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Sunday 6th July 2008

Places to go in Worcestershire

All aboard a steam-hauled train for a picturesque journey on the Severn Valley Railway. Take a trip back in time visiting picturesque National Trust properties and then admire the canal architecture and pretty scenery at Stourport and Tardebigge.

Local attractions

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This astonishing and very narrow tunnel - over 3,000 yards in length - was completed in 1792. As well as linking the …

  • Historic structure

Stourport grew up around the vital transhipment port where goods en-route to the industrial cities in the midlands …

  • Leisure attraction

People have worshiped in Worcester Cathedral since the far off days of 680 AD, but the impressive building that …

  • Historic building

The timber-framed Commandery boasts nearly a thousand years of history. Originally built as a monastic hospital by …

  • Historic building

Elegant park in which the English Landscape movement was born. Croome Park was home to the Earls of Coventry. In …

  • Garden
  • Country park

Popular village inn which retains the atmosphere of centuries past. The black and white half-timbered building …

  • Historic building
  • Pubs + bars

All aboard a traditional steam-hauled train for a picturesque journey on the Severn Valley Railway. The 16-mile …

  • Leisure attraction

Fine example of medieval timber-framed architecture. In 1480 a prosperous Worcester brewer by the name of Thomas …

  • Historic building

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