A fascinating tour of Shelsley Walsh Water Mill in the enchanting Teme Valley . . . → Read More: Trip Report – June 2019 – Shelsley Walsh Water Mill
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Combining forces once again, Clent and Belbroughton History Societies enjoyed a good day out on Wednesday 1st August. We were blessed with delightful summer weather, not as hot as some recent days, sunny with a light breeze- perfect for exploring and sight-seeing weather. We spent the morning in Shrewsbury. The gardens were spectacular in . . . → Read More: Trip to Shrewsbury and Stokesay Court – Aug 1st 2018- by Margaret Hathaway Our friends and near neighbours in the Belbroughton History Society arranged our first trip this year and some of us were very pleased to join them on a visit to Hartlebury Castle on Sunday 17th June. The castle was originally a fortified manor of the mid 13th Century built on manorial lands given to . . . → Read More: Trip Report – June2018 – Hartlebury Castle Town tour of Ludlow and guided tour of St Laurence’s Church August 24 2017 Members of Clent History Society were pleased to be able to join friends from Belbroughton History Society on the trip which they has organised to our local treasure of Ludlow. We were blessed with a day of fair weather which . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Ludlow (Aug 2107)  A MORNING IN MUCH WENLOCK. In August we spent a morning in Much Wenlock where there is so much to see and do. On a day when Great Britain went on to scoop a clutch of unexpected medals at the Rio Olympic Games several people followed the Olympic town trail which celebrates Much Wenlock’s . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Much Wenlock (August 2016) COVENTRY TRANSPORT MUSEUM & CATHEDRAL. Margaret Hathaway. In June we spent a day based in Coventry with a morning at the newly refurbished transport museum and the afternoon at the cathedral. We joined with Belbroughton History society for this trip and are particularly grateful to them for organising this excellent day. The Transport Museum. . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Coventry (June 2016) Our day trip to Rodmarton Manor August 2015 Once again we were lucky with dry weather and were able to enjoy our day unencumbered by coats or umbrellas. We broke our journey to Rodamarton (which is between Cirencester and Tetbury) at Gloucester. We based ourselves at the historic docks which combines attractive retail outlets . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Rodmarton Manor (Aug 2015) 
Our Guide Joe Hawkins with an old, old piece of stone Joe Hawkins is a visionary academic, advocate of the eighteenth century landscape, combined with the huge physical capacity for rolling up his sleeves and getting the hard work done. We were lucky enough . . . → Read More: Hagley Hall – Landscape Developments  We were so lucky with the weather for this day trip. Had we gone 24 hours later we would have been soaked. An umbrella-defying downpour in Clent coincided exactly with the time when we were rejoining the coach after a relaxed lunch stop in Stow on the Wold. The weather gods must have recognised . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Stanway House (August 2014)  The society enjoyed a most enjoyable trip to Four Ashes Hall in June. The property has been in the same family since it was built in 1660 and remains very much a family home. Sebastian had had to clear his toys up from the the playroom for historic toys and childrens’ clothes to . . . → Read More: Trip Report – Four Ashes Hall (June 2014) |
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