Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest is a large, semi-natural woodland and forest measuring 26.34 square kilometres (10.17 sq mi) which straddles the borders of Worcestershire and Shropshire, England.
Wyre Forest is a large, semi-natural woodland and forest measuring 26.34 square kilometres (10.17 sq mi) which straddles the borders of Worcestershire and Shropshire, England. Knowles Mill, a former corn mill owned by the National Trust lies within the forest.
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Worth seeing in and around Wyre Forest
4 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.
- 01Bewdley Bridge
Bewdley Bridge is a three-span masonry arch bridge over the River Severn at Bewdley, Worcestershire, designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford. The two side spans are each 52 feet, with the central span 60 feet.
3.8 km · Grade I listed bridge in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England · Wikipedia - 02Bewdley Town Hall
Bewdley Guildhall is a municipal building in Load Street in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England. The structure, which is the meeting place of Bewdley Town Council, is a Grade II* listed building.
3.8 km · municipal building in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 03Bewdley Museum
Bewdley Museum is a museum in the town of Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It is managed by the Wyre Forest District Council.
3.8 km · museum in Bewdley, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 04Tickenhill Palace
Tickenhill Palace is a historic building in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England. It is a grade II* listed building.
3.7 km · manor house in Bewdley, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
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Getting to Wyre Forest
- Airports
- Birmingham (BHX), 43 km · East Midlands (EMA), 86 km · Manchester (MAN), 107 km
- Stations
- Arley railway station, 3.8 km · Northwood Halt railway station, 3 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Wyre Forest25 km · quickest by road, 50 min · £2.5–3.5
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Wyre Forest97 km · quickest by road, 2h 14m · £11–14
- Manchester, Greater Manchester → Wyre Forest122 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £14–19
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Wyre Forest
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Wyre Forest. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inHolyhead's ferry port ensures that the north of Wales is well connected with the whole West Midlands.
From Wikivoyage: West Midlands (region), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Wyre Forest – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Wyre Forest
Wyre Forest is 34 km from Birmingham, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Bewdleytown in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England3.7 km
- Ribbesfordvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK4 km
- Far Forestvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK2.7 km
- Coppicegatevillage in Shropshire, England, UK3.1 km
- Bliss Gatevillage in Worcestershire, England, UK3.8 km
- Pound Greenvillage in Worcestershire, England, UK2.2 km