Practical Information
How to get to Tewkesbury Abbey
Organised Coach from Evesham Railway Station to Tewkesbury Abbey
There will be a coach leaving at 8:40am sharp from the car park of Evesham Railway Station that will bring everyone to Tewkesbury Abbey. Coach costs £10 per person.
If you are either driving or taking the train to Evesham in the morning of the pilgrimage, you are more than welcome to take the coach.
Driving
Junction 9 of the M5
If you are driving in the morning of the pilgrimage, it is advisable to drive to Evesham (with your passengers, if applicable) and park your car at Evesham. There will be a coach leaving at 8:40am sharp from the car park of Evesham Railway Station that will bring everyone to Tewkesbury Abbey. Coach costs £10 per person.
There is an all day parking available at Evesham Railway Station. It’s a paid car park and you will have to pay for a ticket.
Bus from Ashchurch to Tewkesbury Abbey
The nearest railway station is Ashchurch for Tewkesbury – see https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
Bus from Ashchurch for Tewkesbury to Tewkesbury Town Centre – Bus 41 or 71 https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Train from Evesham Railway Station
Evesham is the nearest town railway station and has more direct services to London Paddington.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
From Evesham it is the direct 540 bus to Tewkesbury Abbey https://www.diamondbuses.com/bus-services/ww/ww-540-evesham/
If you are taking the train, it is advisable to get off at Evesham Railway Station in the morning of the pilgrimage. There will be a coach leaving at 8:40am sharp from the car park of Evesham Railway Station that will bring everyone to Tewkesbury Abbey. Coach costs £10 per person.
Train from Gloucester Railway Station
Gloucester is the nearest city railway station and has more direct services from London and Birmingham. https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/
From Gloucester it is the direct 71 bus to Tewkesbury Abbey https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
Flying
The nearest airports are Birmingham Airport and Bristol Airport.
London Heathrow is also well connected on the Elizabeth Line to Paddington, and then a direct train from Paddington to Gloucester or Cheltenham.
Hotels
There are a number of hotels in Tewkesbury and Evesham including Travelodge, Premier Inn, as well as independent hotels.