Malvern Hills

The Malvern Hills are a range of hills in England, whose ridge forms the border between Worcestershire and Herefordshire. The rock from which they are made, one of the oldest geological rock formations of England.

They are known for their scenic beauty and provide the unique view of the area surrounding it. From the west tower over their heights which extend over about 13 km from north to south, the Severn Valley and beyond, situated Cotswolds. The highest point of the Malvern Hills with 425 m of the Worcestershire Beacon. In the Malvern Hills are famous mineral springs, where the village of Great Malvern owes his place in 19th century development to the spa. Points of interest are the remains of an Iron Age hill fort on the top of Herefordshire Bacon.

In the 14th century the landscape of the Malvern Hills William Langland inspired to write his famous poem The Visions of Piers Plowman.

Edward Elgar, a well-known composer, came from the area, he often wandered through or explored by bicycle. It is reported that the landscape has inspired him to his compositions.

The poet WH Auden taught in the 1930s for three years at a school Colwall in the Malvern Hills. There, he wrote some of his most successful and most beautiful love poems. The Malvern Hills he devoted an extra-long, The Malverns called poem in whose verses he described them and their viewpoints.

The Malvern Hills are among the areas of outstanding natural beauty in England and are classified as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.