"Historical Worcester" a Worcester Travel Page by tvor

Worcester is a very old city dating to the Roman period, later with strong Royalist ties during the English Civil war it was the site of the first and the last battles of the war. It was the home of composer Edward Elgar and that name is found repeated all over the city. It has a lovely cathedral situated along the Severn River, dating back to the Norman age with various other periods represented up to some Victorian exteriors.

There are some lovely old buildings, very well preserved, dating back to the 15th century. The Cathedral is majestic and is one of the nicest i've been in. It overlooks the Severn River which flows through the city.

Worcester is also the home to the Royal Worcester porcelain factory, just a few steps away from the Cathedral close. Worcester is also famous for that rich brown Worcestershire Sauce, still made here, and used to be well known for glove making as well and there are still references to it around, including an old free standing church spire, locally known as the Glover's Needle. Worcester can also boast of having the oldest newspaper still published in the U.K, the Worcester Journal.

Worcester has lots of shops, a nice pedestrian area in the historic center. There is a wide variety of restaurants and plenty of pubs to keep anyone going. Worcester is relatively flat but just a few miles outside of town are the Malvern Hills for anyone that has a bit more energy.

http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/worcestershire/az/worcester/
http://www.worcesterpeopleandplaces.com/