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River Severn

Worcester, England

River Severn

24
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Length2.3 mi
Est. Steps5500
Introduction
River Severn is a 2.3 mile (5,500-step) route located near Worcester, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 0 ft and is rated as easy. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Fort Royal Hill

Park
Fort Royal Hill, is in a park in Worcester, England, and the site of the remains of an English Civil War fort.

Diglis Basin

Water
Diglis Basin is a canal basin on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is situated in Diglis in the centre of Worcester, England, near The Commandery (a command post during the English Civil War).To the north is Tibberton (8.41 miles and 14 locks away) and to the west is Diglis Junction (0.25 miles and 2 locks to the west) where the canal meets the River Severn.

Museum of Royal Worcester

Tourist Attraction
The Museum of Royal Worcester (formerly Worcester Porcelain Museum and Dyson Perrins Museum) is a ceramics museum located in the Royal Worcester porcelain factory's former site in Worcester, England.

Greyfriars, Worcester

Tourist Attraction
Greyfriars, Worcester is a Grade I listed building in Worcester, England. Its location near to a former friary of the Franciscan order of Greyfriars has in the past led to speculation that it was constructed as their guest house, but it is now believed to have been built as a house and brew-house c.1485 for Thomas Grene, brewer and High Bailiff of Worcester from 1493-1497.

Fownes Hotel

Tourist Attraction
Fownes Hotel and Restaurant is a hotel in Worcester, England, along the canalside. It is situated in an old Victorian glove factory. It has 63 rooms. The three-storey red brick building, with twenty-five bays, dates to 1882–4, when it was built by Yeates & Jones, 1882–4. It was later extended. It is described as having a "classic English restaurant, where meals are served on Royal Worcester porcelain".

The Commandery

Tourist Attraction
The Commandery is a historic building open to visitors and located in the city of Worcester, England. It opened as a museum in 1977 and was for a while the only museum in England dedicated solely to the Civil Wars. The Commandery ceased to be a Civil War museum when it reopened to the public in May 2007, having undergone a year and a half of refurbishments and reinterpretation jointly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Worcester City Council, who own the building.

Battle of Worcester

Place
The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 at Worcester, England, and was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell's Parliamentarian New Model Army, 28,000 strong, defeated King Charles II's 16,000 Royalists, of whom the vast majority were Scottish.

Diglis

Place
Diglis is a suburb of Worcester, England. It is located around half a mile south of the city centre on the banks of the River Severn. The Worcester and Birmingham Canal starts in Diglis where it is connected to the Severn. Diglis Lock is a wide-beam lock allowing river craft access to Diglis Basin. Diglis Island is a sliver of land in the middle of the River Severn opposite the opening of The Worcester and Birmingham Canal, which has featured art displays and tours.

Worcester Castle

Place
Worcester Castle was a Norman fortification built between 1068 and 1069 in Worcester, England by Urse d'Abetot on behalf of William the Conqueror. The castle had a motte-and-bailey design and was located on the south side of the old Anglo-Saxon city, cutting into the grounds of Worcester Cathedral. Royal castles were owned by the king and maintained on his behalf by an appointed constable.

Glover's Needle

Place
The Glover's Needle (or St Andrews Spire) is a spire-carrying tower in the city of Worcester, England.
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Matthew
2024/09/02
adeel
2023/06/28
Lesley
2023/05/17
Tony
2022/12/28
longdrivechamp
2022/06/28
David
2022/04/09
Maria
2022/03/23
Martin
2022/03/22
jade.bayer
2021/08/21
Jay
2021/07/06
PacerPal
2021/06/23
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2021/05/28
tracy
2021/04/14
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2021/02/28
Brian
2021/02/28
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2021/02/28
Silver
2021/02/22
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2020/08/16
Tom
2020/07/11
Rhia
2020/05/30
Lee
2020/05/19
Craig
2020/04/23
Chubby
2020/04/16
Route Details

Length

2.3 mi

Est. Steps

5500
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