The Malvern Hills viewed by drone across the valley from Woodlands, Malvern B&BPicture: Curious Egg Film & TV — The Malvern Hills viewed by drone across the valley from Woodlands, Malvern B&B
Picture: Curious Egg Film & TV

There’s plenty to see and do in the UK as an alternative to airport stress, Covid restrictions, jet lag and foreign exchange rates: amazing countryside and walks, local pubs with great food, festivals and events, and towns and villages to explore – and all with less travelling so your holiday starts sooner. And it’s easier to take a number of short staycation breaks so it seems like you are getting more holiday.

Stunning countryside and walks

Woodlands, Malvern B&B is very close to the border of Worcestershire and Herefordshire. Enjoy the views in and around this designated area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) of, and from, the Malvern Hills; the Suckley Hills; Halesend Wood (a designated site of special scientific interest) immediately adjacent to our B&B; and, a little further afield, the Wye Valley AONB.

Halesend Wood SSSI, immediately behind Woodlands, Malvern B&BPicture: Curious Egg Film & TV — Halesend Wood SSSI, immediately behind Woodlands, Malvern B&B
Picture: Curious Egg Film & TV

And in this video of his walk from Eastnor in Herefordshire, through Ledbury, to Pinnacle Hill in the Malvern Hills, Patrick Leach, in his charmingly engaging way, demonstrates some of the many wonderful things to experience in this locale: there are some magnificent things to see in the UK as well as abroad.

Stills taken from one of Patrick Leach’s ‘Solitary Rambler’ video series on walks in the Malverns and surrounding areas

Local pubs with great food

Whether you are an aficionado of real ale and/or enjoy the ambience of a British pub with great food, a staycation provides an opportunity for a great gastronomic experience. Various websites recommend such pubs in Worcestershire and in Herefordshire, and we have experienced (and will continue to experience!) great meals and ambience at the Nag’s Head, the Swan Inn, the Wellington, the Inn at Welland, the Jockey, the Plough and Harrow, and others, all near to Woodlands, Malvern B&B.

Festivals

The UK is famous for its festivals and, close to Woodlands, Malvern B&B, experience the various festivals at Upton-upon-Severn, including the Sunshine Music Festival (now next year), the Upton Folk Festival (now next year), the Upton Blues Festival, and the Upton Jazz Festival (also next year!).

In Herefordshire, there is the Wye Float River and Music Festival, the Marches Makers Festival, the Bromyard Folk Festival, the Kington Walking Festival, and the Ross Walking Festival.

And in Worcestershire, enjoy the Worcester Fringe Festival, the Three Choirs Festival (next year, now), the Worcester Pub Beer Festival, the Battle of Evesham Festival and Battle Re-enactment, the Worcester Festival, the IWA Festival of Water, the Evesham Angling Festival, the WooTown Festival, and the Worcester Fake Festival.

Events

There are a plethora of other events in Herefordshire and in Worcestershire; and an enormous variety of events and shows at the Three Counties Showground (just 18-minutes’ drive from Woodlands, Malvern B&B): from the Proms Spectacular, the Bootleg Beatles, the Malvern Autumn Show, the Winter Glow 2021, National Gundog Show, the National Pony Society Summer Championships, the British Flyball Association Indoor Championships; to the TR Register 2021 Triumph Weekend, the Western Motorhome & Campervan Show; to the Malvern Flea & Collectors Fair, the Malvern Antiques & Collectors Fair, the Mega Malvern Toy Collectors Fair; to the Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce Business Expo; and still more!