Hopnest Retreats

Walkers can have a field day exploring the Worcestershire countryside right from this cosy little retreat; join the Worcestershire Way for rambles in the Teme Valley. If you head for the Malvern Hills National Landscape (20 minutes’ drive), a popular yomp leads you up to the Iron Age hill fort at Herefordshire Beacon (20 minutes’ walk from the car park just off the A449). When culture comes a-calling, have a potter around the lavish ruined mansion and still-maintained grounds at Witley Court and Gardens (10 minutes’ drive). Step inside Great Witley Church (15 minutes) to admire its intricate baroque-era interior, or tour the medieval farm and manor house at National Trust - Brockhampton (20 minutes). Tenbury Wells (25 minutes) is a lively market town known for its indie shops; you can occasionally tour the intriguing blue-and-white Grade Two-listed Pump Rooms, and there’s a distinctive art deco cinema there too, if you fancy catching a film. Visit historic Worcester (20 minutes) to see the tomb of King John and the medieval chapter house in the handsome cathedral, and admire the collection of ornate porcelain at the Museum of Royal Worcester.