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Worcester Historic Attractions | |
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| The Commandery is an historic building dating mainly from the medieval period. Used as Royalist Headquarters by Charles II at the Battle of Worcester in 1651 it today houses a museum dedicated to the ... |
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Witley Court was once a great house but is now just a spectacular, but rather sad, ruin. It's sad because the building has been reduced to this condition through years of neglect, initiated by the then ... |
| Hanbury Hall is a very attractive building in the Willaim and Mary style, approached across a forecourt that is punctuated at the corners by two Moorish gazebos. Whilst the interior has some beautiful ... |
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Lower Brockhampton is an attractive 14th century moated manorhouse that just ouses character. You cross the moat through a half timbered gatehouse. A steep staircase gives you access to the room over ... |
| Eastnor Castle is a wonderful Victorian creation in the Gothic style by Sir Robert Smirke built betwen 1810 - 1816, for the 1st Earl of Somers. The Castle is in a delightful location overlooking a ... |
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Great Witley Parish Church is right next door to Witley Court (EH). The interior decoration is quite stunning, with painted plaster details, stained glass windows, baroque architecture, and a huge painting ... |
| Forge Mill Needle Museum is situated in the beautiful Arrow Valley, housed in an 18th century mill. Next to the museum is a modern building incorporating an historic barn which displays some of the items ... |
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Halesowen Abbey was founded by King John in the 13th Century. Very little of the Abbey remains, and most of what does remain has been incorporated into the buildings of a farm which now surround it! |