Hi Please can anyone help me out. I am planning to visit the records office some time in the near future. I have looked at directions and it will take me 3 hours each way to drive. I would prefer to travel by train which takes around the same time. However, the most direct route takes me from Preston to Birmingham NSt and then on to Worcester but the waiting time in Birmingham, between arrival and departure is almost 1 hour. Please does anyone know if there is a bus between Birmingham N St and Worcs which will be better? Many thanks Jean
Hi Jean, A great deal will depend on what you want to look at as to which is your best way to travel... For Parish Registers, Wills, Censuses, Newspapers etc are held at the History Centre, in the middle of the town and handy for both bus and train (if you go to Foregate Street rather than Shrub Hill Station). Original Documents etc are held at the "Real" Records Office, on the edge of town, and close to Junction 7 of the M5 - and NOT (all that) good for access by bus, although there IS a service. As for Birmingham-Worcester by bus or train, there'd probably be very little in it in terms of Arrival Time. You might FEEL you're getting somewhere in the bus - but it's s-l-o-w. HTH Gus ----- Original Message ----- From: <jean.kitchin@tesco.net> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:34 AM Subject: [WOR] Getting to Worcester Records Office > Hi > > Please can anyone help me out. I am planning to visit the records office some time in the near future. I have looked at directions and it will take me 3 hours each way to drive. I would prefer to travel by train which takes around the same time. However, the most direct route takes me from Preston to Birmingham NSt and then on to Worcester but the waiting time in Birmingham, between arrival and departure is almost 1 hour. Please does anyone know if there is a bus between Birmingham N St and Worcs which will be better? > > Many thanks > > Jean > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > FreeREG Project: parish register database > http://freereg.rootsweb.com > > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > >