Museum · Lower Broadheath · Worcestershire

Elgar's Birthplace Museum

Elgar's Birthplace Museum is a birthplace of Edward Elgar and museum in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire. It is conserved by the National Trust. Top of the 30 other places within 15 km is Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester, 4.4 km off.

Photo: Elgar's Birthplace Museum, Hikitsurisan (Public domain)

Where

In Lower Broadheath

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 16%

#1,300 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Museum in Lower Broadheath

Inside Lower Broadheath

Elgar's Birthplace Museum is inside Lower Broadheath’s built-up area, with 13 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The seasons here

Warm weather in Lower Broadheath runs May to September, with highs of 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°66 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar12° / 3°46 mm

Apr15° / 5°50 mm

May18° / 8°56 mm

Jun21° / 10°57 mm

Jul23° / 13°55 mm

Aug22° / 12°58 mm

Sep20° / 10°53 mm

Oct15° / 7°75 mm

Nov11° / 4°70 mm

Dec8° / 2°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lower Broadheath, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Lower Broadheath. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lower Broadheath’s full climate →

About

Elgar's Birthplace Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: in Lower Broadheath
Official site: elgarfoundation.org

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Locating Elgar's Birthplace Museum

Numbered points are the places near Elgar's Birthplace Museum, which is in orange.

Towns near it

Bases for a visit

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Worcester (105,439 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.

1 · It’s in town

Lower Broadheath

1,889 people · 14 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km east of it

Worcester

105,439 people · 19 places to visit

3 · 1.8 km southeast of it

Rushwick

1,195 people · 17 places to visit

4 · 2.8 km northeast of it

Hallow

1,427 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Elgar's Birthplace Museum is	People	Places to visit
Lower Broadheath	It’s in town	1,889	14
Worcester	1.3 km east of it	105,439	19
Rushwick	1.8 km southeast of it	1,195	17
Hallow	2.8 km northeast of it	1,427	14
Collett's Green	4.1 km south of it	1,542	14
Powick	4.5 km southeast of it	405	17
Fernhill Heath	5 km northeast of it	3,295	16
Leigh Sinton	5.7 km southwest of it	483	3

Make a day of it

Around Elgar's Birthplace Museum

A visit can add 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a cathedral, from 30 places within 15 km.

CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester4.4 km away 2

CastleWorcester Castle4.4 km away 3

Historic house · English HeritageWitley Court10 km away 4

MuseumCity Art Gallery & Museum4.1 km away 5

MuseumMuseum of Royal Worcester4.5 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustCroome Court13 km away 7

Historic houseThe Old Palace4.3 km away 8

MuseumThe Commandery4.7 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Elgar's Birthplace Museum: common questions

Where is Elgar's Birthplace Museum?

Elgar's Birthplace Museum is in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Elgar's Birthplace Museum?

Birthplace of Edward Elgar and museum in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England.

Who runs Elgar's Birthplace Museum?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Elgar's Birthplace Museum?

May to September are the warmest months in Lower Broadheath, with afternoon highs of 18–23°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Elgar's Birthplace Museum?

Within 15 km: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (4.4 km), Worcester Castle (4.4 km), Witley Court (10 km) and City Art Gallery & Museum (4.1 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Elgar's Birthplace Museum: Hikitsurisan, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester: SimonWiseman, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Worcester Castle: Worcestershire City Museums, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Witley Court: Robek, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
City Art Gallery & Museum: Trevor Rickard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Royal Worcester: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Croome Court: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Old Palace: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Commandery: Derek Bradley, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

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