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Worcestershire Travel Guide - Museums

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Location map Stoke Heath, Worcestershire 600 years worth of historic buildings rescued from demolition, ranging from a 15th century merchant's house to a 1946 prefab. Working windmill, a Victorian chainshop, and the National Telephone Kiosk Collection (so there's no excuse for not phoning home). Bromsgrove Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England, B60 4JR Location: on A38 Website: Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Email: admin@avoncroft.org.uk Phone: 01527 831 363 Fax: 01527 876 934

Bewdley Museum Location map Bewdley, Worcestershire A unique museum wonderfully situated in an old historic butcher's 'shambles'. The museum features a combination of indoor and outdoor exhibits, showcasing the heritage of Bewdley and area through a combination of static displays and hands-on activities for all ages. In addition, there are resident craftspeople in residence, covering crafts such as rope and clay pipe making, stained glass, ceramics, and cabinet making. Adjoining the museum is the lovely Jubilee Gardens, offering pleasant park walks along paved paths. Load Street, Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, DY12 2AE Website: Bewdley Museum Email: monica.rees@wyreforestdc.gov.uk Phone: 01299 403573 Fax: 01299 405306

Commandery Location map Worcester, Worcestershire The building that houses The Commandery is a delightful half-timbered Tudor house that was used by Charles II as his headquarters for the Battle of Worcester in 1651. The battle was the final conflict in the long English Civil War, and the defeat of Charles' forces essentially sealed Parliament's victory in the war. The Commandery reopened in 2007 following an extensive refurbishment, with vivid reconstructions of six selected periods of the city's history. Sidbury, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR1 2HU Location: south-east of Worcester Cathedral, beside Sidbury Lock on the River Severn Website: Commandery Phone: 01905 361 821 Fax: 01905 361 822

George Marshall Medical Museum Location map Worcester, Worcestershire The story of the development of modern medicine. See how medical treatment has changed over the centuries and how medicine has transformed our lives. Charles Hastings Education Centre, Worcester Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR5 1DD Website: George Marshall Medical Museum Email: worcester.MEDMU@worcsacute.wmids.nhs.uk

Gordon Russell Museum Location map Broadway, Worcestershire Housed in the original Grade II listed workshop, the museum explores sixty years of furniture design in the Broadway firm headed by Sir Gordon Russell MC. 15 Russell Square, Broadway, Worcestershire, England, WR12 7AP Location: Just off the High Street. Website: Gordon Russell Museum Email: grussellmuseum@btconnect.com Phone: 01386 854695

Worcester Porcelain Museum Location map Worcester, Worcestershire Worcester Porcelain has been manufacturing fine china here since 1751, making it the oldest English porcelain company still active. The works are located on Severn Street, a site they have occupied for over 160 years. The Museum, which houses the world’s largest collection of Worcester Porcelain, is arranged in three galleries, focussed on the Georgian, Victorian and Twentieth Century periods. Severn Street, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, WR1 2NE Website: Worcester Porcelain Museum Phone: 01905 21247