The South Midlands Travel Guides

Driving

The M4 and M40 provide easy access to the south Midlands from London and the south-east.

Driving times to Worcester

From London -...

Hergest Croft Gardens

South Midlands Buses

The main bus company serving the area is Stagecoach. Other local bus providers are co-ordinated and sometimes subsidised by the local council for...

The Weir

A tranquil garden of 4 hectares (10 acres) on a steep slope above a bend in the River Wye, The Weir is most spectacular in spring with drifts of...

National Trust Gardens

Crickley Hill Country Park

Kyre Park

Westbury Court Garden

Originally laid out in 1696-1705, this is the only restored Dutch water garden in the country. It was the National Trust's first garden...

Gloucester Airport

Gloucester Airport is primarily used by private light aircraft and air taxis, although there is a weekly service to Jersey provided by Air...

Croome Park

Croome was 'Capability' Brown's first complete landscape, making his reputation and establishing a new style of...

Trains

The main operators serving the area's stations are Thames, Virgin, First Great Western, Central and Wessex Trains. All these train services...

Woodchester Park

The valley contains a 'lost garden' – the remains of an 18th- and 19th-century landscape park with a chain of five...

Spetchley Park Gardens

Spetchley Park Gardens are situated three miles east of the beautiful cathedral city of Worcester. Virtually hidden from the road, and largely...

Transport to GLO

The airport is located around six miles to the northeast of Gloucester, between Cheltenham and Gloucester, adjacent to the M5 and A40...

Willow Lodge Gardens

Wellesbourne Airport

Flights

The South Midlands has no airport within the region: however all parts are within easy reach of the main UK international hub airports and flights...

Ferries

The south coast ports of Southampton and Portsmouth, for ferries and hovercraft to Europe, are approximately 2 hours 30 mins by car via the M4 and...

South Midlands Train Stations

Gloucester Train Station is located on Bruton Way, Gloucestershire, GL1 1DE. The main operators serving Gloucester are Virgin, First Great Western...

Hampton Court Herefordshire Gardens

Hampton Court Herefordshire Gardens, also known as the Van Kampen Gardens are set in the grounds of the Hampton Court Estate in Herefordshire. The...