Worcester

Local Area Guide

Local Area Guide – Worcester

Welcome..

As your local estate agent, we thought it might be quite nice to introduce ourselves and share some of our local knowledge. Warndon Villages is a series of populated developments on the eastern side of Worcester, situated between Warndon and the M5 motorway. There are four distinct “villages” in the development, The Harleys, The Lyppards, The Berkeleys and The Meadows, each with their own subdivisions. Warndon Villages is the home to Lyppard Grange Primary School, four nurseries, a Tesco supermarket and a range of other facilities. HomeXperts are a new and vibrant agency who are changing the face of the traditional estate and letting agency. We will offer a superior service to all of our clients using state-of-the-art systems and processes with links to all the leading portals such as Rightmove, Zoopla and Globrix. Having lived in Warndon Villages for the last ten years and worked in the area since 1999, I bring local knowledge, an enthusiasm for professional excellence and a desire to provide clients with exceptional service. We aim to fully understand our client’s requirements so that we can deliver on their expectations. Our staff are professionally trained and kept up to date with changing legislation.

Jason Barnett Branch Manager

Worcester 07710 525392

jason.barnett@homexpertsuk.com

Local Area Guide – Worcester

Essentials

Banks Nearest branches of major banks Lloyds TSB Bank The Cross, Town Centre, Worcester. WR1 3PY T 0845 300 0000 Barclays Bank 54 High Street, Worcester. WR1 2QQ T 0845 755 5555 HSBC 6 Broad Street, Worcester. WR1 3LH T 0845 7404 404

Cash Machines Sainsbury’s Windermere Drive, Worcester. WR4 9JN Tesco Millwood Drive, Warndon. WR4 0UJ

Parking There are no parking restrictions in Warndon Villages apart from single yellow lines in parts of Harley Warren.

Car parks Pay & Display car parks at: Tallow Hill, WR5 1JT St Martin’s Gate, WR1 2DT Crowngate, WR1 3NX

Police Stations Castle Street Worcester. WR1 3QX

T 0300 333 3000

Post Offices Ankerage Green. WR4 0DZ T 01905 729863 4 Cranham Drive. WR4 9PA T 01905 453352

Rubbish Collection For Warndon Villages, collections are normally on a Friday. Policy for most properties is that two wheelie bins are provided and that they are emptied on alternate weeks. General waste (black bin) is collected one week, the recyclable (green bin) the next week and so on.

Local Area Guide – Worcester

Essentials Hospitals Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, WR5 1DD T 01905 763333 Bupa Centre Spire South Bank Hospital. 139 Bath Road, Worcester. WR5 3YB T 0845 6060325

Doctors Surgeries Severn Valley Medical Practice Ankerage Green, Worcester. WR4 0DZ T 01905 616977 Elbury Moor Medical Centre Fairfield Close, Worcester. WR4 9TX T 01905 723441

Vets Severn Veterinary Centre Berkeley House, Berkeley Way, Worcester. WR4 9UP T 01905 756156 Ambleside Veterinary Clinic 357 Tolladine Road, Worcester. OX1 1AA T 01905 724445

Pharmacies Tesco Pharmacy Millwood Drive, Worcester. WR4 0UJ T 0845 6779746 Giles Pharmacy 22 Cranham Drive, Worcester. WR4 9PA T 01905 451157

Murrays Healthcare Elbury Mount Health Centre. WR4 9TX T 01905 26886

Council Offices Worcester City Council Orchard House Complex, Farrier Street, Worcester. WR1 3BB T 01905 722233 Ecustomerservicecentre@worcester.gov.uk Visit www.worcester.gov.uk

Local MP MP Mrs Lucy Hodgson 2c Ronkswood Hill, Worcester. WR4 9ED T 01905 351382 Visit www.worcester.gov.uk

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Transport

Mainline Trains

Foregate Station Worcester. WR1 1DB www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/rail/rail-services.aspx Shrub Hill Station Worcester. WR4 9EJ

Buses

33 & 34: From Warndon Villages to Worcester Centre. For timetable: www.worcestershire.gov.uk/chym/FileHandlers/BusServiceTimetable.pdf?ID=1161

Taxis

Blue Star T 01905 610022 Central T 01905 674640 A1 T 01905 24800

Private Hire

City T 01905 726726

Airports

Birmingham International 30 minutes from Warndon Villages www.birminghamairport.com

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Education Nurseries Woodgreen Day Nursery 1 Trotshill Lane East, Worcester. WR4 0HX T 01905 25640 Happylands Private Day Nursery Lyppard Grange, Worcester. WR4 0DZ T 01905 729900 Leapfrog Day Nursery Brindley Road, Worcester. WR4 9FB T 01905 759001

Primary Schools Red Hill C of E Midhurst Close, Worcester. WR5 2HX T 01905 352524 Perdiswell 1 High Street, Oxford. OX1 1AA T 0845 000 0000 St Barnabas Green Lane, Worcester. WR3 8NZ T 01905 22766 St George’s Catholic Thorneloe Walk, Barbourne, Worcester. WR1 3JY T 01905 25841 Lyppard Grange Primary Ankerage Green, Worcester. WR4 0DZ T 01905 729383

Secondary Schools Nunnery Wood High School Spetchley Road. Worcester. WR5 2LT T 01905 363636 Tudor Grange Academy Bilford Road, Worcester. WR3 8HN T 01905 454627 Bishop Perowne C Of E College Merrimans Hill Road, Worcester. WR3 8LE T 01905 746800

Private Schools The King’s School 5 College Green, Worcester. WR1 2LL T 01905 721700 RGS Worcester Upper Tything, Worcester. WR1 1HP T 01905 613391

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Useful Stuff

Hairdressers

Avant Garde Unit 2, Berkeley Way, Worcester. WR4 9UP T 01905 758880 Serene Hair & Beauty Unit 4, Ankerage Green, Worcester. WR4 0DZ T 01905 24561

Style & Beauty Kalma Hair & Beauty Court Farm, Church Lane, Norton, Worcester. WR5 2PS T 01905 820404

Refuge Centres Bilford Road Centre Bilford Road, Worcester. WR3 8PU T 01905 453610

Dry Cleaners Cherry Dry Cleaners 55 Barbourne Road, Worcester. WR1 1SB T 01905 25888 The Dry Cleaning Company 56 Lowesmoor, Worcester. WR1 2SE T 01905 780509

Key Cutting

B B Locks 12C, Shrubb Hill Road, Worcester. WR4 9EE T 01905 338951 M 07840 363063 Emergency Locksmith 10 London Road, Worcester. WR5 2DL T 01905 671496

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Local Food

Bars & Pubs

Barn Owl Berkeley Way, Warndon, Worcester.

WR4 9UP

T 01905 458615 On Berkeley Way on the edge of Warndon Villages, the Barn Owl is an attractive and well designed public house boasting an excellent beer garden and children’s play area. This converted barn is the ideal place to come for delicious pub food, and with our extensive menu choice and two for one offer you’re sure to find great value for money, whether you’re after a classic grill, delicious combo or something a little different. Located just off junction 6 of the M5, the Barn Owl is conveniently easy to find. The Lyppard Grange Ankerage Green, Worcester. WR4 0DZ T 01905 213300 Here at The Lyppard Grange you’ll find everything you’d expect fron a traditional local pub in Warndon Villages – but with a bit of added sizzle. Just a stone’s throw from Lyppard Hanford, Lyppard Bourne and Home Meadow, we’re the perfect place to watch the footy with friends or enjoy a bit of banter over your favourite beers. We serve up a fantastic range of drinks with prices to match, together with our famous sizzling skillets or flame-grilled burgers if you fancy a bite with your pint.

The Swan Whittington, Worcester. WR5 2RL T 01905 351361 The Swan at Whittington near Worcester is locally known as ‘The Pub with Food’ due to the exciting & varied menus. The dishes have a modern British influence with a feel good factor that’s guaranteed to delight the diner so you are assured of a comfortable and fresh dining experience. Halfway House Fernhill Heath, Worcester. WR3 8RA T 01905 451489 A very popular pub located in Fernhill Heath, the Halfway House Inn offers excellent quality food, which is cooked by a chef. The Inn has an impressive fish menu, freshly delivered each Tuesday. The pub staff are very friendly, the food is fantastic. A wonderful pub with food cooked fresh by someone who knows how to cook. The Conservatory Cafe Bar 34-36 Friar Street, Worcester. WR1 2LZ T 01905 26929 A stylish and relaxed bar nestled between historic Tudor buildings on Worcester’s famous Friar St. Offering an array of premium spirits and world lagers along with fine wines and traditional local real ales.

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Local Food

Restaurants

Puccini’s 12 Friar St, Worcester. WR1 2LZ T 01905 27770 Puccini’s, a lively, family run Italian restaurant located on cobbled Friar Street in the heart of Worcester. We pride ourselves in serving authentic, rustic, seasonal food using local and Italian produce. Come to Puccini’s to experience all things Italian: a good coffee, a lazy lunch, an intimate dinner or a lively gathering. Saffrons Bistro 15 New St, Worcester. WR1 2DP T 01905 610505 Saffrons Bistro opened over 16 years ago with the emphasis on good honest service and a laid back, unpretentious approach. Set in the heart of the city centre, a visit to Saffrons promises a warm and memorable experience.

Keystones 1 Copenhagen Street, Worcester. WR1 2HB T 01905 731437 Keystones is situated in the cellar buildings that were first erected at some time in the 10th century A.D. The bar has its centrepiece the remaining part of a medieval stone vaulted undercroft, the only one still to be seen in Worcester. As we know it today, Keystones is dedicated to providing the highest quality food & drink, delivered to you by friendly & helpful staff Monsoon Indian Restaraunt 35 Foregate St, Worcester. WR1 1EE T 01905 726333 A la carte and multi cuisine buffet, open 7 days a week

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Local Food

Restaurants Chesters 51 New St, Worcester. WR1 2DL T 01905 611638 Specialising in modern and traditional Mexican cuisine alongside our trademark speciality vegetarian and vegan food. We also offer a wide range of pasta, seafood, steak, burgers, chicken and pork dishes to suit all tastes. The Old Rectifying House North Parade, Worcester. WR1 3NN T 01905 619622 We are a privately owned restaurant and bar with the emphasis on providing the highest quality food and drink in the most relaxed and professional environment possible. Simple!

Coffee Shops The Boston Tea Party Ltd 18 Broad St, Worcester. WR1 3NF T 01905 26472 Why feel you have to always be doing something in your free time? Isn’t life hectic enough? Sit down and enjoy a skinny latte. Costa 31-32 High St, Worcester. WR1 2QL T 01905 22142 Why feel you have to always be doing something in your free time? Isn’t life hectic enough? Sit down and enjoy a skinny latte. Cafe Loco on The Quay Grand stand Rd, Worcester. WR1 3EJ T 01905 611501 Why feel you have to always be doing something in your free time? Isn’t life hectic enough? Sit down and enjoy a skinny latte.

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Shops

House of Fraser 24 Chapel Walk, Crowngate, Worcester. T 0844 8003764 Sassy Boutique 17 Reindeer Court, Worcester. WR1 2DS T 01905 23539 At Sassy Fashion Boutique Fashions we have years of experience in helping Bride’s Mothers and Groom’s Mothers achieve the optimum look for that special day. If you persue perfection for your daughter’s or son’s wedding, a visit to Sassy Fashion Boutique’s a must. Rock Lobster Jewellery 21 Reindeer Court, Worcester. WR1 2DQ T 01905 729022 At Rock Lobster Jewellery we understand the personal value which a piece of jewellery can hold for our loved ones

Floral Roundabout 59 Sidbury, Worcester. WR1 2HU T 01905 24613 Floral Roundabout, Worcester’s award winning florist has been selling inspirational floral gifts, exquisite bridal designs, emotive sympathy tributes, and creative corporate displays for over forty years. You can send flowers around the corner or across the world safe in the knowledge that your order is being placed with a florist, not a call centre. HomeSense Unit 1B, Elgar Retail Park, Blackpole, Worcester. WR3 8HP T01905 754326 We make sure you don’t pay high street prices. Absolutely everything in our store is up to 60% off (Yes, everything) So come and explore the biggest ‘home boutique’ in Britain.

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Recreation

Cinemas

Odeon Foregate Street Worcester, WR1 1DX www.odeon.co.uk

T 0871 224 4007

Vue 49 Friar Street, Worcester, WR1 2NA

T 0871 224 0240 Worcester Live Huntington Hall, Crowngate, Worcester. WR1 3LD T 01905 611427 Worcester Live is a registered charity, which runs Huntington Hall and The Swan Theatre in Worcester. The organisation is the main arts provider in the city and also runs annual outdoor Shakespere at the Commandery, Shakespere at the Cathedral and ghost Walks of Worcester. Huntington Hall is Worcester’s premier live music and entertainment venue.

Galleries & Museums Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum Foregate St, Worcester. WR1 1DT T 01905 25371 Worcester’s principal art gallery and museum hosts a unique programme of contemporary art exhibitions, as well as housing a historic picture collection and an intriguing selection of objects ranging from a 19th century chemist’s shop to the wonderful Regimental Museum.

Libraries Worcester Library The Hive, Sawmill Walk, The Butts, Worcester. WR1 3PB T 01905 822722

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Recreation

Open Spaces Worcester Woods Country Park Wildwood Drive, Worcester. WR5 2LG Two nature reserves, a huge open field, busy Countryside Centre with cafe facilities, adventure play area and easy access from the city or the motorway, make this site very popular with a variety of visitors. Whether you are looking for birds, swings, coffee, flowers, footpaths or all of these and more, you’ve come to the right place at Worcester Woods Country Park. Gheluvelt Park Gheluvelt Park has received £850,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, in order to improve the park. A new play area has been created, a Splash Pad built for toddlers to early teens, the railings have been reinstated along Barbourne Road, and the bandstand has been renovated. Recently, a sculpture costing £33,000 was installed, to symbolise the fallen soldiers, and a funding application has been submitted for outdoor fitness equipment for adults, (2011), including six exercise units and also two concrete table tennis tables

Sports & Leisure Centres Fitness Rooms Health Club Worcester Trade Park, Sherriff Street, Worcester. WR4 9AB T 01905 726722 David Lloyd Centre Sixways Stadium, Warriers Way, Worcester. WR3 8ZE Opening 1st Dec 2012 City Gym (Worcester) Ltd 10B Sherriff St Worcester WR4 9AB T 01905 24876 Cricket facilities Worcester Cricket Club Brockhill Lane, Norton, Worcester. WR5 2PP T 01905 351222 Football grass pitches Brickfields Park Pitchcroft Rugby Worcester Rugby Club Sixways Stadium, Warriers Way, Worcester. WR3 8ZE T 01905 454183 Tennis courts Ash Avenue/Brickfields Rd, Worcester. WR4 9TL King George V/Brickfields Park – No charge

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Services

We work with a number of local contractors who have earned the status of recommended local partner through quality of work and by showing high lives of customer service. When contacting any of the following services please quote HomeXperts.

Lock SmithsWorcester T 0845 000 0000 Plumbers Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Electrician Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Gardening Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Cleaners Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Carpenter Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Landscaping Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Drainage Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Roofing Worcester T 0845 000 0000

Painters Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Gas Engineers Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Window Cleaners Worcester T 0845 000 0000 Glaziers Worcester T 0845 000 0000