Bewdley

Bewdley is a market town in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, on the banks of the River Severn near Kidderminster. Bewdley is a popular tourist destination and is known for the Bewdley Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford, and the well preserved Georgian riverside.

Understand

Bewdley lies on the River Severn with the Bewdley Bridge connecting the east and west sides.

Get in

Bewdley is 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Kidderminster, 10 miles (16 km) north of Worcester and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Birmingham.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Bewdley Bridge. A stone bridge built by engineer Thomas Telford. (updated Feb 2018)
  • 🌍 Bewdley Museum, Load St, DY12 2AE, ☏ +44 845 603 5699. Resident craftspeople, fascinating indoor and outdoor displays, daily traditional craft demonstrations, varied events, activities and exhibitions. Delightful gardens and cafe. (updated Dec 2016)
  • 🌍 West Midland Safari Park, Spring Grove, DY12 1LF, ☏ +44 1299 402114. (updated Dec 2016)
  • 🌍 Arley Arboretum & Gardens, Arley, DY12 1XG, ☏ +44 1299 861368. (updated Dec 2016)
  • 🌍 Stanley Baldwin Statue, Load Street (near Bewdley Museum). Three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (May 1923 - January 1924, November 1924 - June 1929 and June 1935 - May 1937). 

Do

  • 🌍 Severn Valley Railway (Bewdley Station), Station Road DY12 1DP. Built in 1862, Bewdley station boasts a heritage-covered wooden footbridge and a fascinating open-roofed cast-iron gents’ urinal on platforms 2 and 3. 
  • 🌍 Wyre Forest. (updated Dec 2018)

Buy

Eat

Drink

Bewdley is also home to its own beer brewery which offers a small tour and opportunities to ask questions.

Sleep

Connect

Go next

Routes through Bewdley
Shrewsbury ← Ludlow ←  N  S  → Hereford → merges with A40
merges with A49 ← Tenbury Wells ←  W  E  → Kidderminster → Birmingham


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