Wyre Forest Heritage Trail

Bewdley, Stourport-on-Severn and Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Bring history alive and take a trip around the district’s towns using the app.

Add a whole new dimension to your visit to Bewdley, Kidderminster and Stourport-on-Severn by tapping into the lives of memorable Wyre Forest characters from yesteryear.

Accessed by an App on your smart phone, you can visit GPS location checkpoints to hear stories and see the lives of local characters, who will appear in-situ on your device thanks to the latest augmented reality technology.

Meet the ‘Kid from Kiddie’, Bewdley’s signalman Matt Morgan, Rowland Hill the Time Travelling Postman, Canal Builder James Brindley and many more fascinating characters as they spring to life in front of your eyes.

Does it cost anything?
The Wyre Forest Heritage Trail App is completely free to download. There are no in-app purchases.

Who is it for?
Anyone with access to the internet on their phone or digital device. It is a great way for friends and families to combine a town centre walk with being entertained in a fun new way.

How long does the Wyre Forest Heritage Trail take to do?
It depends on your walking speed, but to give you an idea of timing, allow an hour at a leisurely pace for each town trail.

Where will the app take us?

Bewdley

  • Stanley Baldwin Statue
  • Bewdley Museum and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Gardens
  • Severn Side South
  • Severn Side North
  • Severn Valley Railway

Kidderminster

  • The Carpet Museum
  • Rowland Hill Statue
  • The canal at Mill Wharf
  • Original Frank Freemans Club
  • Severn Valley Railway

Stourport-on-Severn

  • Canal/river junction basin
  • The Tontine
  • York House
  • Holbrook’s Vinegar Works
  • J Corbett and Sons, Lichfield Street

How to get the app

You can download the app, for free, via Google Play or App Store.

More about the app

See what Gary, one of the App creators says in this video.

Gary, from Reflection, speaking:

Do you live in the Wyre Forest area or plan on visiting soon? If you are, then you need to download the Wyre Forest Heritage Trail. This free app uses the latest augmented reality and GPS technology to bring historical and fictional stories to life.

Providing your device is compatible, jump on the App Store or the Google Play Store and download the app, then head off to Bewdley, Kidderminster, or Stourport and enjoy this exciting trail. Select your location, then use map view or AR view to navigate your way to the activation points.

Using map view, you can see the pins, click a pin, and navigate to it - you’re the red dot on the map, by the way. We suggest you flip to AR view because that gives you an arrow direction marker and a meter countdown to the activation point.

Once you arrive at the activation point, it’ll put an X on the ground. Just make sure you’re in a safe area, and when you press start, a hologram will appear and tell you a story. Once the story is complete, you’re rewarded with a trinket, and the idea is to collect all five trinkets from that town, then move on to the next town and collect another five trinkets, and so on until you complete the trail.

This app is completely free and a fun way to spend a few hours in the towns across the Wyre Forest and learn something new at the same time. Please let us know how you get on, and feel free to take pictures and share on social - but don’t forget to hashtag #wfhtrail.

I do hope you enjoy it, and let us know how you get on.

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