Areley Kings
Areley Kings is a village on the River Severn, in the civil parish of Stourport-on-Severn, in the Wyre Forest of Worcestershire, England.

Areley Kings is a village on the River Severn, in the civil parish of Stourport-on-Severn, in the Wyre Forest of Worcestershire, England. It is 10 miles north of Worcester and south of Stourport on Severn. It is in the Wyre Forest. The village is featured in the Domesday Book of 1086, and is home to many historical places of interest such as Areley Hall and St Bartholomew's Church. The Areley Kings & Riverside ward had a population of 8,258 in 2021.
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Worth seeing in and around Areley Kings
9 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Hartlebury Castle
Hartlebury Castle, a Grade I listed building, near Hartlebury in Worcestershire, central England, was built in the mid-13th century as a fortified manor house, on manorial land earlier given to the Bishop of Worcester by King Burgred of Mercia. It lies near Stourport-on-Severn in an area with several large manors and country houses, including Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall and Hartlebury and Abberley Hall.
3.6 km · Grade I listed house in Hartlebury, Wychavon, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 02Pool House
Pool House is a Grade II* listed house in Astley, in the county of Worcestershire, England. In the area close to Stourport-on-Severn, there are several large manor and country houses, among which Witley Court, Astley Hall, Pool House, Areley Hall, Hartlebury and Abberley Hall are particularly significant.
2.1 km · grade II* listed house in Astley, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Ribbesford House
Ribbesford House is a historic English mansion in Ribbesford, near Bewdley, Worcestershire. The house and its surrounding estate have a history dating back nearly a thousand years.
3.7 km · mansion in Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Astley Hall
Astley Hall is a country house in Astley near Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. The hall was the home of Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin from 1902 until his death there in 1947.
2.6 km · house in Astley and Dunley, Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Tontine Buildings
The Tontine Buildings is a former hotel in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, built in the late 18th century by the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company. It is a Grade II* listed building.
1.1 km · building in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 06Church of St Michael
The Church of St Michael and All Angels is an Anglican church in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. It is in the Benefice of St Michael's, Stourport and All Saints, Wilden, in the Deanery of Kidderminster and Stourport, and in the Diocese of Worcester.
1.9 km · church building in Stourport-on-Severn, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Stourport Civic Centre
Stourport Civic Centre is a municipal building in New Street in Stourport-on-Severn, a town in Worcestershire, in England. The building, which is currently used as a public events venue, is owned by a community group.
1.1 km · theatre and public hall in Stourport on Severn, England · Wikipedia - 08Church of All Saints, Wilden
All Saints Church in Wilden, Worcestershire about one mile to the north east of Stourport. It was designed by William Hopkins with funds provided by Alfred Baldwin very close to his own home, Wilden House and one of his large iron works.
2.9 km · church building in Stourport-on-Severn, Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 09Worcestershire County Museum
Worcestershire County Museum is a local museum located within Hartlebury Castle in Hartlebury, Worcestershire, England, near the City of Worcester. The Museum is one of three sites run by Museums Worcestershire, a Museums Service run in partnership between Worcester City Council and Worcestershire County Council.
3.6 km · museum in Hartlebury Castle, near KIdderminster, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Areley Kings
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 39 km · East Midlands (EMA), 86 km · Bristol (BRS), 109 km
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Areley Kings104 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · £11–15
- Bristol → Areley Kings100 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · £11–15
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Areley Kings128 km · quickest by road, 2h 47m · £15–20
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Next door to Areley Kings
Areley Kings is 31 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Stourport-on-Severntown and civil parish in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England1.7 km
- Ribbesfordvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.9 km
- Astleyvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.1 km
- Wildenvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.2 km
- Dunleyvillage in Worcestershire, UK1.7 km
- Heightingtonvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.3 km