Stourport-on-Severn

Stourport-on-Severn is in Worcestershire.

Understand

Created at the highest feasible navigable point on the river Severn, one of only 2 towns in the world that owes its existence to a canal (the Staffordshire and Worcestershire). You could drive through and not even know the canal is there, or the basin - but it is, and it is lovely.

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See

  • 🌍 Stourport canal basins.
  • 🌍 Hartlebury Castle, Hartlebury, Kidderminster, DY11 7XZ, ☎ +44 1299 250416. Modernised mid-13th century as a fortified manor house, bishop's palace and a museum. The castle features a tour with talking portraits and hidden speakers with a narrative based around Bishop Pepys, his wife and his daughter Emily. The castle features many rooms including a long corridor with a timeline rug starting with the Anglo-Saxons to when the British announced their withdrawal from the European Union in 2016. There are also a couple of on-site museums.
  • 🌍 Witley Court and Gardens, Worcester Road, Great Witley, Worcestershire, WR6 6JT, ☎ +44 1299 896636. A spectular ruined stately home, 10 mile north west of Worcester. The ornamental fountain has been recently restored - when running it's central plume shoots up over 100 feet. adults Β£6.90, children Β£4.10, concessions Β£6.20.

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Routes through Stourport-on-Severn

Wolverhampton ← Kidderminster ←  N  S  β†’ Ombersley β†’ Worcester


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