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• Croome Park

Croome was ‘Capability’ Brown’s first complete landscape, making his reputation and establishing a new style of garden design which became universally adopted over the next 50 years. The outer eye-catchers, acquired in 2009, and the elegant park buildings were designed by Brown, Robert Adam and James Wyatt. Croome Court, sold by the Coventry family in 1948, is at last reunited with the parkland, allowing visitors to appreciate the 6th Earl’s vision for the estate as a whole. The house is presented empty of contents, giving visitors an opportunity to follow the restoration progress over the coming years.

 

Location: near High Green, Worcester, Worcestershire WR8 9DW

Telephone: 01905 371006

National Trust website: Croome Park

Email: croomepark@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• The Fleece Inn

The Fleece Inn is a half-timbered medieval farmhouse which originally sheltered a farmer and his stock. The Inn was first licensed in 1848. Fully restored to its former glory, with witches circles and precious pewter collection, it has developed a reputation for traditional folk music, morris dancing and asparagus.

 

Location: Bretforton, near Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 7JE

Telephone: 01386 831173

National Trust website: The Fleece Inn

Email: fleeceinn@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• The Greyfriars

Built in 1480, with early 17th- and 18th-century additions, this fine timber-framed house was rescued from demolition after the Second World War and has been carefully restored and refurbished. An archway leads through to a delightful walled garden.

 

Location: Friar Street, Worcester, Worcestershire WR1 2LZ

Telephone: 01905 23571

National Trust website: The Greyfriars

Email: greyfriars@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Hanbury Hall

Hanbury Hall is a beautiful William and Mary-style house built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester. Inside a mix of interiors wait to be discovered, from the restored Hercules rooms and recreated Gothic corridor, to the recently decorated parlour and stunning staircase wall-paintings by Sir James Thornhill. Surrounding the house are eight hectares (twenty acres) of recreated early 18th-century gardens and 162 hectares (400 acres) of park. Features include the intricately laid out parterre, fruit garden, grove, orangery, orchard and bowling green. Park walks enable you to explore the surrounding countryside.

 

Location: School Road, Hanbury, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire WR9 7EA

Telephone: 01527 821214

National Trust website: Hanbury Hall

Email: hanburyhall@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Hawford Dovecote

The picturesque Hawford Dovecote survives virtually unaltered since the late 16th century and retains many of its nesting boxes.

 

Location: Hawford, Worcestershire WR3 7SG

Telephone: 01527 821214

National Trust website: Hawford Dovecote

Email: hawforddovecote@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Middle Littleton Tithe Barn

One of the largest and finest 13th-century tithe barns in the country.

 

Location: Middle Littleton, Evesham, Worcestershire WR11 5LN

Telephone: 01905 371006

National Trust website: Middle Littleton Tithe Barn

Email: middlelittleton@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Wichenford Dovecote

A charming 17th-century half-timbered dovecote at Wichenford Court. The building, although small, is very striking.

 

Location: Wichenford, Worcestershire WR6 6XY

Telephone: 01527 821214

National Trust website: Wichenford Dovecote

Email: wichenforddovecote@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Rosedene

Cottage, organic garden and orchard illustrating the mid 19th-century Chartist movement; a time of remarkable British political change.

 

Location: Victoria Road, Dodford, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire B61 9BU

Telephone: 01527 821214

National Trust website: Rosedene

Email: rosedene@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

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• Clent Hills

A stunning countryside haven in the heart of the busy Midlands.

 

Location: North Worcestershire, between Hagley and Bromsgrove

(Contact Waseley Hills Office, Rubery, B45 9AT)

Telephone: 01562 712822

National Trust website: Clent Hills

Email: clenthills@nationaltrust.org.uk

 

(All descriptions reproduced with kind permission from the National Trust.)