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What
to do when you arrive at Netherley Hall Cottages?
There
are over 700 acres of farm land on the estate that is available
for walks and picnics. Views around the estate can be seen here.
You also have free use of the tennis courts and indoor gymnasium.
MALVERN
HILLS
The
pre-Cambrian, volcanic, crystalline rocks that form the Malvern
Hills are the oldest in Europe being over 600 millions years old.
The Hills from British Camp to North Hill are 9 miles long and consist
of a chain of 20 named hills running North to South. For a ten mile
circular drive around the Northern Half of the Malvern Hills click
here
for a map. See below for places of interest around the Malvern Hills
included on the map:
| Link
Top: |
Stocks
& Whipping Post inside iron railings on hill side of North
Malvern Road. |
| Priory
Church: |
Early
Norman & Perpendicular architecture. 15th century stained
glass, medieval tiles and misericords. |
| Malvern
Theatres: |
Theatre,
Forum, Cinema, Vineyard Restaurant, Priory Park. |
| Malvern
Museum: |
Abbey
Gateway, open Easter until October. |
| Tudor
House: |
| Holyrood
House: |
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Site
of 'Water Cure' treatments. Men's and Women's accommodation
separated by 'Bridge of Sighs'. |
| Earnslaw
Quarry: |
Easier
access footpath to the Hills. |
| East
View: |
View
towards Worcestershire with Bredon Hill in the middle distance
and the Cotswold's 30 miles away on the horizon. The next place
as high as the Hills are the Urals in Russia. |
| Craeg
Lea: |
Home
of Sir Edward Elgar over the period 1899 to 1904. Composed Dream
of Gerontius, Pomp & Circumsatnces Marches 1 & 2, Cockaine,
The Apostles, Coronation Ode & In the South whilst
living here. |
| Holy
Well: |
Malvern
Water spring, famous for its purity. First bottled & sold
in London in 1622. |
| St
Wulstan's R.C. Church: |
Burial
place of Sir Edward Elgar & Lady Elgar and their daughter
Carice. |
| Little
Malvern Priory & Court: |
Former
Benedictine Monastery & Prior's Hall circa 1480. |
| British
Camp: |
Herefordshire
Beacon, Iron Age hill fort, 340 metres high. |
| Wynd's
Point: |
Last
home of Jenny Lind - "The Swedish Nightingale" from
1878 to 1887. |
| Black
Hill Car Park: |
Wheelchair
access footpath to the Hills. |
| Jubilee
Drive: |
Built
to commemorate Queen Victoria's Jubilee in 1887. |
| West
View: |
View
towards Herefordshire and Wales including the Black Mountains,
Radnor Mountains, Bromyard Downs and Suckley Hills. |
| Wyche
Cutting: |
Old
English word for 'salt'. Packhorse saltway from Droitwich via
River Severn crossed the Hills into Herefordshire and Wales
through this cutting. |
| Hay
Slad Spring: |
Popular
collection point for Malvern Water. |
| View
North: |
View
towards Shropshire including Longmynd, Clee Hills, Wenlock Edge,
The Wrekin and Ankerdine Hills. |
Variety
of attractions in the West & East Midlands including:
| Ancient
Monuments: |
Chedworth
Roman Villa, Rollright Stones |
| Arboretum: |
Arley,
Batsford, Bodenham, Derby, Keele University, Westonbirt |
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| Castles: |
Ashby
de la Zouche, Berkeley, Beeston, Clifford, Goodrich, Kenilworth,
Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Sudeley, Tutbury, Warwick |
| Cathedrals: |
Bath
Abbey, Bristol, Gloucester, Oxford, Hereford, Worcester, Chester,
Lichfield, Tewkesbury Abbey |
| Gardens: |
Biddulph, Chatsworth, Hodnet, Ness, Tatton, Hidcote Manor, Iford
Manor, Kiftsgate Court, Oxford Botanic Gardens, Westbury Court,
Westonbirt Arboretum, Cotswolds Wildlife Park & Gardens |
| General: |
Ironbridge
Gorge Museum, Hagley Hall, Cadbury World, National Sealife Centre,
Malvern Hills, Malvern Priory, Alton Towers, American Adventure
World, West Midlands Safari Park, Shakespeare birthplace, Sir
Edward Elgar |
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Historic Houses: |
Blenheim
Palace, Broughton Castle, Buscot Park, Dyrham Park, Lacock Abbey,
Snowshill Manor, Sudeley Castle, Upton Manor, The Manor House,
Calke Abbey, Dunham Massey, Haddon Hall, Harwick Hall, Kedlestone
Hall, Leighton Hall, Little Morten Hall, Ragley Hall, Sudbury
Hall, Chatsworth, Tatton Park, Bantock House |
| Manors: |
Baguley
Hall, Coughton Court, Donnington-le-Heath Manor, Lower Brockhampton,
Smithills Hall, South Wingfield Manor, Speke Hall, Stokesay
Castle, Great Chalfield |
| Museums: |
Avoncroft
Museum of Historic Buildings, Bass Museum of Brewing, Bosworth
Battlefield Visitor Centre, Donnington Collection of Grand Prix
Racing Cars, Heritage Racing Centre, Royal Doulton, Spode Museum
and Visitor's Centre, Wedgewood Visitor's Centre, Ashmolean
Museum, National Waterways Museum |
| National
Trust: |
Benthall
Hall, Moseley Old Hall, Sudbury Hall |
| Railways: |
Severn
Valley Railway, Telford Steam Railway, Castle Hill Railway,
Birmingham Railway Museum, Chasewater Railway, Museum of the
Great Western Railway, Didcot Railway Centre |
| Theme
Parks: |
Alton
Towers, Drayton Manor, Wicksteed Park |
| Zoo/Safari
Park: |
Chester,
Twycross, West Midlands Safari & Leisure Park |
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