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GREYFRIARS, (THE), Friar Street, Worcester Worcestershire WR1 2LZ

A fine timber-framed town house, built in 1480 but with later additions. Rescued from demolition and now carefully restored, the panelled interior contains interesting textiles and furnishings. An archway leads through to the delightful garden

In centre of Worcester

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Worcester Tourist Information Office on Local road(s) (South)

65 yds

 

0.1

Turn RIGHT (West) onto A44

2.5 mi

Leominster

2.6

Bear RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

0.9 mi

 

3.4

At Upper Broadheath, stay on Local road(s)

3.6 mi

 

7.0

Turn LEFT (North) onto B4204

0.3 mi

Martley

7.3

Turn RIGHT (East) onto Local road(s)

1.3 mi

Wichenford

8.6

Arrive Wichenford

   

WICHENFORD DOVECOTE, Wichenford Worcestershire

A 17th-century half-timbered black and white dovecote

5˝ml NW of Worcester, N of B4204

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Wichenford on Local road(s) (North)

3.0 mi

 

3.0

Bear RIGHT (East) onto A443

0.5 mi

Holt Heath

3.6

At Holt Heath, continue (East) on A4133

0.8 mi

Holt Fleet

4.4

At Holt Fleet, turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s)

1.2 mi

 

5.6

At Uphampton, stay on Local road(s)

4.7 mi

 

10.3

Arrive Hawford

   

HAWFORD DOVECOTE, Hawford Worcestershire

A 16th-century half-timbered dovecote, the remnant of a former monastic grange

3ml N of Worcester, ˝ml E of A449

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Hawford on Local road(s) (East)

5.4 mi

Fernhill Heath

5.4

Arrive Droitwich

   

HANBURY HALL, Droitwich Worcestershire WR9 7EA

A William & Mary-style red-brick house, famed for its beautiful painted ceilings and staircase by Thornhill, but with other, more unusual, features. These include a detached long gallery and Moorish gazebos at each corner of the forecourt. There is also a formal 18th-century garden and handsome orangery

4˝ml E of Droitwich, 1ml N of B4090, 6ml S of Bromsgrove, 1˝ml W of B4091

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Droitwich on Local road(s) (South-East)

0.8 mi

 

0.8

Turn RIGHT (South) onto B4065

174 yds

 

0.9

Turn LEFT (East) onto B4090

0.1 mi

Woolmere Green

1.0

Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s)

5.0 mi

Warndon

6.1

At Earls Common, stay on Local road(s)

1.3 mi

 

7.4

At Stock Green, stay on Local road(s)

1.6 mi

 

8.9

Turn RIGHT (South) onto A422

0.2 mi

Worcester

9.1

Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

0.8 mi

Kington

10.0

At Kington, stay on Local road(s)

4.7 mi

 

14.7

Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto B4088

0.7 mi

Dunnington

15.3

At Dunnington, continue (South-East) on Local road(s)

1.6 mi

 

17.0

At Broom, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

 

18.0

Turn LEFT (East) onto B439

0.2 mi

Binton

18.2

Turn RIGHT (South) onto B4085

4.3 mi

Barton

22.5

Arrive Middle Littleton

   

MIDDLE LITTLETON TITHE BARN, Middle Littleton, Evesham Worcestershire

One of the largest and finest tithe barns in the country, dating from the 13th century and still in use as a farmbuilding

3ml NE of Evesham, E of B4085

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Middle Littleton on B4085 (South)

0.9 mi

South Littleton

0.9

Turn LEFT (East) onto Local road(s)

1.5 mi

Bretforton

2.5

Arrive Bretforton

   

FLEECE INN, (THE), Bretforton, nr Evesham Worcestershire WR11 5JE

A black and white half-timbered medieval farmhouse, largely unaltered since first becoming a licensed house in 1848

4ml E of Evesham, on B4035

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Bretforton on B4035 (South-West)

1.2 mi

Badsey

1.2

Bear LEFT (South-West) onto B4085

0.3 mi

Aldington

1.5

Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s)

0.4 mi

 

1.9

At Badsey, stay on Local road(s)

1.1 mi

 

3.0

Turn LEFT (South) onto A46

0.2 mi

 

3.2

Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

1.4 mi

Evesham

4.6

Turn LEFT (South) onto A44

0.5 mi

 

5.2

Bear LEFT (South) onto A46

1.4 mi

 

6.6

Continue (South) on B4078

0.6 mi

Greet

7.2

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

7.8

Bear LEFT (South-West) onto A46

0.7 mi

 

8.5

Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s)

0.6 mi

 

9.1

At Ashton under Hill, stay on Local road(s)

3.2 mi

 

12.4

At Conderton, stay on Local road(s)

0.4 mi

Overbury

12.8

At Overbury, stay on Local road(s)

0.9 mi

Kemerton

13.7

At Kemerton, stay on Local road(s)

1.0 mi

Bredon

14.7

Bear RIGHT (West) onto B4079

0.1 mi

 

14.9

Bear LEFT (West) onto B4080

65 yds

Bredons Hardwick

14.9

Arrive Bredon

   

BREDON BARN, Bredon, nr Tewkesbury Worcestershire

A 14th-century barn, beautifully constructed of local Cotswold stone and noted for its dramatic aisled interior and unusual stone chimney cowling

3ml NE of Tewkesbury, just N of B4080

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Bredon on B4080 (East)

4.6 mi

Bredons Norton

4.6

Turn LEFT (South-West) onto A4104

0.1 mi

Baughton

4.7

Turn RIGHT (North-West) onto Local road(s)

1.1 mi

 

5.8

At Besford Court, stay on Local road(s)

3.5 mi

Pershore

9.3

At High Green, stay on Local road(s)

1.5 mi

 

10.7

Arrive Severn Stoke

   

CROOME LANDSCAPE PARK, NT Estate Office, The Builders' Yard, High Green, Severn Stoke Worcestershire WR8 9JS

Croome was 'Capability' Brown's first complete landscape, making his reputation and establishing a new parkland aesthetic which became universally adopted over the next fifty years. The elegant park buildings and other structures are mostly by Robert Adam and James Wyatt. The Trust acquired most of the park in 1996 with substantial grant aid from the Heritage Lottery Fund

8ml S of Worcester and E of A38 and M5

Mile

Instruction

For

Towards

0.0

Depart Severn Stoke on Local road(s) (North-East)

2.5 mi

High Green

2.5

At Pirton, stay on Local road(s)

4.7 mi

Kempsey

7.2

Turn RIGHT (North) onto A38

1.4 mi

 

8.7

Turn LEFT (West) onto A44

0.2 mi

Leominster

8.9

Turn RIGHT (North) onto Local road(s)

65 yds

 

9.0

Arrive Worcester Tourist Information Office

   
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