News release For Immediate Release Thursday 3 April 2025 Hop on over for a brilliant family day out at Hartlebury Castle in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside in the Easter holidays. Over the Easter weekend (Friday – Monday), visitors can join the Easter Eggstravaganza and take part in one of the Castle’s Easter egg hunts, with a guaranteed chocolate egg for every hunter (dairy-free available). Families can meet the Easter [...]
Media release: 10 March 2025 Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art is on show at Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum from 5 April to 29 June 2025 A sumptuous selection of artworks by the leading proponents of British Impressionism Includes many works on loan from Penlee House Gallery & Museum and visiting Worcester for the first time. The new exhibition Elizabeth & Stanhope Forbes: A Marriage of Art [...]
News release For Immediate Release Friday 14 February 2025 The Commandery’s biggest weekend of the year is back on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025 – the perfect way to round off the February half-term holiday. Experience a fantastic family day out where you can encounter characters from centuries past. Explore the building and gardens, discover living history encampments, and see military displays in action at this exciting two-day event. [...]
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE 29 January 2025 Hartlebury Castle is welcoming visitors back into its magnificent buildings from this Saturday 1 February. The popular visitor destination situated just outside Kidderminster closes in January for essential maintenance and cleaning. The team have been working hard to get it ready for reopening this weekend. Set in the heart of the Worcestershire countryside Hartlebury Castle is the perfect place to escape with family [...]
News release | For Immediate Release 20 January 2025 A brand new exhibition opening on 1 February at Worcester’s historic Commandery will transport visitors back to 1890 and shed light on living conditions in Victorian Worcester. The exhibition brings to life another significant period in The Commandery’s history when it was a school for blind boys. The wing where the new exhibition can be found was used by many different individual [...]
News release For immediate release 7 January 2025 Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum Saturday 11 January – Sunday 30 March 2025 The Worcestershire Conquest Hoard is one of the largest early Roman coin hoards ever found in Britain. It contains 1368 gold and silver coins, produced from the time of the Roman Republic (circa 509–27 BC) up to the reign of the emperor Nero (AD 54–68). This Saturday 11 January [...]
