Broadway Tower, Worcestershire
Broadway Tower is an 18th-century folly near the village of Broadway, in the English county of Worcestershire. It is a Grade II listed building.Broadway Tower is built of limestone ashlar and is three storeys high, with three round corner turrets and battlements. It stands above the village of Broadway on Broadway Hill, the second-highest point of the Cotswolds, at an elevation of 1,024 feet (312 m). The tower itself is 65 feet (20 m) tall. Although a folly, it is a functional building with interior rooms.The tower is on the Cotswold Way and can be reached by following the Cotswold Way from the A44 road at Fish Hill, or by a steep climb out of Broadway village. It is now the centre of Broadway Tower Country Park, which has exhibitions open to the public at a fee, as well as a gift shop and restaurant.
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Buckle Street, Wychavon
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N 52.024166666667 ° | E -1.8358333333333 ° |
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Broadway Tower
Buckle Street
WR12 7LB Wychavon
England, United Kingdom
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