Ian Jelf's Walking Tours for Groups
Worcestershire & Herefordshire
Worcester - The Faithful City
A delightful county town, lying on the banks of the Severn and known as the "Faithful City" because of its loyalty to the Crown during the Civil War.
The Cathedral is a beautifully proportioned thirteenth century building containing not one but two Royal Tombs. The City which was once the home of the composer Sir Edward Elgar and the world's oldest newspaper has become famed throughout the world through Worcester Porcelain, Cricket and of course Worcestershire Sauce!
Evesham - Of Plums and Parliament!
In the centre of some of the most fertile fruit-growing farmland in England lies the historic market town of Evesham. A swineherd called Eove, a ruined Abbey and the founder of the first English Parliament all vie for attention in this pretty town nestling on the banks of the Avon.
A tour of the town also reveals royal connections from King Canute to the Kings of France, the Great Plague and a "Roundhouse" that isn't round.
Bromsgrove - a town of surprises
Bromsgrove, today often thought of as a commuter town, in fact hides a surprising amount of history, from the site of a Pagan Temple to the gates of Buckingham Palace! Historic buildings, a famous poet and a magnificently-sited Church with some very unusual gravestones complete the picture.
Droitwich Spa - salt, saints and a chateau!
A town which too many people probably bypass on the M5 but which has been drawing visitors since Romans strutted their stuff there in their togas!
Our wander around the town includes tales of salt, canals, salt, subsidence, salt, unrequited love, salt, the Civil War and, er, salt!
Bewdley - the Georgian gem
The writer Niklaus Pevsner described Bewdley as "the most perfect small Georgian town in Worcestershire" and he wasn't kidding! The River Severn laps its way through (and sometimes over!) a town that turned its back on the industrial revolution and became fossilised in time! Add a Prime Minister, some well hidden places of worship and a vanished Royal Palace and you have one of the true gems of the Midlands.
Hereford - a wander by the Wye
On the banks of the beautiful River Wye, Hereford is one of the Midlands' most overlooked cathedral cities. The City's crowning glory is its cathedral, home to priceless treasures including one of the world's oldest maps. But - this being an Ian tour! - there's more: a house that moved, a King's mistress, a special bowling green, a dog and a couple of pigs, interspersed with ancient buildings and more than a thousand years of history.
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