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Diglis Bridge – Worcester Cathedral loop from St. Peter the Great County

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Diglis Bridge – Worcester Cathedral loop from St. Peter the Great County

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Diglis Bridge – Worcester Cathedral loop from St. Peter the Great County

04:27

17.3km

90m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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2.83 km

Diglis Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Diglis Bridge is 66 metres in length and links the marina area with Lower Wick.

As part of a £5 million riverside regeneration project aimed at revitalising the Diglis Basin and Marina, Diglis Bridge was opened on the 20th of July 2010 as a new link in the National Cycle Network. It also creates a completely elliptical cycle path between Worcester’s main Sabrina Bridge and the Diglis Locks. At the time of writing, it is the most recent bridge to be built across Britains longest river – The Severn.

Designated as a pedestrian and bicycle bridge it was architecturally designed by YEE Associates and installed by Alun Griffiths Ltd as part of the ‘Sustrans Connect2’ (sustainable Transport) Initiative. The completed bridge is believed to have cost 1.8 million pound to develop and install.
The suspension bridge a-frame pylon tower is 28m in height and is inclined towards the river at a 22.5° angle. It’s believed to be only one of two Bridges worldwide where the cable-stayed tower inclines towards the span of the river – the other one being located in Tasmania.

Diglis Bridge is 66 metres in length and links the marina area with Lower Wick. The decking is made from aluminium planks and the parapets are designed as post-and-wire railings. The width is a minimum of 3.5 metres to allow for cyclists traveling in opposite directs to pass each other with ease. Overall, the bridge weighs about 70 tonnes and clears the river surface by an average of 8.3 metres.

Given its unusual design and scenic setting it has become something of a tourist attraction in its own right. It is particularly popular with photographers as the sun angles directly behind the main pylon during sunset.

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5.60 km

Worcester Cathedral

Highlight • Historical Site

The Cathedral – i.e. a bishop’s church – in the city of Worcester is a very historic building with an almost thousand-year-old Christian tradition. The construction of this house of worship was begun as early as AD 1084, shortly after the Norman conquest of England (by William the Conqueror, formerly Duke of Normandy, then King of England, AD 1066). This house of worship and thus the entire diocese has, which is by no means unusual for Anglican cathedrals, been entrusted to a double patronage: firstly Jesus Christ himself, the God-son incarnate, and secondly the most blessed Mother of God and Virgin Mary.

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5.78 km

Cathedral River Gate

Highlight • Bridge

The new gates replaced old wooden doors and have been much admired by local residents and visitors to the Cathedral. The gates are on the bank of the river Severn and the area is often deep in water during winter floods. The gates permit the free flow of water through the archway in times of extreme flood.

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5.99 km

Edgar Tower

Highlight • Historical Site

Mostly flat roads. Quiet area

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6.18 km

Worcester Boer War Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

A war Memorial for the beor war

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6.23 km

Edward Elgar Statue

Highlight • Monument

No idea who this Nimrod is. Seems full of pomp and circumstance

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6.51 km

Greyfriars House and Garden

Highlight • Monument

Greyfriars is a late medieval merchant’s house in the heart of Worcester. The house was built in 1490 by a wealthy merchant and was lived in by a series of well-to-do families until the 17th century, when a baker purchased the property and divided it into two. Over the next 200 years it was all manner of shops and businesses. By the 1930s, however, the house was faced with demolition. Fortunately, it was saved by dedicated individuals and is now in the care of the National Trust. For more information, visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/greyfriars-house-and-garden.

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12.7 km

View of Worcester Cathedral from Fort Royal Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Great place to stop for a rest, the steep Fort Royal Hill gives you a nice viewpoint over the cathedral and city, with the Malverns on the horizon.

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17.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.98 km

3.42 km

1.71 km

1.06 km

660 m

447 m

Surfaces

7.67 km

6.47 km

2.36 km

711 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Diglis Bridge – Worcester Cathedral loop from St. Peter the Great County

Diglis Bridge

Worcester Cathedral

Cathedral River Gate

Edgar Tower

Worcester Boer War Memorial

Edward Elgar Statue

Greyfriars House and Garden

View of Worcester Cathedral from Fort Royal Park

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