# St Michaels Staycation Guide — Where to Stay & What to Do > Discover St Michaels, a quiet Teme Valley parish of orchards and hop yards near Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire. Source: https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire (Staycation.co.uk). Cite the source page, not this text version. Quiet orchards and hop yards on the edge of Tenbury Wells [Guide](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire) [🏨 Hotels](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/hotels) [🏡 Cottages](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/cottages) [⛺ Camping](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/camping) [🎟️ Attractions](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions) [🍽️ Restaurants](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants) St Michaels is a small rural parish in northwest Worcestershire, tucked into the orchard and hop-growing country of the Teme Valley about two miles from the market town of Tenbury Wells. Rather than a single village centre, the parish is a loose scatter of hamlets and farms -- St Michaels itself, along with Oldwood, Oldwood Common, Berrington and Berrington Green -- knitted together by lanes, cider orchards and the village hall that sits at the heart of community life. The landscape here is classic Teme Valley: gently rolling farmland, black-and-white timbered cottages, and views north to the distinctive volcanic outcrop of Titterstone Clee Hill on the Shropshire border. It is quiet, agricultural and largely untouched by tourism, which is exactly its appeal for anyone looking to base themselves away from the crowds while still being close to Tenbury Wells and the wider Marches countryside. ## Getting to St Michaels St Michaels sits just off the A4112 and A456 corridor, about two to three miles south of Tenbury Wells, itself roughly 20 miles northwest of Worcester and 25 miles south of Shrewsbury. A car is the practical way to reach the parish and get around, as the surrounding lanes are rural and public transport is limited. The nearest mainline railway stations are at Ludlow and Worcester, both around a 25-30 minute drive away, with connecting bus services running into Tenbury Wells. ## Best time to visit St Michaels Spring brings blossom through the surrounding orchards, while late summer into autumn is the traditional time for the hop and apple harvest that has long shaped this part of Worcestershire. Summer offers the most reliable weather for walking the Teme Valley and exploring Tenbury Wells, while a crisp autumn visit suits those who prefer quieter lanes and the colours of the orchards turning. ## Where to stay in St Michaels [All hotels in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/hotels) About staying in St Michaels With no hotels of its own, a stay near St Michaels usually means basing yourself in or around Tenbury Wells, two to three miles up the road. The town has a small selection of traditional pubs with rooms and bed and breakfasts set in Georgian and Victorian buildings, many run by local families who know the Teme Valley well. Further afield, the wider countryside around Ludlow and the Shropshire border adds coaching inns and country house hotels within easy reach for those wanting a bit more comfort after a day exploring the orchards, hop yards and river paths. Because this is deeply rural Worcestershire rather than a tourist hub, choice is limited compared with larger towns, and it is worth booking ahead, particularly around the Tenbury Wells market days and during the late-summer harvest season when farm activity picks up across the valley. Staying centrally in Tenbury Wells gives easy walking access to the town's shops, church and Pump Rooms, while a room slightly out in the villages trades convenience for quiet lanes, orchard views and a genuine sense of the working agricultural landscape that defines this part of the Teme Valley. [The Godolphin Hotel West End, Marazion](https://staycation.co.uk/marazion/hotels/the-godolphin-hotel) [Godolphin Arms Hotel Henver Road, Newquay](https://staycation.co.uk/newquay/hotels/godolphin-arms-hotel) [Marazion Hotel The Square, Marazion](https://staycation.co.uk/marazion/hotels/marazion-hotel) [🏨Hotel 8.8 ★★★★4 star Mount Haven Hotel & Restaurant Marazion, facing St Michael's Mount from £160/night](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/hotels/mount-haven-hotel) [Chyreen at Marazion Chyreen, Marazion](https://staycation.co.uk/marazion/hotels/chyreen-at-marazion) [Mount View Hotel B&B Long Rock, Penzance](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/hotels/mount-view-hotel-b-b) [Victoria Inn Perranuthnoe, Penzance](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/hotels/victoria-inn) [Crown Inn Fore St, Penzance](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/hotels/crown-inn) ## Things to Do in St Michaels [All attractions in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions) Top things to do near St Michaels There is little in St Michaels itself beyond the village hall and surrounding farmland, but Tenbury Wells and the Teme Valley offer plenty within a short drive. - **Church of St Michael and All Angels, Tenbury Wells** -- a striking Grade II* listed Gothic Revival church, built in 1856 by Sir Frederick Ouseley as part of St Michael's College, with a 74-foot roofline, a Willis organ and Hardman stained glass. - **Tenbury Wells town centre** -- a compact Georgian and Victorian market town on the River Teme, known locally as "the town in the country", with independent shops, a Tuesday and Friday market, and the restored Pump Rooms recalling its brief spa heyday. - **River Teme** -- runs through the valley below the town, popular for gentle riverside walks and fishing permits arranged locally. - **Titterstone Clee Hill** -- visible from St Michaels to the north, this is one of the highest points in Shropshire and a good target for a longer walk or drive with wide views across the Marches. - **Burford House Gardens** -- historic riverside gardens on the edge of Tenbury Wells, home to a National Collection and a popular spot for a slower afternoon out. [St Michaels Mount ⭐ 4.6](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/st-michaels-mount) [Long Rock Beach ⭐ 4.5](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/long-rock-beach) [Cornwall Swimming Horses ⭐ 4.8](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/cornwall-swimming-horses) [Jubillee Pool ⭐ 4.4](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/jubillee-pool) [Marazion Beach ⭐ 4.7](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/marazion-beach) [Escape Rooms Cornwall ⭐ 4.9](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/escape-rooms-cornwall) [Penzance Leisure Centre ⭐ 4.5](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/penzance-leisure-centre) [Mousehole Beach ⭐ 4.2](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions/mousehole-beach) ## Where to Eat in St Michaels(2) [All restaurants in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants) Food and drink near St Michaels St Michaels itself has no shops or pubs of its own, so most food and drink options are a short drive away in Tenbury Wells, which has a good spread of independent cafes, bakeries and traditional pubs serving the surrounding farming community, along with the town's well-regarded Tuesday and Friday markets for local produce. [BuCutty Sark ⭐ 4.7](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/bucutty-sark) [Dynasty Chinese Restaurant ⭐ 4.1](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/dynasty-chinese-restaurant) [Island Cupcakes Tea Room ⭐ 4.9](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/island-cupcakes-tea-room) [Tremenheere Kitchen ⭐ 4.7](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/tremenheere-kitchen) [Barbican Bistro ⭐ 4.8](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/barbican-bistro) [Jubilee Pool Cafe ⭐ 4.4](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/jubilee-pool-cafe) [Bosuns Locker Eating House/The Boatshed Cafe-Bar ⭐ 4.3](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/bosuns-locker-eating-house-the-boatshed-cafe-bar) [Hellys Bistro ⭐ 4.4](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants/hellys-bistro) ## Attractions Near St Michaels [All attractions in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/attractions) Worth the trip — within 50 miles of St Michaels. [0 mi St Michaels Mount Marazion · ⭐ 4.6](https://staycation.co.uk/marazion/attractions/st-michaels-mount) [1 mi Long Rock Beach Penzance · ⭐ 4.5](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/long-rock-beach) [2 mi Cornwall Swimming Horses Penzance · ⭐ 4.8](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/cornwall-swimming-horses) [2 mi Jubillee Pool Penzance · ⭐ 4.4](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/jubillee-pool) [2 mi Marazion Beach Marazion · ⭐ 4.7](https://staycation.co.uk/marazion/attractions/marazion-beach) [3 mi Escape Rooms Cornwall Penzance · ⭐ 4.9](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/escape-rooms-cornwall) [3 mi Penzance Leisure Centre Penzance · ⭐ 4.5](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/penzance-leisure-centre) [4 mi Mousehole Beach Penzance · ⭐ 4.2](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/attractions/mousehole-beach) ## Camping in St Michaels(1) [All campsites in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/camping) About camping in St Michaels St Michaels sits in classic Teme Valley farmland -- gently rolling orchards, hop yards and cider apple trees -- with almost no camping infrastructure of its own beyond a small, well-established caravan park set in a former apple orchard on Oakwood Road, three miles south of Tenbury Wells. Run by the same family since 2007, it offers a looped, gently sloping pitch layout with views north to Titterstone Clee Hill, on-site parking, a garden and full services at each pitch, and is a genuinely quiet, family-friendly base for touring the valley. The park closes each January and February, so this is very much a spring-to-autumn destination, with short breaks available from Mondays or Fridays. As anywhere in England, wild camping on open farmland or common land around St Michaels is not permitted without the landowner's explicit agreement -- this is a working agricultural parish of orchards and hop yards, and land here should be assumed to be private unless clearly signposted otherwise. Anyone wanting a closer-to-nature stay should look instead to the handful of small campsites and glamping options scattered around the wider Teme Valley and near Ludlow, several of which offer shepherd's huts, pods or bell tents for a softer introduction to the area. Late spring blossom through the orchards and the late-summer hop and apple harvest are the most atmospheric times to camp here, when the working landscape that shapes this corner of Worcestershire is at its most visible. Outside those months, the valley is quieter still, and a pitch with a view of Clee Hill is hard to beat for anyone wanting genuine rural stillness rather than a lively campsite scene. [Wheal Rodney Holiday Park ⭐ 4.7 · from £26/night](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/wheal-rodney-holiday-park) [Cedar Villa Glamping ⭐ 4.9](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/cedar-villa-glamping) [Carn View Camping ⭐ 5.0 · from £18/night](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/carn-view-camping) [Ponsandane Campsite ⭐ 4.7 · from £8/night](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/camping/ponsandane-campsite) [St Hilary Campsite ⭐ 5.0 · from £28/night](https://staycation.co.uk/penzance/camping/st-hilary-campsite) [Marazion Caravan and Motorhome Club Site ⭐ 4.7](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/marazion-caravan-and-motorhome-club-site) [Marazion Touring Park ⭐ 4.8 · from £20/night](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/marazion-touring-park) [Rosevidney Glamping ⭐ 5.0](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/camping/rosevidney-glamping) ## Self-Catering Cottages in St Michaels [All cottages in St Michaels →](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/cottages) [Meledor 3 bed · sleeps 6 · from £679](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/meledor-syk1115755) [🏡Cottage Mount View 2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £799](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/mount-view-syk959300) [🏡Cottage Higher Mount View 2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £807](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/higher-mount-view-syk960096) [🏡Cottage The Haven 3 bed · sleeps 5 · from £646](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/the-haven-syk1167979) [🏡Cottage The Gazebo 3 bed · sleeps 5 · from £483](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/the-gazebo-w42699) [🏡Cottage Seaglass 3 bed · sleeps 6 · from £601](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/seaglass-ukc2325) [Nana's House 2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £488](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/nanas-house-syk1026562) [Ocean View 2 bed · sleeps 4 · from £500](https://staycation.co.uk/cornwall/cottages/ocean-view-syk1024526) ## Common questions about St Michaels How many campsites are there in St Michaels? We list 1 campsites in and around St Michaels, of which 1 take tents. Are there dog-friendly campsites in St Michaels? Yes — 1 of the 1 campsites we list in St Michaels accept dogs, including Orchard Holiday Park and Fishery. Which campsites in St Michaels have electric hook-up? 1 of the 1 campsites we list in St Michaels offer an electric hook-up. Where can I eat in St Michaels? We list 2 restaurants, pubs and cafes in and around St Michaels. ### 🏨 Find Hotels in St Michaels Search hotels, B&Bs and self-catering on Booking.com. [Search Accommodation →](https://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-101762279-15734754?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booking.com%2Fsearchresults.en-gb.html%3Fss%3DSt%2BMichaels%252C%2BUnited%2BKingdom) Affiliate link ### Explore St Michaels - [🏨 Hotels & B&Bs](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/hotels) - [🏡 Cottages](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/cottages) - [⛺ Campsites & glamping](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/camping) - [🎟️ Attractions](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/attractions) - [🍽️ Restaurants](https://staycation.co.uk/st-michaels-worcestershire/restaurants) - [🗺️ More in Worcestershire](https://staycation.co.uk/worcestershire) - [🧭 All of the West Midlands](https://staycation.co.uk/regions/west-midlands) ## Staycation ideas for St Michaels [All staycation ideas →](https://staycation.co.uk/staycation-ideas) [The Best Last-Minute UK Staycations Six well-connected UK towns and cities worth booking at short notice, chosen for easy travel and a decent spread of accommodation once the school-holiday crowds have thinned.](https://staycation.co.uk/staycation-ideas/best-last-minute-staycations) [Rainy Day Staycations: Best UK Breaks for Bad Weather When the forecast turns grim, these UK cities and spa towns keep their appeal indoors, with museums, galleries and grand architecture to fill a wet weekend.](https://staycation.co.uk/staycation-ideas/rainy-day-staycations-uk) [The Best Dog-Friendly Staycations in Britain From Cornish coast paths to Lake District fells, these six British destinations offer the open beaches, moors and forests that make a staycation genuinely enjoyable for dogs and their owners alike.](https://staycation.co.uk/staycation-ideas/dog-friendly-staycations) [The Best UK Staycations for Families with Young Kids From New Forest ponies to Cornish rock pools, these six UK destinations combine easy logistics, safe beaches and family-friendly attractions for a stress-free break with young children.](https://staycation.co.uk/staycation-ideas/best-staycations-for-families)