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Of particular interest to tourists, at about 20 miles or more, the VT pages on Stourport-on-Severn (my home town), Bewdley, Malvern, Worcester, and Upton-on-Severn, all to the west and south-west of Birmingham city. No doubt I will be adding more !!!
August 2003 I have indeed added a lot of small village sites, particularly in my part of north Worcestershire. Leave a Comment
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Church Lane, Witney
In the heart of the Cotswolds, within easy reach of Birmingham, Cogges Manor Farm Museum offers the visitor a slice of life on a Victorian farm. Parts of the farm date back 700 years, but the clock has been stopped at a point about 100 years ago. Demonstrators in period costume show off some of the rural skills and country crafts of our Victorian forebears - and of course, there are the animals. Open from March to October. Leave a Comment
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Visit The Ironbridge Gorge Museum at Ironbridge.
The Tollhouse is the point of entry to the bridge and the start of the trail round the nine museums in the Ironbridge Gorge. Leave a Comment
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While on Kidderminster Station visit the museum on the station. This shows you about the preserved railway. Leave a Comment
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I am putting this on this page as an 'off the beaten path' because there is no Worcester page.
Visit the house where the English composer Sir Edward Elgar was born. He is perhaps best known for his 'Land of Hope and Glory'.
He was born on the 2nd of June 1857 near the Teme Valley. The cottage houses a unique collection of manuscripts, scores and press cuttings plus photos. The composer's desk is also there laid out as his wife did it when her husband was working. There are also lots of personal memorabilia such as lettersand photos.
The composer died in Worcester on the 23rd of Fberuary 1934
the house is at Lower Broadheath, Worcester.
From Worcester take the A44 towards Leominster and then it is signposted 'Broadheath - Elgar's Birthplace' Leave a Comment
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Visit the Black Country Museum at Dudley. For more information see my travelogue. Leave a Comment
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Visit the Severn Valley Preserved Steam Railway which travels from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster. Leave a Comment
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 by leffe3
The immediate vicinity is rich in English history - Shakespeare's Stratford is an hour away, with the historic castle town of Warwick on the same train line, even closer to Birmingham. If castles are your schtick, then a few miles from Warwick is Kenilworth, another stately pile. And in the other direction to the north and west are Dudley and Tamworth castles. The cathedral city of Lichfield is 40 minutes by train to the north and the historic and picturesque city of Worcester (along with Great Malvern and Evesham) is 70 minutes south west. Industrial history is well represented with the Black Country (named after the coal and heavy industries of the Victorian period) - the corridor between Birmingham and Wolverhampton.
And then there's the beautiful, if unspectacular, countryside and the small historic villages and a plethora of National Trust and English Heritage properties. Country pubs, gastronomic restaurants, village greens etc...
I'll add places as I go along with seperate tips as well as create thier own pages. Leave a Comment
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