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Late last year I visited Worcester with my partner who was on a course there for two days. This meant that I had to amuse myself in Worcester during the day whilst he was working (sounds good to me!)
I was very impressed with the shopping centre. There is a good mixture of the well-known department stores and other more intimate gift and specialist shops. These are set in a number of airy shopping malls, as well as in the streets outside.
The cathedral is very impressive with its 14th century tower, which dominates the town. The cathedral itself was started in 1084 and has a wealth of fine carvings depicting all sorts of scenes. It was lovely to spend some quiet time here just walking around, watching, thinking and praying. The coffee shop in the cloisters is worth a visit too, with home made cakes at reasonable prices and they're delicious!
Another memorable old building is the 15th century Commandery situated just out of town on the A44, which once served as almshouses for the aged and poor, and is now the Civil War centre. The 18th century Guildhall on High Street displays the armour from the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
The Museum of Worcester Porcelain is opposite the Commandery and offers factory tours, a chance to paint a plate, and shopping for both seconds and the perfect Royal Worcester Porcelain.
Worcester racecourse is to the north of the town alongside the River Severn and has regular National Hunt meetings from April to November each year. Worcester County Cricket Club is on the other side of the river, directly opposite the main part of the town and has friendly, county and World Cup matches throughout the season.
There are some nice walks along the river and plenty of places to sit and read or watch the world go by. You can take a boat trip from the mooring by the side of the main bridge. These are usually about 45 minutes for relaxing and sightseeing but longer trips can be arranged.
Having actually been to Worcester it did make me much more aware of just what problems the people were suffering during the awful floods. I could 'see' places where I had walked and sat now disappearred under feet of water - it really brought the whole thing home to me!
There is an abundance of food outlets selling all sorts of meals and snacks so I could get something at lunchtime to keep me going before we went out for a meal together in the evening. The jacket potato stand in the main street sells you enough to feed a small family just in one portion costing around £1.50!
On the subject of food I would recommend Ask, an Italian wine bar in town, where we had our evening meal. The food was excellent, the service was ‘spot on’ and the price wasn't too bad either!
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davidbuttery 25.01.2001 02:34
I live not far from Worcester, so nice to see you share my opinion of the place :-) You definitely made the right choice with the cloisters tearoom - those sticky cakes are lovely. If you go back any time soon, make sure you have a look at Hammick's bookshop - it's much less crowded than Waterstone's.
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Advantages: Clean trains and stations, effieient, reliable, great prices, friendly staff, an example to set to other operators Disadvantages: Could do with some nice, new trains, more carriages on Cardiff-Portsmouth service sometimes needed
Graham_D 19.05.2004 ·
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