The historic town of Evesham, on the banks of Shakespeare's River Avon, is the "capital" of the Vale of Evesham, lying between the Malvern and Bredon Hills and the Cotswolds in the Heart of England.

It is also often being referred to as the fruit basket of England, due to its rich, fertile farmlands.

The "Vale" is roughly contiguous with the estates surrounding Evesham's medieval abbey, founded in AD 701 by Saint Ecgwin.

The town boasts a wealth of historic buildings including a fine 15th Century timbered merchants house called the 'Round House' now occupied by the Nat West Bank, Abbot Reginald's gateway, a Norman arch leading to the abbey site, flanked by the 15th century Walker Hall and Church House.

In the High Street is a notable late 17th Century town house, Dresden House, once occupied by Dr. Baylies, physician to Frederick the Great of Prussia, and tucked away in the area of the town called Bengeworth is an old manor house once owned by King Canute.