Historic house · Worcester · Worcestershire

The Old Palace

You can find The Old Palace, a historic house, in Worcester. Nearby, 17 more places to visit are within 5 km. It holds the status of a Grade I listed building.

Photo: The Old Palace, Oosoom (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Worcester

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 18–23°C

In brief

Historic house in Worcester

Inside Worcester

The Old Palace is inside Worcester’s built-up area, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Worcester has 699 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

The best months to visit

Warmest in Worcester are May to September, at 18–23°C.

Jan8° / 2°62 mm

Feb9° / 2°46 mm

Mar12° / 3°46 mm

Apr15° / 5°51 mm

May18° / 7°56 mm

Jun21° / 10°57 mm

Jul23° / 12°57 mm

Aug22° / 12°60 mm

Sep19° / 10°54 mm

Oct15° / 7°74 mm

Nov11° / 4°69 mm

Dec8° / 2°66 mm

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

About

The Old Palace

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester, 100 m off, heads what is near.

Worcester’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Historic house
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in Worcester
Official site: cofe-worcester.org.uk

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

The map

Its place on the map

Orange: The Old Palace.

Towns near it

Towns around The Old Palace, by distance

By population, Worcester leads the 8 with 105,439. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · It’s in town

Worcester

105,439 people · 19 places to visit

2 · 2.2 km west of it

Rushwick

1,195 people · 17 places to visit

3 · 2.8 km southeast of it

Whittington

212 people · 18 places to visit

4 · 3 km southeast of it

Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey)

1,592 people · 18 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Old Palace is	People	Places to visit
Worcester	It’s in town	105,439	19
Rushwick	2.2 km west of it	1,195	17
Whittington	2.8 km southeast of it	212	18
Norton (Norton Juxta Kempsey)	3 km southeast of it	1,592	18
Powick	3.2 km southwest of it	405	17
Fernhill Heath	3.3 km north of it	3,295	16
Lower Broadheath	3.5 km northwest of it	1,889	14
Hallow	3.6 km northwest of it	1,427	14

Make a day of it

Worth adding to a visit

Also close at hand are 4 museums, 2 historic houses and a cathedral, among 34 within 15 km.

CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester100 m away 2

CastleWorcester Castle400 m away 3

MuseumMuseum of Royal Worcester400 m away 4

MuseumCity Art Gallery & Museum700 m away 5

Museum · National TrustElgar's Birthplace Museum4.3 km away 6

MuseumThe Commandery400 m away 7

Historic house · National TrustCroome Court11 km away 8

Historic house · English HeritageWitley Court13 km away

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

Visiting The Old Palace

Where is The Old Palace?

The Old Palace is in Worcester, Worcestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Old Palace?

Historic house.

When is the best time to visit The Old Palace?

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

Is The Old Palace a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near The Old Palace?

Within 15 km: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (100 m), Worcester Castle (400 m), Museum of Royal Worcester (400 m) and City Art Gallery & Museum (700 m).

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)

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

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