Travel Eye on Worcester (England)

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Overview:

Worcester's motto is the Faithful City, as it stayed resolutely Royalist during the English Civil War of the mid-17th Century. Bullet holes can still be seen along one of the city's ancient bridges.

KING John, who ruled England during the time of Robin Hood, lies buried in Worcester. The monarch, who was on the throne between 1199 and 1216, died the year after he gave into the demands of mediaeval barons and signed the Magna Carta, effectively Britain's Bill of Rights. His tomb can be found in Worcester Cathedral.

The Severn, Britain's longest river, wends its way past the Cathedral and Worcester's world-famous cricket ground. The Severn burst its banks in November, 2000, causing widespread chaos - and dramatic scenes for sightseers, who clambered to the top of the Cathedral to take pictures.

Worcester's also home of one of the world's best-known sauces, the dark and spicy Worcestershire Sauce, concocted by two chemists in 1835, Lea and Perrins. Their original brew tasted grim but, after the mix lay neglected in a cellar for two years, it was transformed into an exotic sauce, the ingredients to which remain kept secret even today.

Locality:

Worcester is the capital city of the County of Worcestershire and lies beside the River Seven some 25 miles from the Cotswolds village of Broadway, and is easily accessible from all areas of the country.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

GUILD HALL - Worcester retains a number of interesting old houses. The Guild Hall is one of the most gracious Queen Anne buildings in the County and designed by Thomas White (a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren). The visitor to the city can obtain refreshments in the Guild Hall Assembly Rooms.

THE GREYFRIARS - The Greyfriars on Friar Street is one of the most beautiful timber-framed and tiled houses in Worcestershire. The building dates fro c1480 and is now owned by the National Trust.

WORCESTER CATHEDRAL - Work started on the present cathedral in 1084 and continued unabated for 100 years. The visitor today sees a forrest of slender pillars supporting a high vaultd roof. In the centre of the exquisite chancel, in front of the high alter, is the tomb of King John between the shrines of St Wulfstan and St Oswald. On the south side of the chancel is the tomb of Henry VII's eldest son, Prince Arthur.

ROYAL WORCESTER PORCELAIN WORKS AND MUSEUM - The porcelain products rank with some of the worlds greatest. The museum houses a magnificent collection of porcelain and well worth visiting.

SPETCHLEY PARK GARDENS - Covers 30 acres of landscaping and walled gardens loved by professional and lay gardeners alike.

Events

August:   Worcester Festival (Worcester City)

November:   Worcester Christmas Fayre (Friar Street & New Street)