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Bordesley Abbey

Open accessin a country park open to the public

Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Bordesley Abbey is one of three abbeys the Albion Guide charts in Worcestershire. The closest station is Redditch, 1.6 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Cookshill Nunnery and Alcester Abbey are close by.

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Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

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Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

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Photo of Tardebigge Locks, a landmark near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

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Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

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Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.Iconic

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Photo of Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, a visitor attraction near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

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Photo of Henley-in-Arden, a village in Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

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