Severn Bridges (The 39 Steps)

Kenilworth Castle (16.68 km)

Once protected by a huge lake retained by a fortified dam, Kenilworth withstood a very long siege by Henry III in 1266. The outer wall retains three...

Warwick Castle (24.49 km)

Warwick Castle, on the River Avon, has roots dating back to 914 and Alfred the Great's ongoing problems with pesky Danes. Generations of the Beauchamp...

Haunting at the Station Hotel, Dudley (33.38 km)

Featured on television by ‘Most Haunted’ the Station Hotel holds many dark secrets, particularly in the cellars. The story tells of a hotel manager...

Holy Trinity, Long Melford, Suffolk (42.65 km)

One of the biggest and best examples of the medieval philosophy of what a church should be about – Glory to God at Mans Expense. Built in a very...

Cottesbrooke Hall (46.78 km)

Such a pretty house (supposedly Jane Austen’s model for Mansfield Park) set in some wonderful 18th century parkland although the identity of the...

Hidcote Manor Garden (53.64 km)

Today’s gardeners and designers throw around the term “garden room,” but you don’t know garden rooms until you’ve seen Hidcote Manor. This National...

Grave of Sir Winston Churchill (76.51 km)

30/11/1874 – 24/01/1965 British Prime Minister during the second World War and author of the famous words: "we shall fight in France, we shall...

Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest (81.38 km)

Though a legend (I’m including him in the list of literary characters), Robin Hood is responsible for the popularity of Sherwood Forest which has...

The Great Hall of Hogwarts (85.31 km)

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Dir: Chris Columbus, 2001). The Great Hall of Christ Church College, Oxford University, Oxfordshire,...

Woodchester Mansion (99.73 km)

Woodchester Mansion is a Victorian mansion that was never completed and fully lived in. It was built by the freemason William Leigh and replaced a...