Croome Court and Park

Croome Park National Trust, Worcestershire                       All photos by Hetty

RAF buildings from 1940s, a home since the 16th century, and a walk in the park.

4th November 2022

 

Rotunda

Capability Brown’s church has memorials from the old church

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29th August 2014

Croome – RAF Defford walk

We bought a leaflet from the visitors centre. Click here to view map of our walk 2.7 miles

The RAF sick quarters is now the visitor centre – the only buildings remaining from the Defford Airfield, 1941-57, where radar was tested, and over 2,000 people worked.

Church of St Mary Magdalene – Designed by Capability Brown to replaced the medieval church that was next to the Court. (The church and village were removed as they spoilt the view).

Main entrance to Croome Court – London Arch

Walk around Croome park

We followed the walk in the leaflet from the visitor centre

Click here to view map of walk 2.4 miles

Pan – god of sheep and shepherds – and a monument to Capability Brown

 

Temple greenhouse, designed by Robert Adam

Druid by James Wyatt, date stamped 1793

Dry arch bridge – carriage way to the Court on top

The (artificial) lake with 18th century iron bridges

Grotto

Sabrina, goddess of the River Severn

Punch bowl gates

The island

Island Pavilion

with a wedding scene inside

 

Park Seat

The Rotunda and 18th century cedars

Then we went into the house – ground floor, and cellars – where there is a tudor road and tudor window (upstairs is not safe, so we couldn’t go up there).

The domestic buildings are now private accommodation

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