A few years ago when driving through Bromyard on our way back from the "black and white" village trail D spotted a sign to a Dr Who Museum. Recently thoughts of a visit to the museum returned when comedian Stewart Lee mentioned the place. So last Saturday D and I set off in search of the museum. Traffic was very congested around Worcester but after a 90 minute journey we finally arrived in Bromyard.
Bromyard is a market town located in the Frome Valley which is famous for its hop production. Herefordshire is also a county well known for its orchards and cider making.
The Time Machine Museum of Science Fiction - and yes it is much bigger than it looks as it is also housed in a series of rooms in rather large cellars.
The museum is crammed full of Dr Who memorabilia including props and costumes from the series. There are also exhibits from other Science Fiction series such as Red Dwarf, Thunderbirds, Star Wars and Life on Mars etc.
I hope some of you are Dr Who fans as there are rather a lot of photos!
After visiting the brilliant museum we had lunch at a cafe called FlowerDew's which was close by. The tearoom is a lovely mix of cafe, gift and toy shop, the food was delicious and the service excellent. Both the tearoom and museum are well worth visiting if you are in the area.
Then a wander round the town.
The Falcon Hotel is a black and white half timbered Tudor building.
There are quite a few interesting places to visit nearby - we didn't really have enough time to visit Ralph Court Gardens or National Trust Lower Brockhampton so instead we drove a few miles to a rather picturesque church with has the most amazing font. I will write about the church in Part 2.
*D Photos taken by my son with the Canon Bridge SX50 HS camera
Rest of photos taken by me with the Panasonic Lumix FZ330
