Event Description
Starting at the Florence Nightingale bench in Church Street, this is an entertaining and informative circular walk around Great Malvern led by a Civic Society guide. The emphasis will be on the town’s varied cultural history, as well as its role as a centre for the controversial Water Cure in the 19th Century. We’ll hear about such artistic luminaries as Sir Edward Elgar, Dame Laura Knight, George Bernard Shaw, Jenny Lind, Evelyn Waugh, CS Lewis and Elizabeth Barret Browning and their connections to Malvern. Plus how the Water Cure attracted the great and the good to this small Worcestershire town, and how it was the starting point for one of Victorian England’s greatest scandals! Duration: approx 90 minutes. The route will include The Priory, Belle Vue Terrace, The Unicorn, Dr Gully and Dr Wilson’s Water Cure Establishments and Priory Park.
Due to the hilly nature of the town this is sadly not suitable for those with mobility issues. Includes one steep descent down steps. No stiles.
£5.00
Distance: 1 miles
Duration: 1.5 hours
Difficulty: Easy
Date: 1 June
Start time: 2:30 pm
Walk leader: Nick St George
Start location: The Florence Nightingale Bench, Church St, Great Malvern (near Malvern Tourist Information Centre)
Church Street
Great Malvern
WR14 2AY
Grid reference: SO776459
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Further details:
Nearest parking: Grange Road, Edith Walk, St Ann’s Road. Approx 10 mins walk from Great Malvern station.
