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Madresfield Court

Photo of Madresfield Court, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Great Malvern, Worcestershire, central England.

Madresfield Court

© Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Madresfield Court

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Evelyn Waugh spent long stretches of the 1920s and 30s at Madresfield, and the moated Tudor manor he fell for became the model for Brideshead Revisited. The Lygon family have lived here for around 900 years, and the house holds an Arts and Crafts library and a walled garden with a Pulhamite rock garden. It opens only for guided tours, Wednesday to Friday from late April to June, booked online in advance; gardens can be explored before or after. Great Malvern Priory is a short drive west.

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More places to visit near Madresfield Court

Photo: North Hill, a viewpoint near Great Malvern, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

North Hill

Viewpoint near Great Malvern

The steep northern peak of the Malvern ridge above Great Malvern, a favourite 360-degree viewpoint.

3.2 km SW

Photo of the Malvern Hills, a National Landscape in England.Highlight

Malvern Hills

National Landscape near Great Malvern

A steep little ridge of very old rock rising straight out of the Severn plain, with easy tops and views for miles

3.4 km W

Photo of The Malvern Hills, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Great Malvern, Worcestershire, England.Iconic

The Malvern Hills

SSSI near Great Malvern

Ancient ridge rising abruptly above the Severn plain.

3.6 km W

Photo of St Ann's Well, a landmark near Great Malvern in the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

St Ann's Well

Landmark near Great Malvern

Spring house of 1813 on the wooded slope above Great Malvern, where Malvern water still runs from a carved spout.

4 km SW

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

Monarch's Way

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.

5.7 km NE · spans 14 counties

Photo of Croome Court, a Grade I registered house & garden near Hanley Castle, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Croome Court

House & garden near Hanley Castle

Capability Brown's first landscape and mansion.

7.4 km SE