# Worcester City Guide - Cathedral and Places of Interest

> Visit Worcester, cathedral city and home of Royal Worcester Porcelain, with the Guild Hall, the Greyfriars and Spetchley Park Gardens on the River Severn.

URL: https://cotswolds.info/places/worcester.htm  
Section: Villages & Towns  
Location: Worcester, Worcestershire (52.192, -2.22)

![Scenes of Worcester City](https://cotswolds.info/images/worcester/mainpic.jpg)

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.

For Places to Stay accommodation in and around
Worcester - See Worcestershire B&B.

![Windrush Guest House in Broadway](https://cotswolds.info/images/broadway/windrush2.jpg)

![Claremont Cars](https://cotswolds.info/images/generic/claremontcars.gif)

![Worcester Cathedral](https://cotswolds.info/images/worcester/cathedral.jpg)

## 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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## Cotswold Towns Villages and Places