Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands of England. In 1974, it merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire to form Hereford and Worcester. This was divided in 1998, re-establishing Worcestershire as a county. The Malvern Hills forms the east-west border between the two counties, with the exception of West Malvern in Worcestershire. The county borders Herefordshire to the west, Shropshire to the north west, a small part of Staffordshire to the North, the West Midlands to the north east, Warwickshire to the east and Gloucestershire to the south.

The cathedral city of Worcester is the largest settlement and administrative seat of the county, which includes the principal settlements of Bromsgrove, Stourport-on-Severn, Droitwich, Evesham, Kidderminster, Malvern, and the largest town, Redditch, and a number of smaller towns such as Bewdley, Pershore, Tenbury Wells and Upton upon Severn. The north-east of the county includes part of the industrial West Midlands conurbation while the rest of the county is largely rural.

Places of interest include:

• Almonry Museum - Evesham
• Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
• Bewdley - riverside historic Tudor town
• Broadway - a picturesque Cotswold village
• Croome Court
• Elgar Birthplace Museum
• Evesham Bell Tower
• Forge Mill Needle Museum at Redditch, the only remaining working needle mill in the world.
• Great Malvern Priory
• Greyfriars' House and Garden
• Hanbury Hall
• Hartlebury Castle
• Harvington Hall
• Kemerton Court
• Malvern Hills - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Middle Littleton Tithe Barn - a restored 13th-century tithe barn
• Morgan Cars - visitors centre and museum
• Pershore Abbey
• River Severn at Worcester and Bewdley, River Avon at Pershore or Evesham
• River Teme and valley
• Severn Valley Railway at Kidderminster.
• Tenbury Wells with its unique Pump Rooms.
• The Commandery
• The Fleece Inn - an ancient public house, now owned by the National Trust
• The Hive, Worcester - the new University and public library (opened in 2012)
• Wadborough
• Walton Hill and the Clent Hills
• West Midlands Safari Park near Bewdley.
• Witley Court at Great Witley - a burnt-out shell of a large English stately home, famous for its gigantic fountain, now restored to working order. Currently run by English Heritage.
• Worcester and Birmingham Canal
• Worcester Cathedral
• Worcestershire County Museum
• Worcester City Art Gallery & Museum
• Worcester Porcelain Museum