Visit the Cathedral City of Worcester in Worcestershire

In the County of
Worcestershire

Bordering the
Cotswolds area

20 miles West
of Evesham on A44

3 Miles West of the M5
at junction 7

Worcester is the capital city of the County of Worcestershire and lies beside the River Seven some 25 miles from the Cotswolds village of Broadway. The city's fortunes were based on glove making, pottery manufacture (Royal Worcester Porcelain), salmon fisheries (long gone), and the famous Worcestershire sauce. The city is particularly famous for its magnificent medieval cathedral where King John is entombed. The civil war inflicted terrible damage on the city which was first in declaring support for King Charles I and the last to surrender to Cromwell in 1646. In the second civil war it was the final battle in 1651 at Worcester that finally defeated Charles II.

Places of Interest

GUILD HALL

Worcester retains a number of interesting old houses. The Guild Hall is one of the most gracious Queen Anne buildings in the County and designed by Thomas White (a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren). The visitor to the city can obtain refreshments in the Guild Hall Assembly Rooms.

THE GREYFRIARS

The Greyfriars on Friar Street is one of the most beautiful timber-framed and tiled houses in Worcestershire. The building dates fro c1480 and is now owned by the National Trust.

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL

Work started on the present cathedral in 1084 and continued unabated for 100 years. The visitor today sees a forrest of slender pillars supporting a high vaultd roof. In the centre of the exquisite chancel, in front of the high alter, is the tomb of King John between the shrines of St Wulfstan and St Oswald. On the south side of the chancel is the tomb of Henry VII's eldest son, Prince Arthur.

ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN WORKS AND MUSEUM

The porcelain products rank with some of the worlds greatest. The museum houses a magnificent collection of porcelain and well worth visiting.

SPETCHLEY PARK GARDENS

Covers 30 acres of landscaping and walled gardens loved by professional and lay gardeners alike.

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Towns and Villages to Visit in the Cotswolds

Cotswolds Tourist Information - Towns and Villages in the English Counties of Oxfordshire Gloucestershire Warwickshire Wiltshire Worcestershire and Somerset making up the Cotswolds region:- Places to Visit Home

Ablington, Amberley, Armscote, Banbury, Bath, Batsford, Bladon, Bibury, Bisley, Blockley, Bledington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Broadwell, Broad Campden, Buckland, Burford, Castle Combe, Charlbury, Cheltenham, Chipping Campden, Chipping Sodbury, Cirencester, Duntisbourne Leer, Eastleach Martin, Evesham, Fairford, Gloucester, Great Tew, Greenfield Village, Guiting Power, Hidcote Bartrim, Laverton, Lechlade, Little Barrington, Little Faringdon, Longborough, Long Compton, Lower Slaughter, Mickleton, Minster Lovell, Moreton in Marsh, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Naunton, North Cerney, Northleach, Oxford, Painswick, Shipston on Stour, Snowshill, Shipton under Wychwood, Stanton, Stow on the Wold, Stratford upon Avon, Stroud, Tetbury, Tewkesbury, Upper Quinton, Upper Slaughter, Upper Swell, Willersey,Winchcombe, Windrush, Woodstock, Worcester, Wotton under Edge, Wyck Rissington

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