This grade II listed building’s eleven rooms contain a unique collection covering every aspect of life in Evesham and the Vale, from prehistory to World War II. Roman settlement, the Battle of Evesham, the Reformation, The English Civil War and...

There has been a church in the little village of Beckford for at least nine hundred years. The Doomsday Survey of 1086 says that 'a church is there' but no records of that ancient building remain. The church as it...

The ruins of this Benedictine Abbey are situated in a pleasant spot on the banks of the river Avon. The abbey was built because Eoves, a herdsman of the Bishop of Worcester, had a vision of the Virgin Mary here....

Evesham Library is one of the main cultural centre points at the heart of this town. It offers a great facility for the use of both local people and visitors to the area. There are a great range...

The remains of Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leicester and founder of the first Parliament, are buried here. De Montfort was killed at the Battle of Evesham in 1265. His body was dismembered and decapitated, but what remained was buried...

The Lower River Avon runs from Evesham to Tewkesbury. At Evesham, it's set among waterside gardens, flood meadows and parkland. Visitors can stroll along the riverside footpath, eat and drink in one of the riverside pubs or restaurants and, in...

This thirteenth Century tithe barn is one of the largest and finest in the country and can be found in the lovely village of Middle Littleton, near Evesham, Worcestershire. This barn is a National Trust building. A tithe barn was...

Broadway Modern Gallery specializes in contemporary British sculpture, art, ceramics, furniture and glass. Featured artists range from outstanding recent graduates to established British artists with reputations worldwide. The gallery’s six showrooms are housed in a pretty 17th Century Cotswold stone...

This is a lovely medieval church in a beautiful rural setting. It is famous for its eight bells and enthusiastic bell-ringing tradition. The church has a twelfth Century nave with a North transept and chancel of 1330, and a magnificent...

This imposing church was originally built in the Fifteenth century then rebuilt with cotswold stone in 1871. It retains its original West tower. The Lychgate entrance to the churchyard is particularly interesting, as it incorporates the chancel arch and Romanesque...

The restored steam and diesel locomotives of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway pass through some of the best scenery in the Cotswolds. From this station beside the village of Toddington, the trains continue on to Hayles Abbey, Didbrook, Winchcombe, the...

The Gordon Russell Museum is dedicated to the famous company owner who left a great deal of his fortune to be used for philanthropistic projects such as this. The furniture designer was a well known man in this area...

The Richard Hagen Gallery specializes in contemporary British art. Permanent displays include bronzes by James Butler RA, Britain's leading figurative sculptor, and by Vanessa Pooley FRBS, John Kennedy and Thomas Ostenberg. Thematic and one-man shows can also be seen here....

Dating back 1000 years and romantically set among trees beneath the Cotswold escarpment, this church is dedicated to the child, Saint Eadburgha, daughter of King Alfred. Largely Norman, it was probably built on the site of an earlier wooden church....

A surprise in a village, St Andrew's is a very large yellow-orange stone church, dominated by a tall broach spire. In fact, it’s regarded as the finest Victorian church in England. Outside, features include beautiful Gothic windows and a quirky...

This church is famous for its wealth of medieval sculpture. This includes a carving of a rabbit just inside the porch. The medieval font is carved around the base with mysterious, romping beasts.The church was built in the Eleventh century...

Winchcombe Pottery is one of the oldest craft potteries in the UK. Potters and ceramicists have worked here on and off since the early 19th Century. In 1926, Michael Cardew reopened the then abandoned pottery. Since then, other potters have...