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We’re delighted to announce that our 2025 Magic of the Malverns calendar is ready, and it looks wonderful! Once again, the stunning photos were taken by Jan Sedlacek of Digitlight Photography, each one showing the area’s natural beauty and cultural … Read More

For many people throughout the world, the 2nd of November is an important and special day.It is usually called All Souls’ Day, although it’s also known as ‘the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed’ and ‘the Day of the Dead’. … Read More

This is a full list of events happening during this year’s festival. Please note that some of the events / times below may change at short notice especially if subject to weather, so do check beforehand. Friday 3rd May – … Read More

Merry May Day! The year is flying by, and plans for this year’s Malvern Water and Well Dressing Festival are in full swing. As always, that means well dressings, blessings, art, music, dance, and much May Day revelry! We hope … Read More

A Report on May Day 2023 This year’s May Day weekend was one of the best we can remember! The events and festivals were very well-attended, with visitors coming from all around the world. The feedback has been fantastic. Well-dressed … Read More

This is a full list of events happening during this year’s festival. Please note that some of the events / times below may change at short notice especially if subject to weather, so do check beforehand. Friday 28th April – … Read More

It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved chairman Dr John Harcup OBE. Our thoughts are with his family. He died in the early hours of the 9th February 2023, at home, peacefully in his … Read More

At this time of year, for All Souls, the MSA dresses a spring or well in remembrance of lost loved-ones. As last year, the ceremony is based at the North Malvern Clock Tower. The dressing is simple yet poignant. Visitors … Read More

What a wonderful weekend of Well-dressing! We hope you enjoyed visiting all the wells and spouts that were dressed this weekend. With a theme of “Literature” there were some wonderful recreations of favourite books. Narnia was a firm favourite with … Read More

In Victorian times Malvern became famous as a spa and many people came here for a “Water Cure”. This involved being wrapped in sheets and blankets to sweat and then doused with cold war. A demonstration of the cure was … Read More