England · United Kingdom
Where to stay in Worcester
Worcester is a city in England, United Kingdom, home to about 102,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Worcester, with about 78 rooms between them. Every one carries a published guest score, and the list below is ordered by it.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- June to September
- Nearest airport
- BHX43 km · Birmingham Airport
- Currency
- GBPpound sterling
- Time zone
- Europe/London
- Language
- Cornish, English, Irish
About
About Worcester
Worcester ( WUUST-ər) is a cathedral city in Worcestershire, England, of which it is the county town. It is 30 mi (48 km) south-west of Birmingham, 27 mi (43 km) north of Gloucester, 23 mi (37 km) north-east of Hereford, and 50.8 mi (81 km) north-west of Oxford.
Worcester began as a Roman period settlement. It is famous for the part it played in the English Civil War: the scene of some of the decisive battles, and of Prince Charles' escape, after in his defeat. Parts of the town still have buildings from this period, particularly Friar Street. It has pleasant river walks, a medieval cathedral and the ruins of monastic cloisters. The medieval city walls remain in traces. Around the cathedral are picturesque Georgian residences. Worcester is the ancestral home of the famous Lea and Perrins Worcestershire sauce.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Worcester
See
- Worcester Cathedral
- College Green
- Royal Worcester Visitor Centre
- Elgar's Birthplace Museum
- The Commandery
- Greyfriars' House and Garden
- Tudor House Heritage Centre
- Guild Hall
- Cripplegate Park
- Gheluvelt Park
- Fort Royal Hill
- George Marshall Medical Museum
Do
- Worcester Festival
- Three Choirs Festival
- CAMRA Real Ale Festival
- Marrs Bar
- Huntingdon Hall
- Worcestershire CCC
- Worcester Warriors
- Worcester Wolves Basketball Team
- Worcester Racecourse
- Ravenmeadow Golf Course
- Worcester Golf & Country Club
- The Swan Theatre
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Where to stay
The best-rated places to stay in Worcester
Ordered by guest score as each operator publishes it, weighted by the number of reviews so a handful of perfect scores does not outrank thousands of very good ones. Scores are shown on their own scale.
| # | Place to stay | Rooms | Guest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelodge Worcester hotel | 78 | 4.0/5 763 reviews |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
Where to stay
More hotels in Worcester
58 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata; the 40 best known are shown, by the number of Wikipedia editions that cover them. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Fownes Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Aldwyn Tower Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| Angel Hotel | 13.4 km | |
| Camp House Inn | 4.6 km | |
| Colwall Park Hotel | 15.5 km | |
| Crown Inn | 1.4 km | |
| Crown Inn | 0.2 km | |
| Diglis Hotel | 0.6 km | |
| Falcon Inn | 19.5 km | |
| Hop Pole Hotel | 19.4 km | |
| Lamb And Flag Inn (No 30) | 0.9 km | |
| Mount Pleasant Hotel | 11.7 km | |
| Plough Inn | 0.1 km | |
| Queen's Arms Inn | 19.5 km | |
| Red Lion Inn | 13.4 km | |
| Red Lion Inn | 11.6 km | |
| Severn View Hotel | 0.5 km | |
| Talbot Inn | 13.0 km | |
| The Abbey Hotel | 11.6 km | |
| The Anchor Inn | 13.6 km | |
| The Bay Horse Inn | 19.5 km | |
| The Cliffe Arms | 14.4 km | |
| The Cricketers | 0.3 km | |
| The Crown Inn | 9.8 km | |
| The Dragon Inn | 0.7 km | |
| The Foley Arms Hotel | 11.5 km | |
| The Lion Hotel | 15.2 km | |
| The Nags Head Inn | 10.8 km | |
| The New Inn | 13.2 km | |
| The Old Greyhound Inn (No 46) | 0.1 km | |
| The Pickled Plum | 13.0 km | |
| The Railway Inn | 19.4 km | |
| The Star Hotel | 13.6 km | |
| The Talbot Inn | 11.7 km | |
| The Tudor Hotel | 11.8 km | |
| The Unicorn Inn | 11.6 km | |
| The Wheatsheaf Inn | 1.6 km | |
| Victoria Hotel | 12.9 km | |
| Walter de Cantelupe Inn | 5.8 km | |
| White Horse Hotel | 13.2 km |
All 59 hotels in Worcester, with their history and operators
When to go
The best time to visit Worcester
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Worcester are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Worcester: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Birmingham Airport (BHX), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; East Midlands Airport (EMA, 93 km) and Bristol Airport (BRS, 96 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
From London (113 miles (182 km)), drivers should take the M40 motorway north-westwards until the junction with the M42. From here, head westwards to the M5, where you should head south and watch for signs to Worcester. Alternatively, from London, drivers could take the M4 west towards Bristol. At Junction 15 (Swindon) take the A417/A419 northwards. This will eventually bring you out at J11A on the M5, where you should join the M5 Northwards.
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BHX · Birmingham Airport
EMA · East Midlands Airport
BRS · Bristol Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Worcester
Stay safe
As with the rest of the UK, in any emergency call 999 or 112 (from a land-line if you can) and ask for Ambulance, Fire or Police when connected. If you are a deaf user requiring emergency assistance from Police, Fire or Ambulance text 80992 or use Minicom 0845 6000 303. Worcester is generally a very safe place and has a much safer feel than most other cities in the West Midlands. However, there is a strong police presence at night time in the city centre (as with most UK towns cities the vicinity around some pubs and clubs can become fairly unpleasant late on a Friday or Saturday night). Avoid Dines Green, Warndon (not Warndon Villages) and Brickfields.
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Worcester
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 1 place
of 1 place
of 1 place
Questions
Worcester: questions travellers ask
What are the best-rated hotels in Worcester?
By published guest score: Travelodge Worcester (4.0 / 5 · 763 reviews · www.travelodge.co.uk (operator's own guest score)).
When is the best time to visit Worcester?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Worcester are June to September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; December is the wettest, with about 75 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Worcester?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Birmingham Airport (BHX), about 43 km from the city centre in a straight line; East Midlands Airport (EMA, 93 km) and Bristol Airport (BRS, 96 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Worcester?
pound sterling (GBP).
Nearby
Destinations near Worcester
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.