William Morris and Broadway Tower
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"A haunt of the Arts and Crafts pioneer towers above this Worcestershire village"
Walk directions
From the car park, walk back down Church Close then turn left. At the far end of the church wall turn left down a track, soon passing a tiny orchard. Continue straight ahead and through a gate by some horse jumps. Turn right along a grassy strip, through a gate and across a small bridge over a rivulet. Turn slightly left across uneven pasture. Go through a kissing gate and up to the far right-hand field corner and through a metal kissing gate. Go right, through a green kissing gate, and over a sleeper bridge beside a stone barn.
Go slightly left up a grassy field, passing a waymarker in a boggy patch to reach a stile. Continue over this and up a grassy field (horse jumps on right). Cross another stile, cutting slightly right across a small field corner to a large gap in the hedgerow. Continue along this line through a further long grassy field. Pass a prominent large sycamore tree and go through gates either side of Millennium Woodland. Maintain the line across a large field and down to go through a metal gate by a corner of woodland. Ignore a track leading immediately right, and go out of the woodland via a step-over gate.
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Terrain
- Pasture, rough, tree-root path, pavements, some stiles
Landscape
- Flat vale rising to escarpment
Dog friendliness
- Sheep- and horse-grazing country (some cattle too, and possibility of red deer by Broadway Tower) so only off lead in empty fields; some stiles may be tricky
Parking
- Church Close pay-and-display car park, just off Church Street, 4 hours maximum; other options are well signposted
Toilets en route
- Church Close car park and Fish Hill Picnic Place
About the walk
If Caspar Wistar, the 18th-century American anatomist after whom the wisteria genus was named, were alive today, a springtime visit to Broadway would give him much pleasure. Visitors come in swarms to this Worcestershire village, which lies against the edge of the Cotswolds – understandably so, for...
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About the area
Worcestershire is a county of rolling hills, save for the flat Vale of Evesham in the east and the prominent spine of the Malverns in the west. Nearly all of the land is worked in some way; arable farming predominates – oilseed rape, cereals and potatoes – but there are concentrated areas of specific land uses, such as market gardening and plum growing.
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Broadway Cottages
Bumble Bee Cottage is a one-bedroom Cotswold cottage centrally located in the village, with a cosy, contemporary feel and private garden. On the first floor, there's a super-king-size b...
The Broadway Hotel
The Broadway Hotel is a half-timbered Cotswold-stone property, built in the 15th century as a retreat for the Abbots of Pershore. It combines modern, attractive decor with original char...
Abbots Grange Manor House Hotel
A warm welcome awaits at Abbots Grange, a 14th-century monastic manor house believed to be the oldest dwelling in Broadway. A Grade II listed building, it stands in eight acres of groun...
Broadway Cottages- Manderley
Manderley is a Cotswold cottage, in a prime location on Broadway’s village green. Bedroom 1 has a king-sized bed with a luxurious shower room, while bedroom 2, with king-size or twin be...
Manderley House
Manderley is a Cotswold cottage, in a prime location on Broadway’s village green. Bedroom 1 has a king-sized bed with a luxurious shower room, while bedroom 2, with king-size or twin be...
The Lygon Arms Hotel
Located in the heart of Broadway, this historic property has been welcoming guests for over 600 years. The Lygon Arms now offers an array of deeply comfortable lounges and small intimat...
House of George W. Davies
Fans of fashion will immediately know the famous name attached to this modern retelling of the Cotswolds country house tradition. Design runs through the whole place from cosy (it is th...
Windrush House
Peaceful village location ideal for exploring the Cotswolds...
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