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.

See

• 1 Bewdley Bridge. A stone bridge built by engineer Thomas Telford. (updated Feb 2018)
• 2 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)
• 3 West Midland Safari Park, Spring Grove, DY12 1LF, ☏ +44 1299 402114. (updated Dec 2016)
• 4 Arley Arboretum & Gardens, Arley, DY12 1XG, ☏ +44 1299 861368. (updated Dec 2016)
• 5 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

• 1 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.  
• 2 Wyre Forest. (updated Dec 2018)

Eat

• 1 The Hop Pole Inn, Hop Pole Lane, Cleobury Road, DY12 2QH, ☏ +44 1299 401295. (updated Dec 2016)
• 2 Merchants Fish Bar, 78 Load Street DY12 2AW, ☏ +44 1299 402787. 
• 3 Riverside Cafe, 2 Severn Side North DY12 2EE, ☏ +44 1299 211982. 

Drink

• 1 George Hotel, Load Street, DY12 2AW, ☏ +44 1299 406970. Local Wetherspoons pub and hotel. (updated Dec 2016)
• 2 Cock and Magpie, 1 Severn Side North DY12 2EE, ☏ +44 1299 405842. Riverside pub overlooking the River Severn. 

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

• 3 Bewdley Brewery, Unit 7 Bewdley Craft Centre, Lax Lane, DY12 2DZ, ☏ +44 1299 405148. (updated Dec 2016)

Sleep

• 1 Mercure Kidderminster Hotel, Habberley Road, DY12 1LA, ☏ +44 844 815 9033. 

Go next

• Birmingham
• Kidderminster
• Stourport-on-Severn

Routes through Bewdley

Shrewsbury ← Ludlow ←	N  S	→ Hereford → merges with
merges with ← Tenbury Wells ←	W  E	→ Kidderminster → Birmingham