The Forest Spa

Visit the Land Rover Experience Eastnor to drive legendary vehicles across 66 miles of extreme, historic off-road trails on a 5,000-acre private estate.Extreme Off-Road Driving: Tackle steep inclines, deep water wading, rocky crawls, and uneven ruts on purpose-built or historic estate tracks. Expert Instruction: Learn professional off-road techniques, vehicle configuration, and terrain a...

Step straight from the door onto the Malvern ridge: nine miles of hills, and sweeping views across the Severn Valley all the way to the Cotswolds.The Malvern Hills rise straight from our doorstep — nine miles of ridge, footpaths and springs, with views that reach thirty miles on a clear day. Walk out before breakfast, carry a picnic pack to the top, or take one of the gentler trails thro...

Follow The Elgar Route – a 40-mile circular drive through Worcester and Great Malvern, taking in the places that shaped the composer's life and music.Edward Elgar was born just outside Worcester and composed some of his greatest music while walking these very hills. The signed Elgar Route is a roughly 40-mile circular drive linking the places of his life: his birthplace, the spots where ...

The Malvern Hills have long fired the imagination of writers and composers: Edward Elgar, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis among them, all drawn to this singular pocket of Britain.It is said that The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe began here. Stepping out of The Unicorn pub in Great Malvern one winter's night, C.S. Lewis saw a gas lamp burning through the falling snow and remarked that it...

Visit Eastnor Castle between Easter and the end of September, the historic estate is open to the public on selected dates during these warmer months and worth planning a visit around.Eastnor CastleRich Heritage & Culture: You can explore a spectacular 19th-century Georgian revival castle filled with fine art, medieval armor, and a Gothic Drawing Room designed by A.W. Pugin. Pop cultu...

Explore Croome – its great house and the sweeping parkland that was 'Capability' Brown's very first complete landscape.Less than half an hour away, Croome is where Lancelot 'Capability' Brown created his first complete landscape: mile upon mile of parkland, lake and temple, with a mansion at its heart. Now in the care of the National Trust, it makes a wonderful half-day of walking, histo...

Catch a play, a musical, a film or a concert at Malvern Theatres, which draws productions straight from the London circuit.Great Malvern's much-loved theatre punches well above a town of its size, with a year-round programme of drama, music, comedy, film and dance – often productions on their way to or from the West End. A meal in The Brasserie beforehand and the short drive down the hil...

Visit the home of the famous Morgan sports car: a guided tour of the working factory in Malvern, where each car is still built by hand.A few minutes down the hill, the Morgan Motor Company has been hand-building sports cars in Malvern since 1909. A guided factory tour takes you through the workshops where each car is still built by hand. Hand craftsmanship combines wood, leather and meta...

Taste the region's growing reputation for English wine at vineyards within easy reach of the hotel.Worcestershire and its neighbouring counties are quietly becoming serious wine country. A handful of vineyards within a short drive, including Two Beacons and Astley Vineyard open their doors for tastings and tours – a lovely way to spend an afternoon, and a good reason to let someone else ...

Discover the pretty towns and villages around us: the Victorian spa town of Great Malvern, the historic black & white market town of Ledbury, and riverside Upton upon Severn.You are moments from some of Worcestershire's most characterful towns. Each is an easy drive, and each rewards a slow afternoon.Great Malvern, the Victorian spa town that grew up around the famous water cure, its...