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These counties are off the well-beaten tourist track but are extremely, well, English - lots of hedgerows,
rolling green fields and market towns. There are some lovely walks, including Offa's Dyke Path and the 107
mile Wye Valley Walk.
Click on the headings to find out more:
Hereford is a quiet little market town. Head for the cathedral to start some nice walks around town. Narrow
streets and alleys lead from Cathedral Close to the shopping area.
There are many delightful spots around Ross-on-Wye including Goodrich for its 12th century castle and Symonds
Yat for scenery.
Worcester (pronounced 'wooster') is famous for its cathedral and fine bone china. The cathedral dates
back to 1084 and is the burial place of the nasty King John. Knowing that he would have, at best, an
outside chance to make it in to heaven, the dying monarch asked to be buried disguised as a monk.
There is also a chapel commemorating Prince Arthur, Henry VIII's elder brother who died on his
honeymoon (aged 15) with Catherine of Aragon who subsequently became Henry's first wife and,
unwittingly, co-founder of the Church of England.
A few minutes walk from the cathedral the Royal Worcester pottery works sell 'seconds' at a discounted
price and there's a museum of Royal Worcester chinaware. There are also many fine Tudor and
Elizabethan buildings in Worcester.
Sir Edgar Elgar (composer of Land of Hope and Glory) was born in a cottage in Lower
Broadheath, 3 miles west of Worcester and is now an Elgar museum.
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