Little Malvern Court & Gardens — Attraction in Malvern Hills

Little Malvern Court is rarely open but a little gem.

Visits to the house are by appointment on a tour only, but that reveals a warm, interesting and lived-in home where it is clearly visible how the building has evolved without it looking like a mishmash.

A Catholic family home which continued as a community place of worship discretely after the Reformation, the chapel in the attic is very pretty and would have been tucked away along narrow corridors at the back of the house.

The Priory is now the Parish church and is a lovely building in its own right.

The gardens are worth a visit on their own, a wonderful harmonious blend of nature, formality and informality side-by-side.

Thank you to David our volunteer tour guide and the lovely lady who served up home made cakes in the tea shop with the...

A most beautiful garden.....vast views across the vale of Evesham to Bredon Hill and the cotswolds beyond The gardens wrap themselves around the ruins of the old priory church and cascade down the hill following the old fish ponds Wonderfully well kept landscape with areas of meadow flowers, rare and interesting trees, a beautiful rose garden, and a rose and Hydrangea Petiolaris clad rapunzel tower We didnt have the time to visit the house but the gardens alone took us well over an hour to peruse We shall certainly be back....hopefully in warmer weather....and with time to do...

A rare treat. Only open for a few days each year. The garden is really beautiful at all times, but I especially love the roses. The pond is packed with fish. Our house tour was given by the head gardener, who made it so interesting, as well as letting us wander around in our own time to look at the details. I especially loved the carved screen. We didn't have time to sample the tea room cakes, but it was a lovely...