Historic BuildingsWorcestershire

This 688ha 1700‐acre estate was bequeathed to the National Trust in 1946 and still maintains traditional farms and extensive areas of woodland, including ancient oak and beech. Visitors can enjoy a variety of walks through park and woodland, which combine to form a rich habitat for wildlife such…

Burford House Gardens contains the national Clematis collection in 7 acres of glorious riverside gardens. It has a large garden centre and shop containing a glorious assembly of gardening ideas, an Art Gallery,located in the Georgian House, April ‐ September and a Meadow Gallery with outdoor sculptures.…

Burford House Gardens is one of the regions most popular garden venues. The site incorporates a shop in the Georgian Mansion selling country house furnishings, surrounded by 7 acres of beautiful riverside gardens containing the National Clematis collection. Our excellent garden centre and cafe are open…

Himley Hall was a moated manor house, which stood next to the medieval church and village. Himley Hall, situated between Kingswinford and Wombourne, started life in the 18th century when a medieval manor house on the site belonging to the Earl of Dudley was demolished to make…

Snowshill is a Cotswold manor house with eclectic collection and Arts & Crafts‐style garden.Snowshill Manor contains Charles Paget Wade's extraordinary collection of craftmanship and design, including musical instruments, clocks, toys, bicycles, weavers' and spinners' tools and Japanese armour. Run on organic principles, the intimate garden is laid out…

A romantic garden set in an old walled kitchen garden. The area is only 1 acre but seems much larger‐ hedges divide it into different compartments and create diverse habitats in which to grow the vast selection of rare and unusual plants that thrive here. Unusual…

Now a spectacular ruin, 100 years ago Witley Court was one of the great Victorian country houses of England. Witley Court is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building with work by John Nash and Samuel Dukes. The site includes 16 other connected Grade…

Voted the best attraction in the Midlands by both children and parents, come to West Midlands Safari Park to drive through safari, experience white-knuckle rides, walk through lemurs, meerkats and the discovery trail./ppWest Midlands Safari Park is home to over 165 species of exotic animals, many of which…

The best way to see the beauty of the River Severn is from a steam hailed train on the Severn valley Railway between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster. Resfreshments are available at stations and on most tyrains. Luncheon trains run every Sunday. Special events include visits by…

Dudley Zoological Gardens has long been home to some of the world's biggest, rarest and most exotic animals. Among the many endangered species Dudley Zoological Gardens is helping to salve are Asiatic Lions, Sumatran tigers, lemurs, penguins, chimps and orangutans. From lions and tigers to snakes…