Tourism Business Listings Clent Hills Camping & Caravanning Club Site Clent, Nr. Bromsgrove 01562 710015 www.campingandcaravaningclub.co.uk/ clenthills Set in 7.5 acres in heart of countryside. Also convenient for Birmingham offering restaurants, shopping, theatres & attractions, (Cadbury World or National Sealife Centre). Non-members welcome. Special deals for families & backpackers.
Hopleys Family Camping /Wyre Forest Tipi’s Bewdley, DY12 2QL 01299 402173 info@hopleyscamping.co.uk www.hopleyscamping.co.uk Family campsite and four furnished tipis situated on outskirts of historic Georgian town of Bewdley nestled in heart of Severn Valley.
St. Michaels Caravan Park Stoke Bliss, Tenbury Wells, WR15 8QH 01885 410331 enquiries@wigleyorchard.co.uk www.stmichaelscaravans.co.uk St Michaels is set in a small apple orchard, in the village of St Michaels just three miles south of Tenbury Wells.
Wolverley Camping & Caravanning Club Site Nr. Kidderminster 01562 850909 www.campingandcaravanningclub.co.uk/ wolverley From Kidderminster & the Severn Valley railway, in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside. Non-members welcome. Special deals for families & backpackers.
Bronte Porcelain Company Ltd
Great Escape - Classic Car Hire
Severn Valley Railway
Nr. Malvern, WR13 6NP 01684 310888 enquiries@bronte-porcelain.com www.bronte-porcelain.com
Feckenham, Nr. Redditch, B96 6JH 01527 893733 info@greatescapecars.co.uk www.greatescapecars.co.uk
Bewdley, DY12 1BG 01299 403816 www.svr.co.uk
Bronte Porcelain was founded in 1996 and over the last twelve years they have gained recognition as a major manufacturer of fine bone china and are particularly well known for exceptional quality and detail.
Get the best views in the Cotswolds and Worcestershire from the seat of a classic sports car. Daily and weekend classic car hire. Choice of convertibles and coupes. Check availability, reserve cars or book and pay online.
The Churches Conservation Trust
Hagley Hall
Cob House Fishery
Hidcote Manor Garden is justly famous for its series of exquisite garden rooms, decorated with an overflowing abundance of plants.
Droitwich Spa Heritage and Information Centre
Holloways
Droitwich Spa, WR9 8DS 01905 774312 heritage@droitwichspa.gov.uk www.droitwichspa.gov.uk
Suckley, Nr. Malvern, WR6 5JX 01886 884665 sales@holloways.co.uk www.holloways.co.uk Experts in conservatory and garden living, Holloways also sell garden ornaments, pots and plants. Visit our gift shop and café
Jinney Ring Craft Centre
Ledbury, HR8 1RL 01531 633160 enquiries@eastnorcastle.com www.eastnorcastle.com
Artrix
Farncombe Estate Centre
Hanbury, Bromsgrove, B60 4BU 01527 821272 enquiries@jinneyringcraft.co.uk www.jinneyring.co.uk Beautiful 200 year old barns converted into 12 craft studio workshops, falconry, daytime farmhouse restaurant, craft gallery and gift shop. Evening restaurant, a la carte. Superb landscape gardens with stunning views of the Malverns.
Broadway, WR12 7LJ 033 3456 8580 enquiries@farncombeestate.co.uk www.farncombeestate.co.uk
Artrix provides a year round programme of music, theatre, cinema, drama and comedy in its 300 seat auditorium.
Weekend leisure breaks, short courses and events in the Cotswolds. 89 ensuite bedrooms in 300 acres of countryside.
Avonbelle River Boat Trips
Forge Mill Needle Museum & Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre
Avoncroft Museum is a unique home for historic buildings which have been rescued from demolition and rebuilt in a beautiful corner of Worcestershire’s rural countryside.
Chipping Campden, GL55 6LR 01386 438333 hidecote@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hidcote
Crowngate is Worcester’s premier shopping centre offering unrivalled shopping and leisure choices in the very heart of the city.
Magnificent fairytale castle dramatically situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in the foothills of The Malvern’s.
Bromsgrove, B60 4JR bookings@avoncroft.org.uk www.avoncroft.org.uk
Hidcote Manor Garden (National Trust)
Worcester, WR1 3LE 01905 610065 info@crowngate-worcester.co.uk www.crowngate-worcester.co.uk
One of the oldest privately owned arboretums in the country with listed walled garden containing Italianate garden, herbaceous borders & tearoom.
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Early 18th Century house, garden & park owned by the Vernon family for nearly 300 years.
CrownGate Shopping Centre
Eastnor Castle
Enjoy a relaxing 35 minute boat trip along the besutiful River Severn from Upton on our all weather waterbus ‘Avonbelle’.
Hanbury, Droitwich Spa, WR9 7EA 01527 821214 hanburyhall@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hanburyhall
Set in 45 acres, Cob House offers something for everyone. Free entry to animals, cafe and grounds.
Arley Arboretum
Upton upon Severn, WR8 0JD 07880 811972 hlmcgeary@yahoo.co.uk www.avonbelleriverboattrips.co.uk
Hanbury Hall (National Trust)
Wichenford, Nr. Worcester, WR6 6YE 01886 888517 sales@cobhouse.org www.cobhouse.org
Discover the history of Droitwich Spa from salt town to modern day. BBC radio room, brass rubbing, souvenirs, comprehensive Tourist Information Centre.
Bromsgrove, B60 1PQ 01527 577330 artrixboxoffice@btconnect.com www.artrix.co.uk
A Grade 1 Georgian house containing a fine collection of 18th century portraits and furniture. Home of Viscount & Viscountess Cobham.
Visit various churches within the county part of The Churches Conservation Trust.
Attractions Nr. Bewdley, DY12 1XG 01299 861368 info@arley-arboretum.org.uk www.arley-arboretum.org.uk
Hagley, Nr. Stourbridge, DY9 9LG 01562 887290 info@hagleyhall.com www.hagleyhall.com
Various locations 0207 213 0660 central@tcct.org.uk www.visitchurches.org.uk
Redditch, B98 8HY 01527 62509 museum@redditchbc.gov.uk www.forgemill.org.uk
Go Ape in the Wyre Forest! Bewdley, DY14 9XQ 0845 643 9215 info@goape.co.uk www.goape.co.uk Take to the trees at Go Ape! Experience an exhilarating course of rope bridges, Tarzan swings and zip slides.
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Spetchley Park Gardens Spetchley, Nr. Worcester, WR5 1RS 01453 810303 hp@spetchleygardens.co.uk www.spetchleygardens.co.uk Enjoy this most beautiful historic garden set in 30 acres of tranquil Worcestershire countryside. This is one of the Country’s finest gardens filled with rare and beautiful plants. It is the ideal day out.
Great Witley Church Worcester, WR3 7EB info@greatwitleychurch.org.uk www.greatwitleychurch.org.uk Great Witley Parish Church has the most stunning interior of any Baroque church in England. Attached to, although not part of, English Heritage’s Witley Court, entry is free and there is a display about the history of the court and church.
The Commandery Worcester, WR1 2HU 01905 361821 thecommandery@worcester.gov.uk www.worcestercitymuseums.org.uk/ commandery A glorious Grade I listed building dating back to the 12th century. The Commandery has a long and varied history.
The Fold Bransford, Nr. Worcester, WR6 5JB 01886 833633 info@thefold.org.uk www.thefold.org.uk A slow food cafe/restaurant and shop, nine designer maker studios and a complementary therapy centre combined in one environmentally conscious community.
The Greyfriars (National Trust) WorcesterWR1 2LZ 01905 23571 greyfriars@nationaltrust.org.uk www.nationaltrust.org.uk/greyfriars The Greyfriars is a beautiful timber-framed Merchant’s house built in 1481 and saved from demolition in the 1940’s.
Little Malvern Court
The Hive
Nr. Malvern, WR14 4JN 01684 892988 littlemalverncourt@hotmail.com
Worcester, WR1 3DT www.thehiveworcester.org
Prior’s Hall, C. 1480, of former Benedictine Monastery. Library, Religious Vestments, Embroideries, Paintings. 10 acre garden - lakes, spring bulbs, blossom, old roses and shrubs.
Opening in summer 2012, The Hive is home to a rich variety of resources and facilities and is the first fully integrated public and university library in Europe. Sneak preview events will be taking place for the public running up to the official opening
Malvern Theatres
The Morgan Visitor Centre
Malvern, WR14 3HB 01684 580944 post@malvern-theatres.co.uk www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
Unique museum telling the history of needle making in listed Victorian water mill. 12th Century Cistercian Abbey ruins & Visitor Centre.
A service of steam hauled passenger trains operate along the beautiful Severn Valley between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a journey of 16 miles.
Malvern, WR14 2LL 01684 584580 angela.hymas@morgan-motor.co.uk www.morgan-motor.co.uk
Malvern Theatres is one of the country’s leading regional venues, delightfully situated in the shadow of the famous Malvern Hills.
Morgan Motor Company, over 100 years of Driving Passion! Guided Factory Tours - Be amazed at hand craftsmanship, Museum and Shop.
Severn Leisure Cruises
The Pump House Environment Centre
Upton upon Severn, WR8 0HG 01684 593112 info@severnleisurecruises.co.uk www.severnleisurecruises.co.uk
Worcester, WR1 3EZ 01905 734934 pumphouse@dwt.org.uk www.dwt.org.uk
Largest passenger vessel operating on the River Severn offering quality day & evening cruises for 20 to 200 passengers.
With free admission, activities and displays around the environment, everyone is guaranteed an informative and fun filled time.