Located in the Cotswolds, this quaint village is known for
its postcard style look with a long high street full of trees and Cotswold bricked
houses with the iconic Broadway tower looking upon the village.
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2. Bromsgrove
Bromsgrove may look like an average town with a population
of over 30,000 people, but it has more to offer with mostly all of its shops in
one street and a little but atmospheric theatre.
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Salt has played a pivotal role for this spa town and its one
of the reasons why to visit. Webbs of Wychbold is one of the biggest garden
centres in the county and the Lido attracts thousands of visitors in the
summer.
This town was the location of the battle that Simon De
Montfort would lose to Prince Edward. Not only that, the market town is home to
the asparagus and has a pleasant park with a 500 year old bell tower at the
top.
As the most northern town, Kidderminster played a huge role
in the carpet industry. It is the home of Kidderminster Harriers, the only
football club in Worcestershire that has played in the Football League and the WestMidlands Safari Park has been a national favourite for all the family with 165
animal species to visit.
It’s no surprise that Malvern has inspired books such as
Narnia & Lord Of The Rings. Its pub, the Foley Arms, is worth a visit after
a trek on the beautiful Malvern hills. The Morgan cars also call Malvern its
home.
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Pershore is another calm, tiny town that is known for its
illustrious Pershore Abbey, which was once burnt down by Henry VIII. Its plumfestival is hosted every July to celebrate its proud history of plum farming.
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The ring roads may be a nightmare, but don’t let that lower
your expectations. The Kingfisher Shopping centre is a paradise for shoppers
with mainly all of the town’s stores located there. It is also known as the
birth town of famous singer Harry Styles.
As the most populated and the name sake of the county, Worcester is a 100,000 populated city with massive amounts of history such as Edward Elgar, the Cathedral, Worcester Warriors, where the English Civil War ended and (of course) Worcestershire sauce.
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