Tourist attractions Worcester

An old church was rebuilt in the late 11C by St Wulstan, and although its superb crypt has survived, most of the cathedral, including the tower, was rebuilt in the 14C. The chancel, which houses numerous funeral monuments, is a remarkable example o..

Founded in 1751, the works owed their success to the use of Cornwall steatite to imitate China porcelain, as well as their ability to change with fashion (China, classic, romantic).

The museum has some of the finest products of local works: a vase showing Wellington and Blucher by Humphrey Chamberlain; a veiled woman and a vase from the Chicago Expo, by James Hadley; the masterpiece of a beehive by George Owen, and a series of b..

A large part of the musical work of Edward Elgar (1857-1934), the most English of English composers, evokes this landscape of wide quiet valleys and gentle hills. The walking trail dedicated to him is 65 km long and goes from the Elgar Birthplace Mus..

This redbrick town hall was completed in 1724 when statues of Charles I, Charles II and Queen Anne were placed in a series of niches and allegories of Work, Peace, Justice, Abundance and Punishment were placed on the parapet. Inside, admire the splen..

A street lined with half-timbered houses, the most impressive being Greyfriars (c.1480), which has a lovely garden and an interior hung with tapestries.

Originally St Wulstan's Hospital (11C), the Commandery dates mainly back to the early 16C and was the headquarters of Charles II during the Battle of Worcester (1651). Today, it houses a museum devoted to the king.

Buildings from all over the Midlands have been rescued and reconstructed in this 6 ha open-air museum to create a collage of everyday life spanning seven centuries. A particularly unusual display is the National Telephone Kiosk Collection with poli..