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St Mary's Church

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.06764, -2.02755

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Bessie's Breakfast and Tea Room — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParkingPicnic spotPlayground

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: Church of St Mary; Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Pershore railway station cycle routeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire

📷 Dr Neil Clifton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Elmley Castle, Worcestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SundialHistoric site0 m→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park0 m→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site2.5 km→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site3.9 km→✦Ditched enclosures 1/4 mile (400m) N of Chapel FarmHistoric site1.5 km→✦Kemerton CampHistoric site2.6 km→