Elgar Birthplace Museum

The Firs in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England was the birthplace of Edward Elgar. The cottage now houses a museum administered by the National Trust.

Photo: Hikitsurisan, Public domain.

Opening hours:
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: closed
Thursday: closed
Type: Museum
Description: Birthplace of Edward Elgar and museum in Lower Broadheath, Worcestershire, England
Also known as: “Elgar’s Birthplace Museum” and “The Firs”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Christ Church and Cotheridge Court.

Christ Church

Church

Photo: Jeff Gogarty, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Christ Church is situated 1 mile north of Elgar Birthplace Museum.

Cotheridge Court is a Grade II* listed ancient manor house situated in the south-western part of Cotheridge, in the county of Worcestershire, England, and birthplace of Herbert Bowyer Berkeley. Cotheridge Court is situated 1½ miles southwest of Elgar Birthplace Museum.

St Michael’s

Church

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Michael’s is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Elgar Birthplace Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Upper Broadheath and Cotheridge.

Upper Broadheath

Hamlet

Upper Broadheath is an area in the village of Lower Broadheath. It is not a separate village. Worcestershire, England. It is in the Malvern Hills District and the civil parish of Lower Broadheath.

Cotheridge

Village

Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cotheridge is a village and civil parish in the district of Malvern Hills in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is 4 miles west of the city of Worcester and a mile north-east of the Leigh Court railway station on the Great Western Railway on the opposite side of the River Teme.

Rushwick

Village

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rushwick is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills district, in the county of Worcestershire, England. It is situated to the west of Worcester, Rushwick Parish comprises the four villages and hamlets of Broadmore Green, Crown East, Rushwick village and Upper Wick.

Elgar Birthplace Museum

Categories: historic house museum, birth house, biographical museum, history museum, nonprofit organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Broadheath, Malvern Hills District, Worcestershire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.199° or 52° 11′ 56″ north

Longitude

-2.28271° or 2° 16′ 58″ west

Elevation

223 feet (68 metres)

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

National Trust

Open location code

9C4V5PX8+JW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 598542194

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

9166817

Wikidata ID

Q5359960

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In Other Languages

From Italian to Japanese—“Elgar Birthplace Museum” goes by many names.

Italian: “Elgar Birthplace Museum”
Japanese: “エルガー生誕地博物館”

Localities in the Area

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