Museums and Places of Interest
There are many places of interest in and around Wychbold, and many places to eat and stay (not listed) to make your visit even more enjoyable.
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
To discover more about timber-framed buildings, more recent buildings and local industries, visit:
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Stoke Heath,
Bromsgrove,
Worcestershire.
B60 4JR
Tel: 01527 831363/831886
www.avoncroft.org.uk
Hanbury Hall – National Trust
Visit Hanbury Hall (a National Trust property) in the neighbouring parish of Hanbury.
Hanbury Hall
School Road
Hanbury
Droitwich Spa
Worcestershire
WR9 7EA
01527 821214
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hanburyhall.htm
Droitwich Spa
Salt Industry – a display of the history of salt production in Droitwich
The Heritage Centre
St Richard’s House
Victoria Square
DroitwichSpa
Worcestershire
WR9 8DS
01905 774312
For opening times – check details for the Droitwich Spa Tourist Information Centre
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdcindex/wdc-tourism/wdc-tourism-droitwich.htm
“Droitwich Calling” – an exhibition of the technology used at the transmitting station
The Heritage Centre
St Richard’s House
Victoria Square
DroitwichSpa
Worcestershire
WR9 8DS
01905 774312
For opening times – check details for the Droitwich Spa Tourist Information Centre
http://wychavon.whub.org.uk/home/wdcindex/wdc-tourism/wdc-tourism-droitwich.htm
Salt Statue
This modern statue may be found in Victoria Square (behind the library)
The Replica Upwich Pit
This replica of the mediaeval bring pit is located in Vines Park, between the River Salwarpe and the Droitwich Barge Canal.
Piper’s Hill and Dodderhill Common
Piper’s Hill and Dodderhill Common is a 15.5 (39 acre) reserve owned and managed by the Worcestershire Wildlife Trust. Also known as Hanbury Woods, it consists of two very old commons, which were in previous centuries, maintained as a woodland pasture. At one time the land lay within the boundaries of Feckenham Forest.
OS Map SO 960 649 (Landranger 150 and Explorer 204)
B4091 leading south-east from Stoke Heath, Bromsgrove (A38) to Hanbury, about 2 miles north of Hanbury Village.
There is a car park at the northern end of the reserve.
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust – Piper’s Hill