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Bewdley Bridge from Severnside North
Bewdley bridge and Severn Side South, looking south-west up Load Street from the east bank of the River Severn.
Bewdley Railway Station as part of the heritage railway line the Severn Valley Railway, Platforms 2 and 3 as viewed from Platform 1.
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Bewdley

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About Bewdley

Bewdley works well as a base: 10 minutes from Stourport-on-Severn, 14km from Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb.

Bewdley is in England, United Kingdom, with about 8,600 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Stourport-on-Severn, about 5 km away.

Bewdley ( BEWD-lee) is a town and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District in Worcestershire, England, on the banks of the River Severn. It is in the Severn Valley, and is 3+1⁄2 miles (5.5 kilometres) west of Kidderminster, 12+1⁄2 mi (20 km) north of Worcester and 23 mi (37 km) southwest of Birmingham. It lies on the

Read more River Severn, at the gateway of the Wyre Forest national nature reserve, and at the time of the 2021 census had a population of 9,267. Bewdley is a popular tourist destination and is known for the Bewdley Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford, and the well-preserved Georgian riverside.

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What is there to see near Bewdley?

Within an hour or so of Bewdley: Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb (14 km), Black Country Living Museum (23 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (23 km), Morgan Motor Company (28 km).

Are there any good drives near Bewdley?

The nearest famous roads are Gospel Pass, A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth) and Elan Valley Mountain Road (Rhayader to Aberystwyth).

Where is Bewdley?

Bewdley is in England, United Kingdom, about 5 km from Stourport-on-Severn.

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Quick Information

Population
8,571
Continent
Europe
Country
United Kingdom
Region
England
Timezone
Europe/London
Coordinates
52.3757, -2.3183

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in United Kingdom

Police
999
Ambulance
999
Fire
999
Non-emergency police
101
Driving side
left

112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.

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Worth the detour from Bewdley

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

racetrack

Shelsley Walsh Speed Hill Climb

The world's oldest motorsport venue still using its original course, running since 1905. A 1,000-yard blast up a wooded Worcestershire hillside, steeped in Edwardian racing heritage.

14 km · about 25 min drive

museum

Black Country Living Museum

Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.

23 km · about 25 min drive

film location

Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)

The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.

23 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Morgan Motor Company

The last family-owned British car maker in Malvern, offering factory tours where hand-crafted sports cars are built.

28 km · about 30 min drive

landmark

Ironbridge Gorge

Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.

30 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

The Peter James Collection

A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Land Rover Experience Solihull

Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.

38 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

National Motorcycle Museum

The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.

42 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Bewdley

12 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.

  • 54 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
  • 63 kmSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
  • 68 kmGospel PassThe highest road pass in Wales at 549m, a narrow single-track lane over the Black Mountains between Hay-on-Wye and Llanthony, with vast views across the Wye Valley from beneath Hay Bluff.
  • 73 kmWaun FachThe highest point of the Black Mountains at 811m, a broad peaty summit above the Vale of Ewyas and the Gospel Pass.
  • 73 kmSkirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
  • 76 kmSugar Loaf (Y Fal)A 596m conical hill above Abergavenny with a 360-degree view over the Usk valley and the Black Mountains; easy from the car park.

Driving in United Kingdom

Drives on
the left
Petrol
~€1.73/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

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