Alcester - The Bear Hotel pub Ansells art postcard

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  The Bear Hotel - Alcester, Warwickshire
• Publisher:  Ansells / Midland Postal Board
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s):  n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes & Key words:  as new

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Alcester (pronounced /'?lst?r/ ( listen) or /'??lst?r/) is an old market town of Roman origin at the junction of the River Alne and River Arrow in Warwickshire, England, and situated approximately 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Stratford-upon-Avon. The 2001 census recorded a population of 6,214 in the town, which also has civil parish status.

Alcester is known for two nearby local stately homes, Coughton Court, (a National Trust property) north at Coughton, and (south-west), Ragley Hall, the home of the Marquis of Hertford. Kinwarton, which is just north of Alcester, contains a church of Anglo Saxon origin, and a historic dovecote — Kinwarton Dovecote — which is a National Trust property.

Ragley Hall is home to the Jerwood Sculpture Park.

Alcester is also a significant town on the 100 mile-long Heart of England Way long-distance walking route.

Recent developments, made by the council, include 'Roman Alcester', a museum showing locally found artifacts from the 1st to 4th century AD. Admission is free although the museum is only open from Thursdays to Sundays.

Alcester has a high number of Public Houses for the size of the town.

These include -

The Hollybush, The Cross Keys, The Royal Oak, The Lord Nelson, The Three Tuns, The White Lion, The Swan, The Roebuck, The Turks Head, The Dog and Partridge, The Bear, Alcester Rugby Club, The Moat House, Kings Court Hotel.