Malvern is largely Victorian but its roots go back much further. Iron and Bronze Age forts and tracks ran along the hills and Malvern was only a collection of small cottages until the Middle Ages. The oldest parts of the town can be seen around the Priory Church which was founded in 1085 when Benedictine monks settled here and built a Priory, which was a daughter house to Westminster Abbey.

Home to the starting (and finishing point) for the world famous Severn Valley Heritage Railway, wonderful memories are made in this beautiful part of Worcestershire. The Town Hall – a beautiful Victorian building where speeches from eminent leaders such as a young Winston Churchill, Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, explorer Earnest Shackleton and women’s rights campaigner Emmeline Pankhurst have echoed off its walls.

Worcestershire’s location within the heart of England makes it supremely accessible and nearer than you think that. If you're flying into the area, then Birmingham International airport is roughly half-hour away, Manchester is 1hr 50 mins, Heathrow is 2hrs 10 mins and Gatwick is 2hrs 50 mins away. Worcestershire has excellent road links to the key motorways (M5, M6, M40, M42, M50) and London is simply 2½ hours away. If you're using rail transport then Worcestershire has several major stations throughout the county with a regular main line train service to and from London, Birmingham, the north and also the south west of England.