Further afield from Malvern
Places to visit en route to or from Malvern.
- Glos/Cotswolds
- Shropshire and North Herefordshire.
- Towards Wales (Herefordshire)
- Welsh Borders, including Wye Valley and into mid-Wales
Some Ordnance Survey (Landranger) grid references are in italics after the place name.
Also See
- Symonds Yat, Black and White village trail etc on the 'Places Around' page.
- General web guides for Here and Worcs county guides.
- History groups under Outdoor and Historical Links.
Gloucestershire, Cotswolds way
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway South east of Tewkesbury.
Snowshill Manor, a National Trust property just south of Broadway, has a number of very early bicycles on display.
Discover the Countryside - county council web guide.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge (SO732044)- the original WWT reserve and still the HQ.
Glos Butterflies Plenty of info on the subject.
Gloucestershire Portal from SoftData.
Heading to Shropshire
Leominster; Leominster Canal (not very much existing, used to go to Tenbury Wells).
Wigmore Castle Pics from the Mortimer family pages. Or see CastleWales page.
Bravonium - a major Roman settlement on the site of Leintwardine.
Lingen Nursery and Garden. Hopefully tea room has reopened
The Buzzards B&B, holiday cottages, camping and organic smallholding near Mortimer's Cross.
Mortimer Country Tourism site for Leominster to Ludlow area.
Ludlow town site (with links to other local web sites), also Ludlow Castle.
Severn Valley Railway Nearest station to Malvern: Bewdley.
AE Housman's A Shropshire Lad Poetry about the area.
Virtual Shropshire Tourist and community info.
South Shropshire Covers Ludlow, Church Stretton etc, Acton Scott Working Farm museum.
Shropshire Tourism - the official site.
Shropshire Hills Shuttles - bus services.
Shropshire Geology have or are developing geological discovery trails and field guides.
Stiperstones Inn A traditional country hostelry in the Marches area of Shropshire.
Town sites for Church Stretton; Clun; Bishops Castle.
Towards Wales
Llanwarne: Art in Heaven country gallery opposite the village green and magical ruined church. Teas and coffees when open (April to Sept - check whether weekend or weekday), phone 01981 540202.
Kilpeck
Church (SO444305), left. Well worth a detour. There are quite
a few web sites with info. We suggest HerefordWebpages
as a starter, or try Archenfield
Archaeology.
Visit Herefordshire Churches web site has basic information on many of the most interesting churches in the county.
Hay-on-Wye Secondhand bookshops, mountain biking etc. on the Welsh border; Kilvert Gallery, Clyro.
Hereford Cathedral The famous Mappa Mundi, Chained Library, "wonderful carvings in stone and wood, fine tapestries, and beautiful stained glass" all worth a visit. And outside there's also the sculpture of Elgar leaning on his bicycle - there's a video 360 degree view on YouTube (better with the sound off).
Waterworks Museum, on the outskirts of Hereford.
Golden Valley and Black Mountains Experience Where to stay and other local info. Pandy Inn, Dorstone, is a favourite route stop for us. Bulls Head, Craswall, is in a great place by the Mountains with basic camping available (phone 01981 510616).
Garway Church and Dovecote are worth visiting (close to the Welsh border).
Kington keeps on cropping up in our web searches! Hergest Croft Gardens and estate famous for trees, azaleas and rhododendrons. Small Breeds Farm Park and Owl Centre; Kington Museum. Tourist Info Centre website has a page on cycling (under Activities).
Presteigne and Norton (site requires cookies). Just over the Welsh border. Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts.
Dore
Abbey (SO386304) Note that the web site has a very flash interactive
guide book, but it may take ages to find the info you want. The massive
barn-like interior of the Abbey is sometimes used for theatrical productions.
As well as carved screens etc there are interesting items of masonry,
as right. You could also read the info on HeritageTrail
(no connection).
Abbey Dore Court Gardens Has a nice cafe, The Stables (aka Food from Here,), with an emphasis on local produce including cider.
Welsh Borders/The Marches and beyond
Offa's Dyke Association Independent info for walkers.
Mid (and west) Wales tourist info - look under Being Active.
Walking Wales Walking holidays, including Offas Dyke and Wye Valley Walk (all part of Celtic Trails).
Marches Walks do holidays from their base near Hay-on-Wye. Wye Valley, Black and White Trail are mentioned.
Boots Bikes Bunkhouse Opportunities for walking, cycling and mountain biking in the Brecon Beacons, staying in Bunkhouses.
National Cycle Museum, Llandrindod Wells.
Brecon Beacons National Park - where to stay, what to do.
Wye Valley and Vale of Usk tourist site.
Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Wye Valley Walk official site.
Kite Country mid Wales and the Red Kite and other wildlife. See also Gigrin Farm, the Red Kite feeding station.
Clwyd-Powys Archaeology Some great pages on Offa's Dyke.