Birmingham Airport 40 min
Hartlebury Castle (23 min) Castle and history Harvington Hall (21 min) Elizabethan and Georgian mansion with surviving priest holes and wall paintings, plus a malt house. Museum of Royal Worcester (24 min) Museum telling the story of Worcester porcelain, plus galleries of Georgian and Victorian ceramics. Witley Court and Gardens (23 min) Lavish ruined mansion with stone fountains and formal gardens, a children's play area and shop. National Trust - Coughton Court (15 min) Half-timbered, 15th-century house with a gate tower, period artefacts and lavishly-designed gardens. Clent Hills (26 min) Scenic set of hills featuring historic structures & seasonal nature walks to view bluebells. Lickey Hills Country Park (20 min) Sprawling woodland with walking trails, a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. Ragley Hall, Park & Gardens (18 min) Country estate with a Palladian mansion, designed by Robert Hooke and open in summer, plus gardens. Arrow Valley Country Park (17 min) 900-acre country park featuring a river & a lake, plus a visitor centre with a coffee shop. Worcester Cathedral (24 min) Norman-era, Gothic place of CofE worship containing the tomb of King John and a 235-step tower. South Wing (5 min) Severn Valley Railway - Kidderminster (26 min) Spetchley Park Gardens (18 min) Sprawling grounds of a country mansion with bloom- & herb-filled borders, ornate statues & a cafe. Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (9 min) A collection of 25 historic buildings rebuilt in a spacious area with gardens and a cider orchard. Forge Mill Needle Museum (18 min) Dioramas illustrating the town's historic role in needle production for sewing & fishing equipment. |