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Stay Bank House Hotel, Bransford

This attractive red-brick hotel near Malvern is also home to Bransford Golf Club. It offers 66 rooms and suites of varying sizes, and even a penthouse up in the rafters. The Garden restaurant serves a good selection of locally sourced fare, while the Malvern View spa boasts comprehensive facilities.

Eat/drink Royal Oak, Broadwas

Another red-brick building, this traditional pub on the A44 midway between Worcester and Bromyard has a full carvery on the go seven days a week.

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Some of the 20th-century’s biggest design names have stamped their mark on the county, with Mackenzie also designing Worcester Golf & Country Club. The fine parkland courses at Moseley and Fulford Heath are the handiwork of Harry Colt and James Braid respectively.