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2020 A delightful year round journey throughout the Vale of Evesham www.valeandspa.co.uk/blossom @Vale_and_Spa @ValeandSpa Throughout the Blossom Trail you will find there are many different varieties of blossom, below are some of the different types you can @ValeandSpa find during spring time in Worcestershire’s Vale & Spa. @Vale_and_Spa SPRINGTIME ABOUT THE THE VALLEY www.valeandspa.co.uk/blossom IN THE VALE The blossom of apple is APPLE The pure white plum PLUM BLOSSOM usually tinged with pink blossom is on show for a 1 and an apple orchard very short period in April in May is surely the and attracts an assortment most beautiful site in of pollinators including The Vale of Evesham and its For almost the farmed landscape. hoverflies, dagger-flies, neighbouring area has been famous four decades Apples are pollinated bee-flies and small beetles. for its fruit and vegetable growing the Vale of by all sorts of insects Plum orchards once since Medieval times and is known Evesham including long-horn dominated the landscape to be some of the most productive Blossom Trail beetles, malachite around the Vale but only a horticultural land in the country. has been beetles, butterflies and solitary bees. few of these special places now remain. recognised Looking for a family shopping For a few weeks between mid-March and experience with a difference? Look as one of the Large old pear trees can mid-May the roadsides along the 50 mile PEAR The first fruit blossom CHERRY PLUM no further than The Valley – just 2 top ‘wonders be seen along roadsides AA signposted Blossom Trail are ablaze with of the year. Often and in hedgerows dotted miles from Evesham, Worcestershire. colour. of spring’ and can be experienced planted as hedgerow on foot, by bike, car or coach. through the Vale. The shrubs or as small Green-fingered visitors can indulge at Blue majority of these big The spring Blossom Trail can be enjoyed in trees in orchards. An Diamond Home & Garden 1 . Fashionistas can The term Blossom is given to a cluster of many ways – as an adventure in your own trees produce small important early nectar pick up some new threads at Outdoor and flowers that bloom on any plant – this can time or as a fun-filled organised day out. pears used for making source for honeybees Country and Fat Face and if home interiors are include magnolia, hawthorn, blackthorn and Evesham of Vale the throughout To enhance your experience further, this perry. The bark of a pear which will have used up your thing, a visit to ProCook is a must. ornamental cherries. publication focuses on the horticultural tree divides into small their stored honey over journey round year delightful A rectangular sections the winter. All kinds of cyclists can test their skills in highlights the area has to offer throughout Blossom tress however, tend to be making it quite distinctive. Boardman Bike’s Performance Centre alongside the rest of the year – award-winning parks, associated with the fruiting (Prunus genus) their showcase bike shop. garden centres, nurseries and farm shops varieties – these include cherries, plums, A common shrub (many with cafes) selling outstanding local apples, pears, peaches and crab-apples. The delicate blossom BLACKTHORN Board the Evesham Vale Light Railway and 2020 produce and home cooked delicacies. From DAMSON turning hedgerows is not such a common chugg through picturesque countryside before April to June this will also include the famous Blossom provides pollen to pollinators such white in early spring. sight in the Vale stopping off to set the little ones free at The Vale of Evesham Asparagus – whose prestige as bees who initiate the cross pollination The abundant nowadays, being Valley Castle Adventure Playground. has gained it PGI European Protected Food necessary for the trees to reproduce by mostly restricted to blossom attracts many named status. producing fruit. The colour of the blossom hedgerows and along pollinators including If all that fun has worked up an appetite, you that can be seen throughout the Vale of water courses. All of hoverflies and will be spoilt for choice at The Applebarn Be sure to read about the blossom as it will Evesham range from the delicate white of the old Damson trees bumblebees. Restaurant, Coffee #1 or The Crafty Cuppa. provide you with information as to when each pear, plum, orange, some cherry and most in the Vale are infected type can bloom, as well as an interesting fact almonds; to the variable degrees of pink via by a fungus Taphrina The Valley is the perfect place to shop-till-you- about each type that can be found along the apple, peach and cherry. insititiae which causes twiggy growths drop and relax, plus with free parking all week, trail. For more information visit: known as Witches’ Brooms. www.valeandspa.co.uk/blossom there’s no reason not to pay a visit. C O V I S E R D General Information Y Walking Tel: 01386 565373 G O Email: [email protected] N U If you would like to enjoy the wonderful I R countryside by foot then Worcestershire’s Vale & www.valeandspa.co.uk P P EXPLORING THE L Spa makes an ideal location. By offering a range O Tourist Information Centres O V of routes, from long, short, easy or difficult, there H E S Broadway F R BLOSSOM TRAIL is something that allows everyone to enjoy the O views. Many of these routes are signposted and Tel: 01386 852937 can be easily found and followed to allow you to Email: [email protected] take in the wildlife without getting lost. Droitwich Spa Tel: 01905 774312 The walking routes are easily accessible and Email: [email protected] can be located all around the trail - marked by a black walking sign. From here, you can follow the Evesham arrows and signs that will take you over stiles, Tel: 01386 446944 along bridleways, through stunning fields of Cycling Email: [email protected] blossom and orchards filled with colour. Cycling around the Blossom Trail couldn’t Coach Tours MANCHESTERPershore be easier. The National Cycle Route 442 is Along the way you’ll cross many other trails which Having your PARKS Tel: 01905 843896 perfectly situated to enjoy the blossom - the you could find yourself exploring, including: very own tour guide is another great way to Email: [email protected] route travels from Worcester to Evesham via experience what the Vale has to offer. They Whilst enjoying your visit to the Pershore, taking you through quiet villages and • The Wychavon Way will be able to give you fascinating historical area to experience the Blossom country lanes. It really is the best way to get • The Shakespeare’s Avon Way and entertaining facts about blossom, as well Trail, a trip to one of the award- • The Millennium Way close to nature. as the area, which is famous in more ways winning parks is a delightful EVESHAM • The Cotswold Way than you might think. BIRMINGHAM To help you get around the route, there are a addition to your itinerary. Located number of blue Spring Blossom Trail signs to For more information visit: in the centre of Pershore and Take the opportunity to explore some of the WORCESTER BLOSSOM look out for on junctions. To assist, a GPX file www.valeandspa.co.uk/walking beautiful towns and villages that hold their Evesham, the Green Flag parks TRAIL of the route is available to download from our own wonders and leave you wanting to come are bursting with colour when in COME & DISCOVER website – www.valeandspa.co.uk/cycling back. This tour will pick up from various points full bloom. YOUR LOVE FOR… throughout the county on Thursday 9 and 16 LONDON THEVALLEYSHOPPING.CO.UK If cycle events take your interest, the Blossom • Children will be entertained with an exciting LONDON April. Trail Bikeaway is a great opportunity for an variety of play equipment and splash pads ONLY 2 MILES FROM EVESHAM BRISTOLBRISTOL enjoyable ride whilst raising money for local Booking is essential. For details call Dudley’s • Look out for the unique art pieces charities. Taking place on Sunday 19 April and Coaches – 01386 792206 Where to find us: starting from Hampton Ferry in Evesham, three • Simply chill out and relax in the idyllic The M5, M42 and M50 motorways are on the differing lengths can be chosen that lets you surroundings loose in the countryside with the blooming A GPX file of the route is available to doorstep, as are mainline rail links from London Paddington and Birmingham. Overseas connections blossom. download from our website for use with • Marvel at the majestic historic buildings a Sat-Nav or smart phone. It allows you are well catered for, with nearby airports including Birmingham, East Midlands and Bristol. For more information on the event visit: to follow the route accurately whichever For more information on our parks and their www.bikeawayventures.co.uk or method you choose to explore the trail. facilities – including those not on the trail, 01386 565373 Designed call 01386 565564. visit www.valeandspa.co.uk/parks [email protected] by TVE 99x210mm Advert - Blossom Trail.indd 1 20/01/2020 20:49 Wayside Farmshop Revills Farm Shop and all day breakfast, lunch, homemade cakes, Mill Lane Nursery 4 scones. Winter months sit by the fire. Summer 2 8 Mill Lane, Drakes Broughton, 9 50 Pitchers Hill, Wickhamford, Evesham, Situated on the A44 between Broadway Farmhouse Café sit outside and admire the views. Pershore, WR10 2AF WR11 7RT and Evesham.