Bants is in a quiet village location but very close to the City of Worcester, where you can spend time visitin The Cathedral, The Porcelain Works, Museums The Elgar centre, take a trip on the River Severn or pay a visit to the local Cricket grounds or Rugby club. Visit Nearby Pershore which provides local charm with its Abbey and Georgian High Street. Also within easy reach are The Cotswolds The Bredon and Malvern hills Stratford. Ragley Hall and Spetchley Gardens.
Nearby Points of Interest
- St Kenelm's Way (0 mi)
- From Clent to Cotswold by Gerry Stewart Great walking countrside
Upton Snodsbury to Great Comberton is one of the famouse walks you could take on St Kenelm's way. There are at least eight churches dedicted
To St Kenelm, the discovery that Upton Snodsbury church lying midway between Clent and Winchcombe, was one of these concluded the matter of the ideal route.But why would the monks of Winchcobe, bearing Kenelm's remains, choose a line from Kenelmstowe over Walton hill to Snodsbury
- Worcester Cathedral (5 mi)
- Worcester Cathedral is a magnificent sight as it rises majestically above the River Severn. Worcesterhas been the seat of a bishopric since the Seventh Century and the Cathedral was served by monks until the Reformation .St Oswold and St Wulfstan were among the bishops.Since the
Eighteenth Century the Cathedral has been famous for its part in the annual Three Choirs Festival, the oldest choral festival in existence.
- RAGLEY HALL (8 mi)
- www.ragleyhall.co.uk
- Sudeley Castle (12 mi)
- Set against the backdrop of the beautifull Cotswold hills Sudeley Castle is steeped in history. With royal connections spanning a thousand years it has played an important role in the turbulent and changing times of England past.
- HANBURY HALL (8 mi)
- NATIONAL TRUST...Built in a warm local red brick in 1701, this William and Mary style house is set in 20 acres of beautifuly restored formal gardens and 393 acres of park designed by George London
Nearby Activities
- rugby (2 mi)
- Worcester Rugby Football Club owes its foundations to the cleric, the Rev Francis John Eld ( died in 1922)
a headmaster of the Worcester Royal Grammer School. it is recorded that the club began under' most favourable auspices' with members paying a small subscription, and were asked to find a friend to play who lived within three minutes of the city
- Horse Racing (7 mi)
- Worcester Racecourse, with its picturesque tree lined track and unique position nestling on the banks of the River Severn
- Cricket (6 mi)
- please look at there website for further information
- COUGHTON COURT (10 mi)
- THE AWARD- WINNING GARDENS WERE CREATED AND CONTINUE TO BE MANAGED BY THE THROCKMORTON FAMILY
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE WALLED GARDEN, WITH ITS ROSE LABYRINTH,HOT AND COOL HEBACEOUS BORDERS AND EARLY SUMMER GARDEN
- spetchley park (1 mi)
- Spetchley Estate has belonged to the Berkley family since 1605
Local Events
- Malvern show ground (9 mi)
- 1st-3rd March stitch and Creative craft
8th April Classic Bike Show
9th April Classic Car Show
10th- 13th May Spring Gardening Show
17th- 20TH May Quilts
7TH-10TH June Championship Dog Show
15th-17th June Three Counties Show
29th-30th September Autumn Show
5th-7th October Malvern Caravan Show
- christmas victorian fayre (6 mi)
- Thursday 1st December- Sunday 5th December
Local Amenities
- Beauty (2 mi)
- Massage is a great way to unwind and dates back many centuries. The romans had the right idea- bathing in hot water or steam followed by this theraputic treatment. A modern take on this isa sessionin our hot spa followed by a massage using aromatic essential oils
- jinny ring (8 mi)
- Twelve craft studios . Here in their own individual studios, crafts people can be seen at work
- cycle rides (5 mi)
- there are lots of places to cycle around worcestershire
- walking in Worcester (0 mi)
- St Kenelm's Walk
The Millenium walkhttp://www.walkingpages.co.uk/places/cp_worcestershire.htm
- Elgar Birthplace Museum (8 mi)
- Explore the life and music of England's great composer
- Sir Edward Elgar (8 mi)
- Explore the life and music of Enhgland's great composer
Motorway
(2.0mi, 3.2km)
Proceed from junction 6 off the M5 and follow the signs for Evesham, at the second island turn left along the A422 towards Stratford, Bants is approximatley 2 miles on the left hand side.
Journey time to Bants from the following destinations
Worcester City 10 minutes
Droitwich 15 minutes
Evesham 20 minutes
Stratford upon Avon 30 minutes
Birmingham Airport 30 minutes
Bristol 75 minutes
London 2 hours