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Tudor House
Friar Street
Worcester
WR1 2NA

Open Wednesdays, Saturdays and some Bank Holidays between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm

FREE ADMISSION


Tudor House has had a varied life in the five centuries since it was built. It has been used as a work place for weavers, clothiers, tailors, bakers, painters, brewers and was used as lodgings, the Cross Keys Inn, a tearoom and restaurant, a WW2 air raid wardens' post and billet office, a school clinic and a museum.
A group of volunteers known as Worcester Heritage & Amenity Trust opened the doors in May 2004 to keep the building available to the public as Tudor House Heritage & Education Centre. Displays of local history, crafts and culture over several rooms are complemented by a shop and coffee room serving drinks and cakes.

Links to other exciting places to visit

 

Discover History

Discover History brings history to life for schools, museums and visitor attractions!

They offer an interactive, hands-on experience of history to people of all ages and abilities. This provides an opportunity to handle both real and historically accurate artefacts and to find out more by talking to their friendly and knowledgeable historical interpreters. www.discover-history.co.uk

 

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Avoncroft - a unique world of historic buildings spanning seven centuries. Experience the past through 25 buildings that have been rescued and rebuilt on a beautiful 15 acre open-air site in North Worcestershire. www.avoncroft.org.uk
 

The Weaver's Loft

The Weaver's Loft is a small display created by the Friends of the Carpet Museum Trust. The centrepiece is a working handloom set up to recreate a traditional weave. www.CarpetMuseum.co.uk
 

The Elgar Birthplace Museum

The Elgar Birthplace Museum gives a fascinating insight into the life and music, family and friends, development and inspirations of Sir Edward Elgar, one of England's greatest composers, whose masterpieces include the Pomp and Circumstance Marches, Salut d'Amour, Nimrod and the other Enigma Variations, the cello concerto, symphonies, The Dream of Gerontius, The Apostles ...
www.elgarmuseum.org
 

The Greyfriars

The Greyfriars is a National Trust property a short distance from Tudor House in Friar Street, Worcester. 15th-century merchant's house in Worcester city centre. The Greyfriars was built in 1480, and rescued from demolition in the 1930s. It has a panelled interior full of interesting textiles and furnishings. An archway leads to a beautiful walled garden with fabulous snowdrops, bluebells and autumn colour. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?PROPERTYID=205
 

The Almonry

Evesham has reason to be proud of its fine Heritage Centre housed in the Almonry, a delightful Grade 2* listed building that is also the home of the Vale of Evesham Historical Society.The Almonry has eleven rooms housing a unique collection of artefacts relating to the history of the town and the Vale. These include items relating to the Abbey, the Battle of Evesham in 1265 (at which Simon de Montfort) was killed, the market gardening industry in the area, local crafts such as thatching and the local blacksmith, archaeology, evidence of prehistoric, Roman and Saxon settlements as well as things Granny used in the kitchen, and Victorian costume. www.vehs.org.uk/the_almonry.htm