The Historic Riverside Town of Pershore
Pershore is a picturesque Georgian market town on the banks of the River Avon sitting
in the 'fruit and vegetable basket' of England, the Vale of Evesham, in the English County
of Worcestershire. The town is located
on the B4084 road, 8.7 miles from Worcestershire's capital city of Worcester and
13 miles from the 'Northern Gateway' to the Cotswolds, the village of Broadway.
The town is renowned for its outstanding Georgian Architecture and beautiful Norman
Abbey with most of the towns listed buildings located along Bridge street and Broad
Street. The architecture has been recognised by the Council for British Archaeology to
be of major historical importance.
Pershore is a thriving place with a wealth of shops, restaurants, pubs and inns, cafes
and tea rooms and an indoor market.
The town has very strong links with agriculture and is renowned for its fresh produce,
and in particular, Asparagus or 'Gras' as it is locally known; available from March to
June and well worth sampling in one of the local pubs or restaurants.
The Worcestershire countryside around Pershore is also famed for its fruit trees and
in particular the Plum. The fruit blossom in Spring is a beautiful site and the
plum fruit types bear such wonderful names such as, the' Pershore Purple', 'Pershore
Yellow Egg' and the 'Pershore Emblem'. The Pershore Plum Fayre is held each year on August
Bank Holiday Monday to celebrate the plum and other local produce and crafts.
Pershore
Abbey stands majestically within Abbey Park and was founded in 689AD by St.
Oswald. The majority of the Norman building was built in 11th Century and is still in
use today for worship and concerts.
The world renowned Pershore College is situated just one mile east and is the Midlands
regional base for the Royal Horticultural Society and the Headquarters of the National
Alpine Society. The college also houses England's national collections of Penstemons and
Philadelphus.
Nearby Attractions
Croome
Park, Ragley
Hall, Coughton Court, Hanbury
Hall, Snowshill Manor,
Broadway Tower, Broadway Cotswold Village, Stanton Cotswold Village, Malvern Hills,
Stratford on Avon,
Spetchley
Park Gardens, Stanway
House and Fountain and Worcester
Cathedral.
Local Artists
Neighbouring Towns
Evesham, Upton on Severn, Malvern, Tewkesbury, Cheltenham Spa, Worcester |
