Worcester, England Attractions

The town of Worcester lies mainly on the east bank of the River Severn. It is famed both for its piquant Worcester Sauce and for its porcelain, which has been manufactured here since 1750. In addition, this county town also possesses a beautiful cathedral and was the site of the last battle between the supporters of the future Charles II and Oliver Cromwell's troops.

Read More Commandery

A splendid Tudor house, the historical Commandery dates back to 1085. Visitors can take audio guides through the house to learn more of its history.

Royal Worcester Porcelain

Not far south of the cathedral can be found the production site of the royal porcelain manufacturers, founded in 1750, which can be visited. The affiliated Dyson Perrins Museum displays many of the factory's most beautiful pieces.

Address

Royal Worcester Porcelain
Severn Street
Worcester WR1 2NE
England

http://www.worcesterporcelainmuseum.org.uk

Hours

January 1 to December 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	11:00
Close	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:00

Cost

Family	10.00
Adult	5.00
Concession or reduced rate	4.25

All values are in local currency

Tips

Factory tours Monday to Friday.

Parking

Pay

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Guides

Guided tour included with admission.

Facilities

Gift shop
Restaurant or food service

Birtsmoreton Court

Birtsmoreton Court, 7mi/11km east of Worcester, is a moated manor house.

Birtsmorton Waterfowl Sanctuary

This seven-acre bird sanctuary has over 80 species of waterfowl as well as eagles, owls and bustards.

City Museum & Art Gallery

This house in Foregate Street displays art exhibitions and also has departments devoted to natural history, to daily life and to two old Worcestershire regiments.

Address

City Museum and Art Gallery
Foregate Street
Worcester WR1 1DT
England

http://www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk/mag/magind.htm

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	9:30	Closed
Close	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Always closed on:

Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop
Restaurant or food service

Croome Landscape Park

Croome Landscape Park was recently restored by the National Trust. It features elegant park buildings designed by Robert Adam and James Wyatt, but is most famous for its landscaping.

Croome established a new parkland aesthetic that became universally adapted over the next 50 years. It was 'Capability' Brown's first complete landscape, which firmly established him among the landscaping elite.

Address

National Trust Estate Office
Builder's Yard
High Green
Severn Stoke WR8 9JS
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-croomepark.htm

Hours

January 3 to January 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00
Close						16:00	16:00

March 1 to March 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close			17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

March 31 to August 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

September 3 to October 26

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close			17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

November 1 to December 21

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00
Close						16:00	16:00

December 26 to January 1

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Cost

Family	10.85
Adult	4.35
Group discounts	4.00
Child	2.15

All values are in local currency

Tips

Dogs welcome on leads.

Parking

Pay

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Guides

Guided tour available as optional extra.

Transit

BritRail: Pershore

Read More Evesham, England

(Near Worcester)

Greyfriars

The Greyfriars is a National Trust property located in Worcester. The timber-framed house was built in 1480 and has since been carefully restored and refurbished with an extensive garden.

Address

Greyfriars
Friar Street
Worcester WR1 2LZ
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-thegreyfriars

Hours

March 5 to June 28

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	Closed
Close			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

July 2 to August 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00
Close			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

September 3 to December 13

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	13:00	13:00	13:00	13:00	Closed
Close			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Cost

Family	9.50
Adult	3.80
Group discounts	3.10
Child	1.90

All values are in local currency

Transit

BritRail: Worcester Foregate Street

Guildhall

The imposing Guildhall stands in the High Street. It was built between 1721 and 1723 by Thomas White, a pupil of Wren. Statues of Charles I and Charles II flank the entrance, with their enemy Cromwell hanging by his ears above the door.

Hawford Dovecote

Hawford Dovecote is a square 16th century timber framed National Trust property located near Worcester.

Address

Middle Littleton Tithe Barn / The Weir/ Dovecoat - Kinwarton / Hawford /Wichenford
c/o Regional Office
Hereford HR4 8BS
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-middlelittletontithebarn

Hours

March 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Close	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

Always closed on:

Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Cost

Adult	1.00

All values are in local currency

Tips

Phone for entry outside regular hours.

Transit

BritRail: Worcester Foregate Street or Worcester Shrub Hill and a bus to the property.

King Charles House

Charles II spent the night before the battle in house no. 29, New Street, at the corner of Cornmarket, Worcester. After the battle had been lost he fled via the back door.

Leigh Court Barn

The Leigh Court Barn is the largest timber-framed barn in Britain, built in the 14th C for the monks of Pershore Abbey.

Hours

April 1 to September 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close				18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

Lower Broadheath, England

(Near Worcester)

The famous composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934), who died in Worcester, was born in Lower Broadheath (3mi/5km west), near the Terne Valley. The house in which he was born is now open to the public as a museum.
Lower Broadheath has a village green and a large common area as well as a village hall and church.

Lower Brockhampton Hall

Lower Brockhampton Hall, a moated manor house, lies 8mi/12.8km west of Worcester. A very attractive 14th C half-timbered building, it has a separate gatehouse.

Address

Lower Brockhampton Hall
Greenfields
Bringsty WR6 5TB
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-brockhamptonestate

Hours

March 1 to March 16

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00
Close						16:00	16:00

March 19 to March 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Close			16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

April 2 to September 28

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Close			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

October 1 to November 2

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00	12:00
Close			16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Always closed on:

Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Cost

Family	11.80
Adult	4.75
Child	2.35
Grounds / gardens only around attraction	2.25

All values are in local currency

Tips

Last admission 30mins before closing.

Parking

Pay

Disabled

Partial facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Gift shop

Transit

Bus: First Midland Red 419/20 Worcester-hereford

Read More Malvern, England

(Near Worcester)

Pershore, England

(Near Worcester)

Pershore, on the north bank of the Avon, is passed on the way to Evesham. The river is spanned here by a six-arched medieval bridge. The town of Pershore is noted for its Georgian architecture and the beautiful countryside.

Address

Pershore Tourist Office
19 High Street
Pershore WR10 1AA
England

http://www.visitpershore.co.uk

Pershore - Abbey Church

The abbey church, originally a Benedictine monastery, has a fine lantern-tower (about 1320), a Norman south transept and a Norman crossing. The choir is Early English, with beautiful vaulting.

Address

Pershore Abbey Church
Pershore
England

http://www.pershoreabbey.org.uk

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Close	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30	17:30

Tips

Pre-booked to climb tower.

Facilities

Restaurant or food service

Spetchley Park

Spetchley Park (3mi/5km east of Worcester) offers pleasantly relaxing walks. It is home to both red deer and fallow deer.

Address

Spetchley Park
Worcester WR5 1RS
England

http://www.spetchleygardens.co.uk

Hours

March 21 to September 30

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00	11:00
Close			18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

October 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	Closed	11:00	11:00
Close						16:00	16:00

Always opened on:

Spring Bank Holiday - Britain (last Monday, May )
Summer Bank Holiday - Britain outside Scotland (last Monday, August )

Cost

Adult	6.00
Students	5.50
Senior over 60	5.50
Child 16 & under	FREE

All values are in local currency

Parking

Free

Disabled

Full facilities for persons with disabilities.

Facilities

Restaurant or food service

Tudor House Museum

A 16th century half-timbered house in Friar Street contains a museum, which, in contrast to its name, documents family life in Victorian Worcester. Nearby stands the very beautifully restored, medieval Grayfriars House.
Tudor House is a wonderful building of timber beams, leaded windows, decorated plaster ceilings and walls made of horsehair and mud. Inside are rooms that are 500 years old with a few exhibits.

Address

Tudor House
Friar Street
Worcester WR12NA
England

http://www.tudorhouse.org.uk

Hours

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	Closed	Closed	10:00	Closed
Close			16:00			16:00

Upton-upon-Severn, England

(Near Worcester)

Upton-upon-Severn has numerous inns and 18th century houses as well as a notable tower called the Pepperpot and a large marina. The tower is the remnant of a former church. There is also a craft weaving workshop with a wide variety of local products for sale and several annual music festivals in Upton-upon-Severn.

Address

Upton Upon Severn Tourist Office
4 High Street
Upton Upon Severn WR8 0HT
England

http://www.upton.uk.net

Wichenford Dovecote

Wichenford Dovecote is a half-timbered 17th century National Trust property located near Worcester.

Address

Middle Littleton Tithe Barn / The Weir/ Dovecoat - Kinwarton / Hawford /Wichenford
c/o Regional Office
Hereford HR4 8BS
England

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-middlelittletontithebarn

Hours

March 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00	9:00
Close	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

Always closed on:

Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)

Cost

Adult	1.00

All values are in local currency

Tips

Last admission 30mins before closing.

Transit

Bus: First midland Red 310/2/3 from Worcester

Witley Court

Witley Court is an English Heritage property near Worcester. It includes the ruins of a Jacobean manor house converted in the 19th C into an Italianate mansion.

Address

Witley Court
Worcester Road
Worcester WR6 6JT
England

http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/filestore/visitsevents/asp/Visits/Details.asp?Property_Id=360

Hours

March 1 to March 20

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close			17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

March 21 to May 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

June 1 to August 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	18:00

September 1 to October 31

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00	17:00

November 1 to February 28

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	Closed	Closed	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00	10:00
Close			16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00	16:00

Always closed on:

New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)

Cost

Family	13.80
Adult	5.50
Concession or reduced rate	4.40
Child	2.80
Child 5 & under	FREE

All values are in local currency

Tips

Special evening guided tours available. Last admission 1 hour before closing.

Facilities

Gift shop
Restaurant or food service

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