascinating museum of historic buildings spanning seven centuries, rescued from imminent destruction and carefully rebuilt timber by timber or brick by brick on a beautiful open-air site in the north of Worcestershire.
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Barnfield Winery and Cider Mill is set in the heart of the Cotswold's, England UK. We are a family run business producing a range of fruit wines and ciders. An old Paris wine press dating back to the 1920's is still in operation today, and is used in...
Since 1918, four generations of the Bennetts family have lived and farmed on Manor Farm. It remains a working farm today with over 200 British Holstein milking cows. The cows are grazed on 250 acres of rich riverside land which is also used for cropp...
Set in a historic Butchers Shambles fascinating displays give an insight into the trades and crafts of the Wyre Forest area. Hands-on activities and regular craft demonstrations. Plenty to see and do for the whole family, brass foundry, jails, reside...
Bodenham Arboretum is a collection of over 2700 trees set in 156 acres of Worcestershire countryside with 11 pools, four miles of footpaths and a working farm. In addition there is an award-winning Visitor Centre set in the hillside overlooking the B...
Broadway Tower and Animal Park is a 35 acre Country Park surrounding unusual 18th Century Folly Tower which served as a holiday retreat to William Morris. Exhibitions, animals, picnic / BBQ sites, adventure playground and views over 12 counties....
Whether you are a stranger to the town or Bromsgrove 'born and bred', Bromsgrove Museum is your museum.
Step back in time with us and explore a bygone era. Walk down the nostalgic High Street and absorb the atmosphere of a time where deliveries we...
'Capability' Brown's first complete landscape park with a Lakeside garden with islands, bridges and grotto
Wonderful Robert Adam park buildings, like the Temple Greenhouse and the Owl Seat Miles of walks through lakeland gardens, shrubbery....
The Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre opened in 1980 and is housed on the former Brine Baths site, which was first established in the 1880's. The present black and white building, known as St. Richard's House, dates from the 1930's and consists of a very...
The Evesham Vale Light Railway is a delightful 15" gauge steam railway, located in Evesham Country Park. Take the steam train around Evesham Country Park, stopping briefly at Evesham Vale Station where you can break your journey and enjoy a picni...
Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch is an unusual and fascinating place to visit. This historic site illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and recreated scenes provide a vivid illustration of how needles w...
Go Ape! Wyre Forest is set within one of Britain’s Largest Remaining Ancient Forests. Half the species of UK butterflies and moths can be found in our forest. Our Go Ape! adventure at Wyre Forest is home to some of the most ecologically sig...
Early 18th-century country house, garden and parkland. Completed in 1701, this homely William & Mary-style house is famed for its fine painted ceilings and staircase, and has other fascinating features including an orangery, ice house, pavilions and ...
Harvington is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor-house south-east of Kidderminster. Many of the rooms still have their original Elizabethan wall-paintings and the Hall contains the finest series of priest-holes anywhere in the country.
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16th-century dovecote. The recently restored half-timbered dovecote is what remains of a former monastic grange....
quiet & beautiful park, Kingsford lies on edge of dramatic red sandstone ridge. With 200 acres of cool Pine forests & open heath land, miles of sandy tracks as well as more traditional broadleaved woods.
Along the length of the ridge there are fre...
Kyre Park is a 29 acre garden and shrubbery which was planned and laid out from 1754 by Capability Brown, and is now in the middle of restoration. It has five lakes, waterfalls, a Grade II listed tithe barn, which is more than 350 years old, a ruin, ...
This striking example of medieval architecture is the largest cruck structure in the UK. Once part of Leigh Court Manor, the barn has 10 bays and two porches....
Little Malvern Court is set in 10 acres of former monastic grounds with spring bulbs, blossoms, old-fashioned roses and shrubs.
This is the Prior's Hall with its associated rooms and monks' cells of the former Benedictine monastery of 14th century...
Among the the museum's exhibits are many local artifacts and archeological findings dating from the Iron Age hill fort at the British Camp, to recent history. A series of rooms depicts different periods of history including life-like displays and inf...
13th-century tithe barn, one of the largest and finest in the country....
With many events and things to do Offenham Wake offers great fun for all the family. We offer treasure hunts, competition rounders, races and so much more for the whole family. Please check out our website to see whats coming up....
Ravenshill Wood covers 50 acres of semi natural ancient woodland within the Malvern Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty, adjacent to the Worcestershire Way....
Mid-19th-century Chartist cottage. The cottage, first occupied in 1849, is largely unaltered and shows the conditions in which the early Chartists lived. Period features include a dairy, working range, water pump and earth closet. The vegetable garde...
The SVR is a full-size standard-gauge railway line running regular steam-hauled passenger trains for the benefit of visitors and enthusiasts alike between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a distance of 16 miles.
The j...
Virtually hidden from the road, and largely unaltered in the last century, this lovely 30 acre Victorian paradise, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. John Berkeley, has been lovingly created by successive generations of the Berkeley family, and boasts an envi...
Tenbury Museum is housed in the old Goff's School building which dates from 1863. In this single room we have numerous exhibits illustrating the way of life in rural Worcestershire 100 years or so ago. Edward Goff was a philanthropist who, after a co...
A glorious Grade 1 listed site dating back to the 12th century, The Commandery has had a long and varied history that is reflected in its range of architectural styles from medieval to Victorian. The Commandery has exciting stories to tell you about ...
We welcome visitors from all over the world, to enjoy a fascinating insight into England's greatest composers Sir Edward Elgar's life and music, family and friends, musical development and inspirations....
Medieval building, still in use as a village inn. A black-and-white half-timbered house, which originally sheltered a farmer and his stock under the same roof, The Fleece first became a licensed house in 1848....
15th-century merchant's house in Worcester city centre. This fine timber-framed merchant's house was built in 1480 next to the Franciscan friary. Rescued from demolition and carefully restored, the panelled interior contains interesting textiles and ...
The Knapp and Papermill is a very pretty nature reserve with some marked trails leading through and around the valley and woods, and alongside the stream. The 70 odd acres contains a wide range of habitats including the river, grassland, woodland, ma...
The Transport Museum, Wythall is home to a large collection of Midlands buses and battery electric vehicles. The museum is open every weekend from March to the end of November. From May to August the museum is also open Wednesday afternoons with a ...
The Upton Heritage Centre is located in the oldest surviving building in this Riverside Town. The 'Pepperpot' hosts an exciting array of displays illustrating the growth and development of the town and its involvement during the Civil War in 1651. Di...
Are you ready to SAFARI and come face to face with some of the fastest, tallest and cutest animals around? Then here we go...... We have four fantastic miles of safari trail with close encounters galore. Have you ever seen a rare White Lion? Probably...
A charming 17th-century half-timbered dovecote at Wichenford Court. The building, although small, is very striking....
A hundred years ago, Witley Court was one of England's great country houses, hosting many extravagant parties. Today it is a spectacular ruin, the result of a disastrous fire in 1937.
The vast and rambling remains of the palatial 19th-century mans...
Worcester's principal art gallery and museum hosts a unique programme of contemporary art exhibitions, as well as housing a historic picture collection and an intriguing selection of objects ranging from a 19th century chemist's shop to the wonderful...
The Worcester Porcelain Museum houses the world's largest collection of Worcester Porcelain. The ceramic collections, archives and records of factory production, form the primary resource for the study of Worcester porcelain and its history.
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Worcester Woods has 100 acres of ancient Oak woodland where you can stroll through carpets of Bluebells or listen to woodland birds. Or maybe you would prefer to wander through romantic wildflower meadows, alive with bees and butterflies feeding on t...
Worcestershire County Museum is housed in historic Hartlebury Castle, home to the Bishops of Worcester since 850. The museum collection ranges from toys and domestic items to beautiful costume and ancient archaeological finds....
Wyre Forest Visitor and Discovery Centre is rated as one of the top three most ecologically important forests in Britain, along with the New Forest and the Forest of Dean.
The Wyre Forest Discovery Centre hosts the 'education centre of excellence...
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