visiting bromsgrove...
Located close to the junction of the M5 and M42 and close to the Lickey, Clent and Waseley Hills, Bromsgrove features a popular and compact town centre.
Once a centre for both the wool and nail making industries, the town is now the heart of a successful commercial and industrial area.
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sanders park bromsgrove...
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black & white houses at alvechurch...
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hanbury hall...
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tadebigge wharf...
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holy trinity church belbroughton...
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avoncroft museum...
bromsgrove facts & features...
It has a rich architectural heritage evidenced by the Parish Church of St.John and several half-timbered buildings. Other buildings of note include: Grafton Manor, Hagley Hall, and Perry Hall, former home of the poet A. E. Houseman, to whom a local trail and town centre statue are dedicated.
Another building of note is Hanbury Hall. Set within 20 acres of garden and 393 acres of park, it is a beautiful example of a William and Mary-style house and its gardens are a spectacular recreation of George London’s early 18th-century design. Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings houses over 25 historic buildings and the national collection of telephone kiosks! At the Jinney Ring Craft Centre you can watch skilled craftspeople at work - rather like stepping back in time to the days of Olde England. There is a shop, a farmhouse restaurant and great views to the Malvern Hills.
The Transport Museum at Wythall accommodates one of the most significant collections of preserved buses in the country. There are themed event days throughout the year, a delightful ride-on miniature steam railway operates, and a cafeteria and shop.
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal runs close to Bromsgrove and is a destination for numerous leisure activities. The Tardebigge lock flight are the longest navigable locks in the country, with 30 locks climbing 217 feet (66m).
It has a rich architectural heritage evidenced by the Parish Church of St.John and several half-timbered buildings. Other buildings of note include: Grafton Manor, Hagley Hall, and Perry Hall, former home of the poet A. E. Houseman, to whom a local trail and town centre statue are dedicated.
Another building of note is Hanbury Hall. Set within 20 acres of garden and 393 acres of park, it is a beautiful example of a William and Mary-style house and its gardens are a spectacular recreation of George London’s early 18th-century design. Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings houses over 25 historic buildings and the national collection of telephone kiosks! At the Jinney Ring Craft Centre you can watch skilled craftspeople at work - rather like stepping back in time to the days of Olde England. There is a shop, a farmhouse restaurant and great views to the Malvern Hills.
The Transport Museum at Wythall accommodates one of the most significant collections of preserved buses in the country. There are themed event days throughout the year, a delightful ride-on miniature steam railway operates, and a cafeteria and shop.
The Worcester and Birmingham Canal runs close to Bromsgrove and is a destination for numerous leisure activities. The Tardebigge lock flight are the longest navigable locks in the country, with 30 locks climbing 217 feet (66m).