Worcestershire Beacon
Viewpoint · The highest summit of the Malvern Hills, reached on foot from the town, with a panorama across the Severn plain to Wales.
Great Malvern
A Victorian spa town on the slope of the Malvern Hills, with a medieval priory and a short climb to the hills' highest summit.
From King's Cross St Pancras: 2 h 55 min by train · 3 h 11 min by car
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Time there: 2–3.5 h to see all 2 places
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The Worcestershire Beacon, a climb from the town centre, is the highest point of the Malvern Hills at 425 metres, with views said to reach thirteen English and Welsh counties.
Great Malvern Priory has the largest display of 15th-century stained glass in England, plus more than a thousand medieval wall tiles.
A Victorian water-cure spa town built up the hillside, with springs such as St Ann's Well still on the path to the Beacon.
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