Great Malvern Town Centre – Priory Park Footbridge loop from Malvern
Great Malvern Town Centre – Priory Park Footbridge loop from Malvern
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Great Malvern Town Centre – Priory Park Footbridge loop from Malvern
00:54
3.24km
60m
Hiking
Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: May 26, 2026
Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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846 m
Great Malvern Town Centre
Highlight • Settlement
It became a cultural centre in the 20th century, with Edward Elgar and George Bernard Shaw bringing music and theatre festivals to the town. Its long-established hospitality venues today benefit from this heritage and from the beauty of the surrounding countryside. The modern-day town is full of independent shops and cafes, perfect for a mooch. From the train station, there are direct trains to Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads and London Paddington.
The Malvern Hills are a delight to explore. They are easily one of England’s most scenic upland regions, certainly the finest in the Midlands. Worcestershire Beacon, at 1,394 feet (425 m), is the highest point in the county and, along with neighbouring North Hill, dominates the west of the town.
Tip by
985 m
Lodge in Malvern
Highlight • Other
1.12 km
Elmslie House
Highlight • Other
1.54 km
Bandstand, Priory Park, Great Malvern
Highlight • Structure
The building has a blue brick plinth of c.1983 with a stone coping to the edges, which appears earlier in date and may be original. Above this are eight, cast-iron columns, which rise to foliate capitals. The spandrels and cornice are of filigree iron. Below is a balustrade, also of cast-iron panels, with gates to the west side above a set of steps. The roof is ridged to the corners and has an ogee shape to its lower body, rising to metal grilles. Above this is metal cresting and the roof sweeps up to a spike and ball finial. There is a wooden ceiling with moulded ribs and a central boss with gilded star. Many of the blue bricks which form the new base have incised initials and names of organisations, presumably of donors who helped to pay for the removal of the building. A brick, dated `1983', is set at the centre of a tread on the staircase on the western side.
An early C-20 bandstand which originally stood in Priory Park, Great Malvern. It was listed in 1979 in Victoria Park, Malvern Link but was removed from that park to its original setting in Priory Park, c.1983.
The Bandstand, Priory Park, Great Malvern is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons that the building is a good example of a decorative, cast iron structure of the early C20. Despite the loss of the original brick plinth the bandstand is still notably intact. The commemorative nature of the present plinth with initialled bricks to mark the donors adds interest.
Tip by
1.77 km
Priory Park Footbridge
Highlight • Bridge
3.24 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
1.90 km
790 m
498 m
Surfaces
2.43 km
688 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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