Birmingham Airport 52 min
Bredon Hill (29 min)
Iron age and nature Ragley Hall, Park & Gardens (19 min)
Country estate with a Palladian mansion, designed by Robert Hooke and open in summer, plus gardens. Kiftsgate Court Gardens (28 min)
Female-created gardens, awash with bluebells, fragrant roses and lime trees plus Malvern Hill views. Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (26 min)
Historic steam railway offering scenic 28-mile round-trip rides through the Cotswolds. Hailes Abbey (29 min)
Cloister ruins of a Cistercian abbey dating from 1246, with audio tours and a museum of site finds. National Trust - Hidcote (29 min)
Sizable 20th-century gardens with narrow paths, lawn games, 2 cafes and great views. National Trust. Tewkesbury Abbey (28 min)
Norman edifice with a Romanesque tower and ornate roof bosses, plus regular Christian services. Croome Court (19 min)
This 18th-century neo-Palladian mansion features restored rooms, walled gardens, a park & more. National Trust Snowshill Manor and Garden (24 min)
Large, diverse collection of objects displayed in a 16th-century manor house with a lush garden. Worcester Cathedral (22 min)
Norman-era, Gothic place of CofE worship containing the tomb of King John and a 235-step tower. Broadway Tower (22 min)
Historic folly, by Capability Brown, with exhibitions and links to the Arts and Craft Movement. Sudeley Castle (32 min)
15th-century stately home with formal gardens, flamboyant peacocks and art by Turner and Rubens. All Things Wild (19 min)
Scenic retreat with farm animals, lemurs, camels & more, plus a train ride past dinosaur statues. National Trust - Coughton Court (20 min)
Half-timbered, 15th-century house with a gate tower, period artefacts and lavishly-designed gardens. Spetchley Park Gardens (14 min)
Sprawling grounds of a country mansion with bloom- & herb-filled borders, ornate statues & a cafe. | 
