Eckington Manor Location
Map & Directions
Address
Hammock Road
Eckington
Worcestershire
WR10 3BJ
Free car parking onsite
How to get here
FROM THE NORTH: Exit the M5 at junction 7 (Worcester South). Take the first exit left (B4084) signed to Pershore. Continue on this road into Pershore and take the first major turn on the right (A4104) signed to Cheltenham. Leave Pershore and continue along the road until the brow of a hill. Take the second turn on the left (B4080) at the top of the hill, signed Eckington. Continue over the bridge and into Eckington, taking the first turn on the right by the war memorial into Drakesbridge Road. Continue to the end of the road and turn into the lane straight ahead of you on the corner. The entrance to the Eckington Manor Cookery School is on the left.
FROM THE SOUTH: Exit the M5 at junction 9 (Tewkesbury). Take the third exit (A46) signed to Evesham. Continue straight on this road through two sets of junction traffic lights, past the army depot, to the next set of traffic lights by the Queen's Head pub. Turn left at these lights on the B4079 signed Eckington and Pershore. Continue along this road into Bredon. At the T junction, turn left. After approximately 200 metres, take the first turn on the right (B4080) signed Pershore and Eckington. Continue into Eckington, past the church, taking the first turn on the left by the war memorial into Drakesbridge Road. Continue to the end of the road and turn into the lane straight ahead of you on the corner. The entrance to the Eckington Manor Cookery School is on the left.
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Location & Local Attractions
If you enjoy walking, the nearby Bredon or Malvern Hills offer picturesque views. Great shopping is on-hand in the nearby city of Worcester which is just a 15 minute drive away. A little further is Cheltenham - famed for its boutique shops and excellent department stores.
The local towns of Evesham and Pershore are also worth exploring, offering lots of local produce and little curio shops.
Broadway & The Cotswolds
Known as the jewel of the Cotswolds, Broadway has a superb range of restaurants, unique shops and boutiques that attracts visitors from across the world.
Cheltenham
Regency town houses line the historic leafy Promenade, squares and terraces. Spend some time at one of the many fantastic cultural festivals and events – from horse racing, music and literature to family fiestas.
Croome Court
A secret wartime air base, now Visitor Centre, where thousands of people lived and worked in the 1940s. Walk through a masterpiece in landscape design, which is ‘Capability' Brown's very first. What was once a lost and overgrown 18th century parkland has been painstakingly restored.
Find Croome Court, the home of the Earls of Coventry, at the heart of the park, which had been patiently waiting for its revival. Its time came in 2014 as Croome Redefined started to pull this glorious, yet faded, house back from the brink. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/croome
Eckington Wharf Circular Walk
Eckington Wharf is a pleasant place to linger for a while – enjoy the view up river towards Bredon Hill, or watch swans glide beneath the arches of the medieval bridge spanning the River Avon. The wharf is the ideal starting point for an undemanding 3 ½ mile walk which takes you alongside the river before returning through Eckington Village.
Malvern Hills
Designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, known for its hills and pure spring water.
Pershore
Pershore is an unspoiled, picturesque Market Town, famed for its elegant Georgian architecture and magnificent Abbey. Many of the buildings along Bridge Street and Broad Street are listed. Poets such as John Betjeman have been inspired by Pershore's beauty and its old-world charm.
Stratford-upon-Avon
The birthplace of William Shakespeare, also home to the RSC theatre and Holy Trinity Church which is where the bard & Anne Hathaway are buried.
Worcester
The River Severn runs through the middle of the historic city, overlooked by the 12th-century Worcester Cathedral. The site of the final battle of the Civil War, Worcester was where Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army defeated King Charles II's Cavaliers, cementing the English Interregnum. Worcester was the home of Royal Worcester Porcelain and, for much of his life, the composer Sir Edward Elgar. It houses the Lea & Perrins factory where the traditional Worcestershire Sauce is made.
