WORCESTERSHIRE HERITAGE SITES - Cathedrals, Castles, Ancient Monuments, Hill Forts, Historic Monuments, Stately Homes, Country Houses - Tourist Net UK Guide

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Heritage Castles, Historic Monuments, etc Bredon Barn Bredon, nr Tewkesbury, Worcestershire Tel: 01451 844257 (Warden)     E-mail: bredonbarn@nationaltrust.org.uk Large medieval threshing barn. The 14th-century barn is beautifully constructed of local Cotswold stone and noted for its dramatic aisled interior and unusual stone chimney cowling.     Bredon Tithe Barn - Photo: Philip Halling CCL Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Redditch Road, Bromsgrove By-Pass, Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B60 4JR Tel: 01527 831363    Fax: 01527 876934 E-mail: avoncroft1@compuserve.com Avoncroft is a fascinating world of historic buildings covering seven centuries, rescued and rebuilt on a beautiful open-air site in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside. You can see craftsmen working in a 19th century workshop, admire the splendour of our furnished historic houses or be transported to heart of historic social and working life at one of our Special Events and Demonstrations. Brockhampton Estate Greenfields, Bringsty, WR6 5TB Tel: 01885 482077 (Estate office)   01885 488099 (Lower Brockhampton). This 688ha (1,700-acre) estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1946 and still maintains traditional farms and extensive areas of woodland, including ancient oak and beech. Visitors can enjoy a variety of walks through both park and woodland, which combine to form a rich habitat for wildlife such as the dormouse, buzzard and raven. A stone-flagged trail leads to the Lawn Pool and provides some access for those with disabilities. At the heart of the estate lies Lower Brockhampton House, a late 14th-century moated manor house with a beautiful timber-framed gatehouse and interesting ruined chapel. [back to top]   Cathedrals, Churches, etc All Saints Deansway, Worcester, WR1 2JF Tel: 01905 25952 Rebuilt in 1715, the church suffered badly during the Civil War however the lower tower dates back to medieval times. Interesting features include a civic sword rest and chained bible which still remain. There is also a monument to the City’s first Mayor, Richard Hurdman. Old St. Martins The Cornmarket, Worcester, WR1 2DF Tel: 01905 25952 The Church dates back to 1768 and is constructed with bricks made from clay brought down by river from the coal mines in the North of the County. The church contains the earliest records of Freemasonry in the City in a memorial to Samuel Swan; The Lodge was founded at the Reindeer Inn in 1791. It is also famously reputed to be the intended marriage place of William Shakespeare & Ann Whately in November 1582. However the following day a bond was issued for him to marry Ann Hathaway of Stratford upon Avon, who was with child. It is generally believed that Shakespeare married Ann Hathaway in preference and the records of this are held at the County Records Office in Worcester, due to the fact that at the time, Stratford upon Avon was part of the Worcester Diocese. Worcester Cathedral 8 College Yard, Worcester, WR1 2LA Tel: 01905 732900     Web: www.worcestercathedral.co.uk England's loveliest Cathedral, open every day. Royal tombs, an ancient crypt and chapter house, medieval cloisters. Victorian stained glass. Service three times daily. [back to top]   Stately Homes & Gardens, Country Houses, etc BODENHAM ARBORETUM Bodenham Lane, Wolvery, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5SY Tel: 01562 852444     Web: www.bodenham-arboretum.co.uk Meander through the beauty, peace and tranquillity of Bodenham, Worcestershire's 'Hidden Garden'. An oasis of plantations, pools and avenues, beautifully landscaped including over 3000 species of trees and shrubs from all over the world. Walks will take you through a patchwork quilt of pools, dells and glades, which provide habitats for flora, fauna, insect and bird life. The working farm includes sheep, Herefordshire cattle, pigs and rare breeds of poultry. Everyone enjoys Bodenham's donkeys, who play a very important part in the 'Follow the Star' Christmas Nativity Trail. The award winning Visitors Centre provides home-cooked food & cakes including or own farm reared pork, beef and lamb. Snowshill Manor Snowshill, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7JU Tel: 01386 852410    Fax: 01386 842822    E-mail: snowshillmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk Arts & Crafts-style garden designed to complement a handsome Cotswold manor house. The garden with its terraces and ponds was laid out in the early 20th century by Charles Paget Wade as a series of outdoor rooms. Now run on organic principles, it has a lively mix of ornaments and architectural features, bright colours and delightful scents, with wonderful views across the Cotswold countryside.   Snowshill Manor Gardens - Photo: David Stowell CCL The Guildhall High Street, Guildhall, Worcester, WR1 2EY Tel: 01905 723471 A notable restored 18th century building built by Thomas White, a local architect. Exhibits include a cannon, scold's bridle, leather fire buckets and oil paintings. Harvington Hall Harvington Hall Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4LR Tel: 01562 777846    Fax: 01562 777190     E-mail: info@harvingtonhall.org.uk Harvington Hall is an Elizabethan moated Manor House with the country's finest series of priests hiding places and original Elizabethan wall paintings. There are charming gardens running down to the moat and a tiny herb garden based on an original design. Guided tours are available during opening times and groups and schools are welcome at all times of the year. Tea room and gift shop available. Ground floor, garden, shop and tea room accessible for disabled visitors. Little Malvern Court Little Malvern, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JN Tel: 01684 892988    Fax: 01684 893057 14th Century Prior's Hall once attached to 12th Century Benedictine Priory, with Victorian addition by Hansom. Family and European paintings and furniture. Collections of 18th and 19th Century needlework. Home of the Berington family by descent since the Dissolution. 10 acres of former monastic grounds. Magnificent views, lake, garden rooms, terrace. Wide variety of spring bulbs, old fashioned roses, shrubs and trees. Location: 3 miles south of Great Malvern on Upton-on-Severn Road (A4104). Hanbury Hall School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich, Worcestershire, WR9 7EA Tel: 01527 821214    Fax: 01527 821251 Now open most Saturdays, Hanbury Hall is a stunning William and Mary style house completed in 1701. Interior includes outstanding wall and ceiling murals by Sir James Thornhill and the fascinating Watney collection of fine porcelain and flower paintings. Beautiful tranquil gardens including the unusual Ice House and working Mushroom House, and colourful eighteenth century formal gardens with newly reconstructed Bowling Green, available for play by visitors. Witley Court & The Jerwood Foundation Worcester Road, Great Witley, Worcester, WR6 6JT Tel: 01299 896636 Spectacular ruins of a once great country house. This vast Italianate mansion incorporates porticoes by John Nash and is surrounded by magnificent landscaped gardens, the 'monster work' of William Nesfield, which contains the Perseus & Andromeda Fountain and the Jerwood Sculpture Park. The Greyfriars Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2LZ Tel: 01905 23571 A fine timber-framed merchant’s house, built in 1480 next to the Franciscan friary. Rescued from demolition and carefully restored, the panelled interior contains interesting textiles and furnishings. An archway leads through to the delightful walled garden. Spetchley Park Gardens Spetchley Park, Worcester, WR5 1RS Tel: 01905 345224     E-mail: hb@spetchleygardens.co.uk Garden covering 30 acres. Large collection of trees, shrubs and plants, many rare or unusual. Deer park with red & fallow deer. Croome Park NT Estate Office, The Builders’ Yard, High Green, Severn Stoke, WR8 9JS Tel: 01905 371006    Fax: 01905 371090 E-mail: croomepark@nationaltrust.org.uk     See our website Magnificent landscape park being restored to its former glory. Croome was ‘Capability’ Brown’s first complete landscape, making his reputation and establishing a new style of garden design which became universally adopted over the next fifty years. The elegant park buildings and other structures are mostly by Robert Adam and James Wyatt. There are miles of walks through lakeside gardens, shrubberies and open parkland.

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