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Attractions and Places to Visit

Severn Valley Steam Railway

Get taken back in time on a Steam Railway that stretching up from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth going past Worralls Grove along the River Severn.  YOu may want to visit SVR’s Engine House Visitor and Education Centre at HIghley. The railway stops at our local station in Arley Village which is a 10 minute walk from Worralls Grove. https://www.svr.co.uk 

West Midlands Safari and Leisure Park

Just on the outskirts of Bewdley some  15 minutes drive from Worralls Grove is the famous Safari Park.  It opened in Spring 1973 and it now has over 165 different species of exotic animals and was the first park to have the African big five game animals. https://www.wmsp.co.uk/

Upper Arley Village

The village of Upper Arley has changed little in the last hundred years.  Sitting on then the Arley Estate, St Peters Church sits high overlooking the River Severn having been built out of sandstone ashlar in the 1100s with additions made during Victorian era.  https://www.ismere.co.uk/

River Severn & Fishing

The River Severn is literally at the bottom of the garden giving you a minutes walk before you get to a fishing peg. Areas in summer are shallow enough to practice your fly fishing skills while more modern techniques allow you to fish for Barbel, Perch, Chubb amongst others.  https://www.baa.uk.com/

Walking, Cycling & Riding

Just a stream and a bridge separates Worralls Grove from Eymore Wood with multiple trails circling the village. You can walk and cycle down river to Bewdley or follow the riverside up to Bridgnorth and beyond.  Cross the river and journey into the Wyre Forest for even more.  https://www.forestryengland

Arley Arboretum and Gardens

A short walk up the river on the other side of the village is Arley House and Arley Arboretum. The arboretum was originally planned by Earl Mountnorris around 1800, and it is thanks to his botanical knowledge, discoveries, and foresight, that the arboretum is as it is today.  https://www.arleyarboretum.co.uk/

Bodenham Arboretum

Bodenham Arboretum is a short 12 minute drive from Worralls Grove. The epicentre of the Arboretum lies around the big pool where many rare and ornamental trees can be seen in flower or fruit at all times of the year; their autumn colours are a special beauty.    https://www.bodenhamarboretum.co.uk/

Bewdley Town

The Georgian market town of Bewdley sits directly upon the River Severn and the English–Welsh borderlands known as The Marches. Plenty of pubs and restaurants, Bewdley is a 15 minute drive, 50 minute walk down the river or hop on the Severn Valley Railway.   https://www.visitworcestershire.org/bewdley/

Bridgnorth Town

Bridgnorth, in reality, is two towns: the High Town and the Low Town separated by the River Severn. Now connected by the steepest inland funicular railway in Britain. With some 19 pubs Bridgnorth is a easy 20 minute drive or north on the wonderful Severn Valley Railway. http://www.visitbridgnorth.co.uk/

Dudmaston Hall

Part of the National Trust Dudmaston has enchanted wooded parkland, sweeping gardens and a house with a surprise. The gardens provide amazing vistas and tranquillity while get up close to nature head to Big Pool and Dingle woods. Just a 13 minute drive. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/dudmaston

Kinver Village

Kinver is a beautiful village just 15 minutes drive through country lanes from Upper Arley.  An abundance of cafes, pubs and old buildings line the High Street. The oldest pub in the village dates back to the 14th century however the Kinver Edge was used as a hill fort as early as Roman times.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinver

 

Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses

Above the Kinver village, Kinver Edge, a sandstone ridge and heathland overlooking the surrounding  fields and woodland. Famous for its quirky houses carved out of the sandstone, once lived in and now part of the National Trust portfolio.  https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/shropshire-staffordshire/kinver-edge-and-the-rock-houses

Severn Valley Country Park

Green Flag award-winning Severn Valley Country Park Teashop and toilets offers 51 hectares of beautiful countryside and spanning both sides of the River Severn.  Within cycling distance and located on the National Cycle Network you can walk, cycle or ride.   http://www.visitbridgnorth.co.uk/attractions/

Ludlow Town

You may want to travel a bit further afield (some 30 miles) and visit the medieval town of Ludlow. The oldest part is the medieval walled town, founded in the late 11th century after the Norman Conquest of England. It is centred on a small hill which lies on the eastern bank of a bend of the River Teme. Situated on this hill are Ludlow Castle and the parish church, http://www.ludlow.org.uk/

Ironbridge Gorge

Originally called the Severn Gorge, this deep  Gorge now takes its name from its famous Iron Bridge.  The Iron bridge was the first Iron Bridge of its kind in the world bridge and now hosts its own museums. Built in 1779 it linked the industrial town of Broseley with the smaller mining town of Madeley and Coalbrookdale. Image by the Ironbridge Gorge Museum-Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,     https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/371/

Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock is a market town some 35 minutes from Worralls Grove situated between Shrewsbury and Bridgnorth. A site of Special Scientific Interest Wenlock Edge limestone escarpments are popular for hillwalking, cycling and mountain biking. Historic attractions in the town are Wenlock Priory and Guildhall. Image by Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.    https://www.visitmuchwenlock.co.uk/