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Bewdley Museum
Attractions in Bewdley

A museum to see in Bewdley: Bewdley Museum

Visitors to Bewdley can choose from 5 museums, 4 theme parks and a heritage railway. We list one place to visit inside Bewdley’s built-up area and 13 within 5 km of its edge. The best-known trip out is to Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester, 22 km away.

Photo: Bewdley Museum, Penny Mayes (CC BY-SA 2.0)
In Bewdley
1
inside the built-up area
Within 5 km
13
of the town’s edge
Museums & galleries
5
in or near town
Castles & historic places
1
in or near town
Best known

The best known in Bewdley

Along with Bewdley Museum, see 3 museums, a heritage railway and a zoo.

MuseumBewdley Museumin townHeritage railwaySevern Valley Railway3.8 km outside town, to the eastZooWest Midland Safari Park800 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMilitary Wireless Museum in the Midlands3.3 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMuseum of Carpet3.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumKidderminster Railway Museum3.7 km outside town, to the east

Each has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.

The map

Mapped around Bewdley

To the east is where most of the 13 nearby are.

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The dashed line is Bewdley’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

By kind

The list by type

Zoos, theme parks or other days out are the biggest group (7), then museums or galleries (5).

Museums & galleries 5 museums1 in town · 4 nearby
Castles & historic places 1 historic house0 in town · 1 nearby
Zoos, theme parks & days out 4 theme parks · 1 heritage railway · 1 zoo · 1 wildlife park0 in town · 7 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Bewdley. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.

Every place

Every one of them

The town has one; within 5 km of its edge, the list finds 13 more.

The one inside Bewdley comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.

279 listed buildings are on Bewdley’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Bewdley →

Big names nearby

Names further out

Allow a day for Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester, 22 km away, the pick of 12.

CathedralCathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester22 km southBig drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery30 km northeast · 856K visitors a yearCastleLudlow Castle28 km westCastleHartlebury Castle6.4 km southeastHistoric house · English HeritageWitley Court10 km southCathedralSt Philip's Cathedral31 km northeastMuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery27 km northeast · 159K visitors a yearCastleDudley Castle22 km northeastHistoric houseHarvington Hall9.2 km eastCastleBridgnorth Castle19 km northCathedralSt Chad's Cathedral31 km northeastCastleWorcester Castle22 km south

Places well known beyond Bewdley (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.

What people ask about Bewdley

What are the main attractions in Bewdley?

The place to visit inside Bewdley’s built-up area is Bewdley Museum. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 13 more within 5 km.

Does Bewdley have a museum?

5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Bewdley: Bewdley Museum, Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands, Museum of Carpet and Kidderminster Railway Museum.

Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Bewdley?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Witley Court (English Heritage), 10 km south.

What are the best-known days out near Bewdley?

Within 40 km: Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Mary, the Virgin of Worcester (22 km), Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (30 km), Ludlow Castle (28 km), Hartlebury Castle (6.4 km).

Where are Bewdley’s historic buildings listed?

Bewdley has 279 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.

How is this list made?

From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Bewdley when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.

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 (16)

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