When you stay at Orchard Side Bed and Breakfast you can charge your electric car while you sleep! The ICS 7KW Intelligent EV Charging Station is an untethered unit. You will need to use your type 2 cable, but if by chance you have forgotten it don’t worry as Gigi also drives an electric car […]
13 December 2022 
Gardens to visit around Great Malvern
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Picton Gardens This is a small family-run plant nursery nestled on the west side of the Malvern Hills. Old Court Nurseries specializes in Michaelmas Daisies and holds the Plant Heritage National Collection of over 430 varieties which are displayed in the charming 1.5-acre Picton Garden. The Picton Garden was established in 1906 and is full […]
4 July 2020 
Restaurants, Cafe’s and Takeaways
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The Swan Inn in Hanley Swan – 01684 311870 The Swan Inn is a two-minute walk from Orchard Side Bed and Breakfast and offers breakfast, lunch and fine dining. To avoid disappointment please table and please note food is NOT served on Sunday. During the summer there is a beautiful garden where you can enjoy a relaxing drink, […]
28 April 2020
Nature Reserves to visit near Orchard Side Bed and Breakfast
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Brotheridge Green Nature Reserve This reserve was a former railway track and embankment for the railway between Upton upon Severn and Malvern. This decommissioned railway has been colonised by grassland, scrub and young trees to provide habitat and wildlife for all seasons. As you enter the reserve from the road bridge you descend into a […]
18 April 2020
Local Walks around Hanley Swan
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Many guests who visit Orchard Side Bed and Breakfast come to enjoy and explore the beautiful Malvern Hills and the surrounding area. There is so much to see and places to visit around Malvern, but sometimes, it’s nice to leave the car behind and simply get out into the countryside and experience the local area. […]
2 September 2016
Tewkesbury Medieval Town
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Tewkesbury has a rich heritage that spans more than 1000 years and the town’s architecture reflects the many periods of prosperity within the town. Tewkesbury has a mix of half-timbered medieval houses, Tudor buildings, Georgian properties and Victorian homes all sitting side by side. The town was once linked by a network of 90 alleyways that weaved in […]
15 August 2016
Morgan Cars Still Build in Malvern
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Henry Frederick Stanley Morgan bought his first motor car in 1902 at the age of 21, designed and built his own car in 1909, and went into production a year later. Click here to read Morgan Motor’s history to the Second World War Morgan Auto to the present day With the Second World War over, many skilled workers returned to rejoin the factory […]
9 August 2016
Morgan Motors British Family Run Business
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Morgan Motors based in Malvern assembles by hand around 1300 cars a year and employs about 160 craftsmen. Morgan Motors visitor centre and museum exhibit the company’s history and there is a very popular guided tour of the factory showing the manufacturing process of this iconic sports car. The founder of Morgan Motors was Henry Fredrick Stanley Morgan, who was born in the village of […]
8 July 2016
The Malvern Hills Habitat
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The Malvern Hills habitat is a semi natural land where a number of birds, rare animals and butterflies are found. Managing these areas to safeguard the Malvern Hills habitat means conservation is really important and there is a Wildlife Advisory Group comprising of people with eminent experience in specific fields of natural history. Aside from the common species that we will cover, there are some […]
3 July 2016
The Malvern Hills Inspired Sir Edward Elgar
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Edward Elgar was born in Worcestershire and lived in and around Malvern and the Malvern Hills for many years. Edward Elgar was a renowned composer and it was the Malvern Hills that inspired many of his well-known compositions. From age 55 he lived in view of the Malvern Hills and was routinely seen cycling around the surrounding countryside and village lanes […]
