Almonry Heritage Centre, Abbey Gate, Evesham. Local history. Contact for opening times (01386 446944).

Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings. A 15-acre open-air site of restored buildings including a working windmill and the National Telephone kiosk ollection. Contact for opening times (01527 831886/831363). www.avoncroft.org.uk Bewdley Museum and Tourist Information Centre. Load Street, Bewdley. Wyre Forest. Please ring for details of opening times (01299 403573/405306).

Burford House Gardens, Burford, Tenbury Wells. Rare trees, shrubs, clematis, roses, herbaceous plants. Ring for opening times (01584 810777).

Cider Museum and King Offa Distillery, Hereford (off A438 Brecon Road). Explore the history of cider making. Please ring for opening times (01432 354207).

Commandery, Civil War Centre, Sidbury, Worcester. Shop, Museum and exhibition. Ring for details (01905 361821).

Croft Castle, near Leominster. Restored 16th Century mansion in 1,400-acre estate. Iron Age fort of Croft Ambrey nearby. Please ring for opening times. (01568 780246).

Dean Forest Railway, Lydney, Glos. 9 mile round trip by heritage steam trains through Royal Forest. Stop off for walks, pubs, shops etc. Museum, cafeteria etc. For details and operating days phone. (01594 843423).

Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre, St Richard's House, Victoria Square, Droitwich Spa WR9 8DS. Two thousand-year history of Droitwich from the Iron Age settlement to the present day spa town. Ring for opening times (01905 774312).

Eastnor Castle - Georgian fairytale castle stands at the end of the Malvern Hills. For opening times (01531 633160). www.eastnorcastle.co.uk Elgar's Birthplace Museum, Crown East Lane, Lower Broadheath, near Worcester. Cottage where Elgar was born in 1857, now museum. Ring for opening times (01905 333224). birthplace@elgarmuseum or www.elgarmuseum.org The Gallery at Bevere: Original crafts and artwork, prints, ceramics, picture framing. Tues-Sat 10.30am-5pm and the 1st Sunday of the month by appointment. (01905 754484). www.beverevivis.com Green Badge Guide Walks. Walking weekdays 11am from the Guildhall. After Easter to the end of September. Parties/groups and other times by arrangement. Cost, adults £3, children under-12 free with accompanying parent. (01905 726311 or 07890222117).

Greyfriars, Friar Street, Worcester. National Trust House. Late 15th Century timber-framed town house with walled garden. Ring for opening times (01905 23571).

Hagley Hall. Palladian home of the Viscount Cobham, built 1760, in 350-acre parkland setting. For times of opening (01562 882408).

Hanbury Hall, School Road, nr Droitwich. Red-brick William and Mary style house with painted ceilings, porcelain collection and Dutch flower pictures. Orangery and icehouse in 18th Century garden. Ring for opening times (01527 821214).

Harvington Hall, near Kidderminster. Moated mediaeval and Elizabethan manor house famous for its priest holes and unique wall paintings. Ring for opening times (01562 777846).

Hellens, Much Marcle. 600-year-old mansion. Pictures, tapestries, carriages and pleasant gardens. Please ring for opening times. Group tours by appointment. Contact Nick Stephens (01531 660504).

Hereford Museum and Art Gallery, Broad Street, Hereford. Archaeology, social history, natural history, decorative art and fine art. Temporary exhibitions. Please contact for opening times (01432 260692).

Herefordshire Waterworks Museum. Broomy Hill, (signed from A49) Tells the story of water in a beautiful setting by the River Wye. Huge engines and pumps working. For opening times ring (01432 344062).

Celebration: 1 High Street, Ledbury, Herefordshire. Gift shop, picture framing,Cards, books, souvenirs. Please contact for opening times. (01531 634566).

Lower Brockhampton, near Bromyard. Late 14th Century moated manor house with 15th Century gatehouse. Contact for opening times (01885 488099).

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire. Magnificent 11th-16th Century castle. Please contact for opening times (01584 873355). e-mail: www.ludlowcastle.com Malvern Museum. Priory Gate House, Malvern. Featuring the history and development of Malvern. Please contact for opening times (01684 567811).

Malvern Priory Church. Church Street, Malvern. Benedictine foundation priory church of early Norman and Perpendicular architecture. Open daily, 9am-5pm except during services. (01684 561020).

Pershore Abbey, Pershore. Decorated vaulting, intricately-carved bosses, fine Norman architecture. Please ring for opening times (01386 552071).

Ragley Hall, Alcester. 17th Century home of Marquis and Marchioness Hertford. Gardens, park, adventure wood and woodland trail. House, garden and park. Contact for opening times (01789 762090).

Ravenshill Woodland Reserve, Alfrick, near Worcester. Private woodlands, picnic area, waymarked trails. Open all year dawn-dusk (01886 821661) Severn Valley Railway Station, Bewdley. 16 miles of nostalgic steam travel from Kidderminster to Bridgnorth. Steam trains daily. Station open all year. Santa Steam specials each Christmas. Please ring for all opening times. Steam locomotive footplate duties (learn to drive a train) (01299 403816).

Spetchley Gardens (Charitable Trust), Spetchley, near Worcester. Thirty-acre garden with rare trees, shrubs and plants, red and fallow deer. Please ring for opening times (01453 810303).