‘Our Stories in Stitch Exhibition’ and Heritage Tours of St Margaret’s Church

St. Margarets Road, Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2BA

Today a community resource, Unity Hubb (hubb meaning love in Arabic) is a grade II listed church with a history dating back to 1516. Heritage…

Explore Unity Hubb and St Margaret’s Church in Ward End on a heritage tour and enjoy an exhibition by local women representing their life stories and experiences in tapestry stitch artworks and words.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: Tours 1030 and 1530 Exhibition 1100-1530

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Admire the arch! Northfield’s community history in stitches and words

36-38 Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2JU

This community heritage and stitch project is part of the Northfield Revealed project, run by St Laurence Church. During Birmingham Heritage Week…

Join us to celebrate 162 stitchers, 192 tapestry bricks and 1 big community artwork, inspired by the 850-year-old arched doorway at St Laurence’s Church, Northfield. Artwork & community history archive for 2020 on public display for the first time.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 09:00 - 14:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Alfred Wilcox VC commoration

Aston Parish Church, Witton Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6QA

Please arrive at 12 15 for the 12 30pm event There will be a short ceremony to celebrate the life and achievements of Alfred Wilcox VC an Aston…

103 years ago, Aston man Alfred Wilcox won a VC. At 12 30pm the Rifles Regiment will lead a short commemorative event at his memorial in the churchyard. Inside the church there will be a display about Alfred Wilcox

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 12 30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Architectural Tours

The Hive, New Standard Works, 43-47 Vittoria Street, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3PE

Built in 1879 New Standard Works has a long and proud history. It has housed jewellery makers, produced car parts and is now a specialist college,…

Come along and discover how The Ruskin Mill Trust transformed this once derelict building into a thriving community hub. See our fabulous wormery, a 19th century safe and lots more!

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1100-1200 & 1300-1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Aston Parish Church Heritage Day

Aston Parish Church, Witton Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6QA

The church is huge and social distancing is easy. See a fine collection of monuments commemorating the people who changed the area over 6…

This year we are focusing on the reminders in the church and churchyard of major national events from the Battle of Cressey to the 20th century world wars. Enjoy self-guided tours and talks. Be amazed by the Aston Hall and Church Conservation Area

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 12 30pm to 5pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Athol Masonic Buildings

60 Severn Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 1QG

Severn Street Masonic Hall is a Grade II listed building that is a very important part of the architectural heritage of the city of Birmingham.…

Severn Street Masonic Hall is a Grade 2 Listed historic building situated in the heart of Birmingham City centre city centre and have been described as a "Hidden Gem of architectural and cultural significance".

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 11:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

Austin Village Walk

Northfield Conservative Club, The Mill Walk, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 4HL

Join a leisurely stroll and hear from our guide, a local resident, about the history of this estate, which includes 200 prefabricated cedar wood…

Join us for a guided walk through the Austin Village, a model village built by Herbert Austin for munitions workers in the First World War. Less well known than nearby Bournville village, the wooden bungalows are unique with a fascinating history.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:30, 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Birmingham Black Heritage Walk Tour

Birmingham, West Midlands

A tour highlighting the story of a remarkable African American woman who travelled to Britain to campaign against slavery, racism and lynching…

BHWN provide a platform to celebrate black culture and highlight the historical and modern-day achievements of the black community in the UK. Heritage trails involve physically walking in the area, which allows for personal observation.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1100-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 3TR

An oasis of delightful gardens, peaceful and tranquil, just one mile from the city centre. Opened in 1832, these historic gardens are home to…

Birmingham Botanical Gardens has tree tops playground to keep little ones entertained.
Pavillion Tearoom, Gift Shop plus much more to explore....

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 1000 - 1800

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Birmingham Honey Show - Winterbourne House & Garden

Winterbourne House & Garden, 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2RT

Winterbourne has seven acres of stunning Botanical garden for you to explore but to day it's all about our 'buzzing' residents, the honey bees.…

Join us for a weekend ‘buzzing’ with all things Bees and Honey to celebrate Heritage Open Days ‘Edible England’.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10.30am to 5pm (last admission 4.30pm)
• Sunday 12 September: 10.30am to 5pm (last admission 4.30pm)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bournville Carillon, including the Carillon Visitor Centre (The Rest House)

Bournville Junior School, Linden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY

Installed by Bournville Village Trust founder, George Cadbury in 1906, Bournville Carillon is one of the finest instruments of its kind in the…

An opportunity to hear the carillon live and to see the Carillonneur in action via a video link demonstrating the playing technique and performance possibilities.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bournville Model Boat Club

Valley Parkway, Bournville Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1QS

Bournville Model Yachting Club was founded in the early 1900s at Rowheath Park. By 1926 George Cadbury had commissioned an area of marshland on…

Visitors will see the sailing model boats in action on the water and a number of boats will be available for visitors to sail.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bournville Quaker Meeting House

Bournville Friends Meeting House, 65 Linden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JT

The Quaker Meeting House was built in 1905 and was designed by William Alexander Harvey, an influential architect on the Bournville estate. It is…

Visit an unusually elaborate Quaker Meeting House and the only one housing an organ. George and Richard Cadbury put their faith into action as they built their new chocolate factory and the pioneering village beyond the boundaries of the city centre.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cannon Hill Park 148yrs anniversary of public opening Sept 1873 - Sept 2021

Birmingham City Council Office, 2 Russell Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8RD

Cannon Hill Park heritage partners invite visitors to the 148yr Birmingham City Council Park, Gardens and group amenities, with a QR Trail noting…

Cannon Hill England Heritage Grade 2* Park and Gardens designed by Royal Parks Supt John Gibson was gifted to Birmingham Corp and local people by Ms Louisa Ann Ryland - see new Birmingham Civic Blue Plaque 1 Sep 2021.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cannon Hill People’s Park

Birmingham City Council Office, 2 Russell Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8RD

A Cannon Hill Park QR Trail will show the Historic England Grade 2* Park, Trees and Gardens with Bathing, Sports and Apprentice areas in 1873…

Cannon Hill People’s Park is celebrating 148 yrs of Birmingham Parks and Nature gifted to Birmingham Corporation and local Neighbourhood by Ms Louisa Ann Ryland, laid out by Royal Park's plants and tree collector John Gibson, opened 1 Sep 1873.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Church of the Ascension, Hall Green

93B School Road, Hall Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B28 8JQ

A chance to have a look around this beautiful Church,  consecrated in 1704 as Job Marston’s Chapel, and still a place of active Christian…

Come and visit this grade 2* listed Queen Anne Church and find out more about its history.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 11am - 3pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Discover Church of the Ascension Stirchey

Church of the Ascension, Pineapple Grove, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2TJ

Come and take a look inside the church which was designed by Romilly Craze and consecrated in 1973. See the area war memorial and stained glass…

Come and look inside the church that was consecrated in 1973, take tea on the Green and learn about the Dads Lane Estate

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 14:30 - 16:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Discover Stirchley Baths Community Centre

2 - 4, Bournville Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2JT

Stirchley Baths has been a well-loved part of the Stirchley community for over 100 years. A swimming baths was first proposed in 1903 and the…

Come and take a look inside Grade 2 listed Stirchley Baths and learn more about the building, the people who worked there and the history of Stirchley.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 11 - 3

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Discover Stirchley Library

10A Bournville Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2JT

An exhibition of rarely seen photographs (including events from 1970s and 1980s) reflecting the history of the library building and the people who…

Stirchley Library is a Grade 2 listed building which has been at the heart of our community for over 100 years. See original plans of the building and work out the original layout.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10.30 - 12noon & 2 - 4.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Explore Aston Hall (Fully Booked)

Aston Hall, Trinity Road, Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6JD

We are operating a timed entrance to the Hall. Tickets must be pre-booked. Aston Hall is open from 12.00 - 16.00, with the last timed entrance to…

Celebrating Heritage Open Days; a chance to explore Aston Hall, a magnificent seventeenth century mansion situated in a picturesque public park. Discover over 400 years of history and incredible stories.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 12.00, 12.15, 12.30, 12.45, 13.00, 13.15, 13.30, 13.45, 14.00, 14.15, 14.30, 14.45, 15.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Explore Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Hall, Blakesley Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B25 8RN

Celebrating Heritage Open Days; visit Blakesley Hall, a fine Tudor house and beautiful gardens built in 1590 by Richard Smalbroke, a member of one…

Celebrating Heritage Open Days; visit Blakesley Hall, a fine Tudor house and beautiful gardens built in 1590 by Richard Smalbroke, a member of one of Birmingham’s leading merchant families.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 12.00, 12.30, 13.00, 13.30pm, 14.00, 14.30, 15.00, 15.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

Exploring Brandwood End Cemetery: A history of the cemetery and an insight to those buried there

Brandwood End Cemetery, Woodthorpe Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham, West Midlands, B14 5EE

Covid permitting- we hope to offer a varied choice of small events from Tree Walks to the chance to learn about the work of 'Caring for Gods Acre'…

A chance to explore this Victorian Cemetery and all its facets, from trees to memorials. Trails to follow, historical research information provided by local organisations. This is not just a cemetery but represents an amazing green urban space.

Event Times

• Wednesday 15 September: Heritage Tree Walk led by Ranger Dean: 13:00
• Thursday 16 September: Memorial recording' led by Caring for Gods Acre: 10:30 - 12:30, Photography 'composition and subject' with Gordon Griffin: 14:00
• Sunday 19 September: The displays and organisations on site: 11:00 - 14:00. Check our web site as changes due to Covid may happen.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Fircroft College of Adult Education

Fircroft College of Adult Education, 1018 Bristol Road, Selly Oak, Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 6LH

Founded in 1909 by George Cadbury Jnr., grandson of Cadbury’s co-founder John, Fircroft College of Adult Education is based in his former family…

Come and explore Fircroft College of Adult Education, a residential college set in an Edwardian building that once belonged to the Cadbury family, surrounded by six acres of landscaped gardens.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Handsworth Old Town Hall

20 Slack Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2JL

Until the Industrial Revolution, Handsworth was a rural area, with many farms, and we plan to display photographs and paintings of these and the…

Small community museum housed in a 15th century Grade II listed building of 'cruck' timber construction. Exhibition of maps, photographs and paintings of Handsworth as it used to be when it was a more rural area.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: Open 10.00-17.00, no formal tours

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield

Holy Trinity Church , Trinity Road, (Corner of Trinity Road and Birchfield Road), Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6AH

Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield is a Grade II* listed building and was opened and consecrated in 1864. It is an example of the work of the…

Welcome back to Holy Trinity Birchfield for Heritage Open Days 2021! This year's activities include:
* African drumming session at 1pm
* Church history talk at 2.30pm
* Church organ demonstration at 3.15pm
* 'Edible England' food display boards

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1100 -1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Manor Farm Park Heritage Trail

389 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2AB

The 2 km Trail visits ten sites of historic interest in and around Manor Farm Park; each site has a QR code which, when scanned on a smartphone,…

A trail takes visitors to ten sites in the beautiful Manor Farm Park, highlighting the changes from farmland in the 16th Century, to the development of a country estate and ownership by the Cadbury Family, to the creation of a public park in 1955.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: Tours 11:00, 13:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Moor Pool Heritage Festival - Moor Pool Hall and community venues around the Moor Pool Estate

Moor Pool Hall, 37 The Circle, Birmingham, West Midlands, B17 9DY

Sunday 12th September is a rare opportunity to discover the Moor Pool Estate, one of the last remaining intact Garden Suburbs in the UK and one of…

Moor Pool is a delightful Arts & Crafts Estate in Birmingham. The Heritage Festival is a offers the opportunity to get a flavour of what makes this historic Garden Suburb so special!

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 11am - 3pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Moseley Hall Dovecote + Moseley History Displays

179b Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 8JR

Find out about the role the brown rat and the French Revolution played in the history of dovecotes while enjoying smelling and seeing the herbs…

The 18th century dovecote and garden offers an insight into Moseley's rural past. There will be displays illustrating the development of Moseley from hamlet to suburb during the 19th century.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10.30 - 13.00
• Sunday 19 September: 14.00 - 17.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Northfield Baptist Church: Open Days

Northfield Baptist Church, 789, Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2NQ

The Church was founded in 1912, and from 1915 met in a hall on Bunbury Road near the junction with Woodlands Park Road. It relocated to a new…

Come and explore Northfield Baptist Church. See the sanctuary and the baptistry-used for believers' baptisms by immersion. Displays on past and present activities. Cafe Open. Craft activities. In partnership with NAF/Northfield Food Service.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1300
• Monday 13 September: 1000-1300
• Wednesday 15 September: 1000-1300
• Thursday 16 September: 1600-1800
• Saturday 18 September: 1000-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Parish Church of St Agatha, Sparkbrook

St Agatha's Parish Church, Stratford Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 1QT

This historic church was built to house an Anglo-Catholic congregation, and from its beginning to the present day, the Anglo-Catholic tradition…

Spectacular Neo-Gothic Grade I listed Bidlake church, opened in 1901. Informative guides and display of church history; activities available for children and young people. St Agatha's is a large building so social distancing is easily possible.

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 10:00 - 12:30
• Saturday 18 September: 11:00 - 15:30
• Sunday 19 September: 10:00 - 12:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Rowheath Pavilion (part of Bournville Heritage Open Day 2021)

Rowheath Pavilion, Heath Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1HH

Rowheath Pavilion was built in 1924 for the Cadburys as a sports and social club for the factory workers. At the time it had 14 football pitches,…

See Rowheath Pavilion which was built in 1924 for the Cadburys as a sports and social club for the factory workers.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 09.00 - 14.30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Selly Manor Museum

Maple Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 2AE

Selly Manor is a beautiful Tudor manor, first recorded in 1476, which stands alongside the medieval cruck hall of Minworth Greaves. These two…

Explore the Tudor manor and medieval hall, saved from demolition by chocolate manufacturer George Cadbury, and rebuilt in the heart of historic Bournville. Enjoy an exhibition by the Birmingham Watercolour Society.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Silent History - Exhibition

The Hive Vittoria Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3PE

Both artists have worked with groups across Birmingham to produce a series of works exploring the dreams and ambitions of d/Deaf, blind and…

‘Silent History’ explores the Jewellery Quarters relationship with members of the d/Deaf, blind and disabled community through its industrial history, alongside contemporary reflection curated by artists Fae Kilburn and Olivier Jamin.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 1000 - 1500
• Saturday 11 September: 1000 - 1500
• Tuesday 14 September: 1000 - 1500
• Wednesday 15 September: 1000 - 1500
• Thursday 16 September: 1000 - 1500
• Friday 17 September: 1000 - 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Spring Hill Library

Spring Hill Library, Spring Hill, Hockley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 7BH

Spring Hill Library opened in 1893 and is one of the oldest of the original Birmingham branch libraries. The library was designed by Frederick…

During your visit you will be able to see an exhibition on the history of Spring Hill Library and a photographic display by local historian Norman Bartlam. We also have a collection of items made in Ladywood and the Jewelry Quarter.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 1000 - 1300 and 1400 - 1600
• Saturday 11 September: 1000 - 1300 and 1400 - 1600
• Wednesday 15 September: 1000 - 1300 and 1400 - 1600
• Friday 17 September: 1000 - 1300 and 1400 - 1600
• Saturday 18 September: 1000 - 1300 and 1400 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Edburgha’s Church, Yardley, Birmingham

St Edburgha's Church, Church Road, Yardley, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 8PB

The church was built in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. During the recent restoration a section of imitation or fictive paneling was discovered…

Our Grade 1 listed medieval church is one of the oldest in Birmingham. It contains stained glass by Hardmans of Birmingham and a 17th century wall decoration

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 11.00 - 17.00
• Sunday 19 September: 13.00 - 17.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Francis C of E Church

St Francis Church, Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JY

Bournville Parish Church, which is dedicated to St Francis of Assisi, is a place of calm and beauty beloved by local worshippers. George Cadbury…

St Francis Church stands at the heart of the Bournville Village, designed in the early Christian basilica style and consecrated in 1925.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 16:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary’s Convent of Mercy

St. Marys Convent, 98 Hunters Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 1EB

St Mary's is a little-known architectural gem by Augustus Welby Pugin, and is an interesting example of Pugin's Convent architecture. The convent…

A Pugin-built, 1841 convent of the Order of the Sisters of Mercy. A small number of pre-booked guided tours will be available.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: Tours: 10.30 & 14.00 OR Screening of our virtual tour followed by a chance to walk around: 11.30 & 15.00
• Saturday 11 September: Tours: 10.30 & 14.00 OR Screening of our virtual tour followed by a chance to walk around: 11.30 & 15.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The Archaeology of Curzon Street, Birmingham

The Priory Rooms Meeting & Conference Centre, 40 Bull Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6AF

High Speed Two (HS2) is the new high speed railway for Britain. Before we build bridges, tunnels, tracks and stations, the largest archaeology…

A talk about the archaeological works that have taken part at Curzon Street Birmingham ahead of the construction of HS2.

Event Times

• Friday 17 September: 1800 - 1900

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

The Bournville Experience

Linden Road, Linden Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B30 1JR

Permanently open as part of Cadbury World is The Bournville Experience; a joint initiative between the chocolate factory and Bournville Village…

Fascinating for all ages, the Bournville Experience focuses on the Quaker ethics of the Cadbury family and how Bournville Village came to be built. You'll see how the values that were so important to the company's founders are still relevant today.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 09.30 - 11.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Hive

48-52 Vittoria Street, The Hive, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3PE

Join us for a screening of this documentary, in which personal accounts reflect on themes of loss, discovery, courage, and often success,…

A new documentary by Aidem Digital & DESIblitz, From Africa to Britain, recounts personal stories of those who made new lives in Birmingham and the Black Country.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 18:00, 19:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Weoley Hill Centenary - one of the Bournville Village Estates

Weoley Hill United Reformed Church, Green Meadow Road, Weoley Hill , Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4DE

Bournville's Weoley Hill village is just over a mile walk, through beautiful parkland, from Bournville Green. Keep your eyes peeled for some of…

Weoley Hill, is one of the Bournville estates original garden villages. Join us for our centenary photographic exhibition, refreshments and wander this arts and crafts village, which is also home to BBC1's Doctors!

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Brierley Hill Boogie

Marsh Park, North Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EY

Join Brierley Hill Musical Theatre Company in Marsh Park for an afternoon of fitness and fun. Brierley Hill Boogie is a high energy dance fitness…

Dance and fitness fun event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Marsh Park in the town. Part of the Picnic in the Park.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1200-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Brierley Hill Dawn - radio broadcast

Brierley Hill, West Midlands

Run in partnership with Black Country radio, this live broadcast will take place during dawn (06:00-07:00) on September 11th. Listen to Brierley…

A celebration of the sounds of Brierley Hill historic buildings.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 06:00 - 07:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

Brierley Hill Library - historic exhibition and poetry workshop

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Brierley Hill Library, 122 High Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3ET

Back by popular demand! This is an opportunity to view the historic artefacts and maps held by the library. Learn about the Nine Lock’s Pit…

View historic artefacts and maps from the town; make your own badges and Maketon story telling.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: Open 10:00 - 16:00. Makaton story time and school-themed trail: 11:00. | Poetry workshop: 12:00 - 15:00. | Badge Making: 13:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Brierley Hill Market - Peaky Blinders Day

Market Hall, High Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3AP

Join in the fun at Brierley Hill Market. Vintage vehicles, best-dressed man and woman competition, Peaky Blinders theme, Claire Louise vintage…

Fancy dress, Peaky Blinders theme, Black Country Living Museum Road Show, Singers, Dancers.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 09:00 - 16:00 events throughout the day.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bullets in Brierley Hill

First floor, 96-100 High Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3AP

Step back in time and escape the police by locating the guns stolen by the Peaky Blinders and hidden in the depths of Brierley Hill. This FREE…

Take part in a 30 minute escape room activity with an historic theme.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 0900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400, 1500, 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Hawbush Community Gardens

Hawbush Community Gardens, Bull Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands

This is an opportunity to tour the beautiful Hawbush Community Gardens and learn about the history of the gardens and their surrounding…

Visit these beautiful community gardens in Bull Street, Brierley Hill and learn about growing your own food and the history of the area.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 11:00 - 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Picnic in the Park

Marsh Park, North Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands

On September 17th 1921, Mrs Marsh, wife of the chair of the local council and Marsh & Baxter, turned a golden key in the gates and declared Marsh…

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Marsh Park with traditional park events.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 12:00 - 15:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St John’s Church

St John's Church, , Leys Road , Brockmoor , Brierley Hill , West Midlands, DY53JA

A chance to view a Grade II listed building and chat to our knowledgeable church warden about the building and it's history.

View Grade II listed building.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10.00 A.M. Until 12.30 P.M.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Mary’s church - tour, harp and organ music

St Mary's Church, 26 High Street, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3AE

A chance to discover St Mary's church by having a touring this historic Pugin designed church, with its astounding art and historic links to the…

A chance to tour this historic Pugin Church with harp and organ recitals to listen to.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: Open 11:00 - 15:30. Helen Barley on harp: 12:00. Richard James on organ: 13:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Michael’s church Brierley Hill, tours and crafts

St Michael's Church, Bell Street South, Brierley Hill, West Midlands, DY5 3EX

Tour Brierley Hill’s oldest building, which is over 250 years old. View the beautiful historic stained glass windows, learn about the memorials…

Tour Brierley Hill’s oldest building, learning about the history of our town. Take part in craft activities including stained glass painting, sketching, handbells and making a model of the church’s tower.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 09:30 - 15:30. Create your own stained glass: 10:30 - 11:00, 12:00 - 12:30, 14:00 - 14:30. | Sketching from the gallery: 11:00 - 12:00. | Model making and papercrafts: 13:00 - 14:00.

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Anglican Chapel with walking tours in the wider London Road Cemetery

London Road Cemetery, London Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2JT

Get a fascinating insight into the history of the chapel designed by architect Joseph Paxton, set in the wider Charterhouse Heritage Park…

The Anglican Chapel survives basically unaltered since its construction in 1847 and is a significant building in a Norman Romanesque style.

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Bagot’s Castle

Church Road, Baginton, Coventry, West Midlands, CV8 3AR

The present castle is thought to have been built sometime in the 1380s by Sir William Bagot a distinguished nobleman of the time. He is thought to…

A castle lost for hundreds of years - the original building is believed to have been constructed on the site in the 11th century, at the time of King Henry I.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 1030-1600
• Saturday 11 September: 1030-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1030-1600
• Friday 17 September: 1030-1600
• Saturday 18 September: 1030-1600
• Sunday 19 September: 1030-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Caludon Castle Monument and Bands In the Park event

Farren Road, Wyken, Coventry, West Midlands, CV2 5EH

It started life as a Manor House which was owned by aristocratic families such as Segrave, Mowbray and Berkeley who, combined, owned it over 400…

Caludon Castle is one of only 20 scheduled ancient monuments in Coventry and its the only one to be found in a public park.

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 1200-2230

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Canal and River Trust -  Heritage Working Boat

Coventry Canal Basin, 10a St Nicholas St, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4LY

An opportunity to go aboard this heritage canal working boat and see the living conditions of the boat mans cabin. Experience what life was like…

The Heritage Working Boats Group was formed, as a group of volunteers, to maintain a collection of working boats on behalf of the Canal and River Trust.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Charterhouse / Historic Coventry Trust tours

Charterhouse Drive, London Road, (opposite London Road Cemetery), Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2JQ

Join us for an exclusive Historic Coventry Trust hard hat tour at this exciting point in the building’s restoration and development. Hear from…

Charterhouse is a Grade I listed 14th Century Carthusian Monastery, one of only nine ever built in Britain. Built between. 1381 and 1410, with its foundation stone laid by Richard II in 1385. Through the following centuries it had numerous owners and

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1100-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Charterhouse Heritage Park Weekender

Charterhouse Heritage Park, Charterhouse Drive , London Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2JQ

Join us for a series of heritage happenings as visitors take real time action in the preservation of Coventry’s built and natural heritage:…

Drop into our family friendly festival by day and discover the past, present and future of Charterhouse Heritage Park. By twilight join us for a ticketed alfresco dining experience in celebration of the Charterhouse community orchard.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1100–1600 & 1700–2230
• Sunday 12 September: 1100–1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Coventry Model Railway Club

Coventry Model Railway Club, Unit 3, Coventry Canal Warehouse, Leicester Row, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4LH

Sited at the Canal Basin come up and see our layouts and talk to club members. Three large and several small layouts in a variety of scales…

The origins of Coventry Model Railway Club lie in the history of the much older Coventry Model Engineering Society, which had existed before World War II, and catered mainly for live steam modellers.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Coventry Transport Museum

Millennium Place, Hale Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1JD

Get within touching distance of some of the most amazing vehicles ever invented. See the cars your parents and grandparents drove or explore what…

Largest collection of British road transport in the world. Includes the City's nationally important collections of vehicles, motorcycles and cycles as well as one of the fastest cars in the world: Thrust SSC.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1700
• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Dame Goodyvers Day

Broadgate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1

Dame Goodyvers Daye commemorating the actual and only date we have of Godiva, benefactor of the first Benedictine priory church in Coventry has…

Watch a colourful musical procession as it weaves its way around the Cathedral quarter, with a multitude of communities including traditional costumes that make the Godiva Family of Coventry in this special city of culture 2021 year.

Event Times

• Friday 17 September: 1100-1200 (performance)
• Saturday 18 September: 1100-1200 (procession)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Drapers’ Hall

Bayley Lane, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5RN

This exclusive hard hat tour provides an opportunity for visitors to view this impressive building as restoration nears completion. Drapers Hall…

Drapers’ Hall is Coventry’s finest Regency building. It was built in 1832 as social rooms for the Coventry Drapers’ Company, who moved out in 1960.

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Transfiguration

264 Westwood Heath Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8GP

We will be showcasing the story of the school which closed in 1963 . The church is a small building so a tour will mainly comprise of a 2 part…

A Presentation in conjunction with Westwood Heath history group centred on the former Westwood Heath school which has been a Greek orthodox church since 1976.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 1600-1900

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Historic Cooking Virtual Event - from the Herbert Art Gallery

Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5QP

Join chef Tom Adkins as he takes your tastebuds on a historic journey. Historic Cooking is a video series that makes recipes from the past and…

Bring the past to life through food! Historic Cooking is a show where we recreate dishes from history and reimagine them with a modern twist; from Medieval Stew to Second World War sausage rolls.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 13:00 onwards

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

King Henry VIII School

King Henry Viii School, Warwick Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6AQ

Take a walking tour of the School site and take the opportunity to view documents and other artefacts illustrating the 476 years since the…

Founded in 1545 in the aftermath of the Reformation, King Henry VIII School has stood on its present site since 1885. The mock Tudor facade dates from this time although the interior was extensively re-modelled following the 1941 Blitz.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 16:00. Tours commencing at 10:00, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 13:00, 14:00, 14:30, 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

LTB SHOWROOMS (above the ‘Litten Tree’ Pub)

The Litten Tree, 1 Warwick Row, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1EX

Originally built in 1911 as the prestigious showrooms for The Rover Company – the ‘Meteor Works’ Bull Yard factory occupied a large area to…

A self-guided tour route around the spaces – comprising 4 floors - with heritage displays and film content telling the story of this fascinating building.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Saturday 11 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Sunday 12 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Monday 13 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Tuesday 14 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Wednesday 15 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Thursday 16 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Friday 17 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Saturday 18 September: 10:00 - 17:00
• Sunday 19 September: 10:00 - 17:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Lychgate Cottages (3-6 Priory Row)

3-6 Priory Row, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 5EX

The building’s location and date indicate that it originally formed part of the precinct of the 12th century St Mary’s Priory, and it is the…

The Lychgate Cottages at 3-6 Priory Row is a row of timber-framed properties dating to around 1415. It is a remarkable survival of a pre-Dissolution building at the heart of Coventry’s city centre.

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Mid-Century Art & Architecture Walk

Godiva statue, Broadgate, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1LL

The walk will look at statues, sculptures, mosaics, tiles and buildings to demonstrate how Coventry’s mid-century style influenced a generation…

Organised by the Twentieth Century Society this walk through the centre of Coventry examines its post-war architecture and public art which were important features when planning and rebuilding the city.

Event Times

• Sunday 19 September: 10:30 - 12:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Queens Road Baptist Church

Queens Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3EG

Retaining many original features it can now seat 500 in pine pews and includes a gallery. The Baptistry (which is covered by the front platform…

The church congregation has been meeting since the middle ages of the 17th century but the present chapel was opened in 1884

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 1100 to 1430
• Friday 17 September: 1100 to 1430

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St John the Baptist Church

St. John the Baptist Church, Fleet Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3AY

Its history is unique having been founded by Queen Isabella in 1344. It served as a place of worship until the 1530s, after which it was used for…

This striking Grade 1 collegiate church was described by Sir Gilbert Scott, the eminent Victorian architect as possibly the most beautiful church in the Country.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 1000-1400
• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1400
• Sunday 12 September: 1100-1400
• Friday 17 September: 1000-1400
• Saturday 18 September: 1000-1400
• Sunday 19 September: 1100-1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Swanswell Gate & Cook Street Gate

Hales St, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 1JQ

This heritage open day offers an exciting first look at the newly restored medieval gatehouses following their recent transformation into holiday…

Despite its prominent location in the city centre and significance in Coventry’s history, the gatehouses has remained closed to the public for many years.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1000-1600, Tour 1100 & 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

War Memorial Cenotaph Chamber of Silence

Kenilworth Road, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 6PT

This rare opportunity will enable those attending to view the Rolls of the Fallen which lists all the Coventry men killed in the two World Wars as…

The Friends of War Memorial park are giving visitors a chance to see inside the 90 foot Cenotaph at the Chamber of Silence which is only normally open for Remembrance Sunday.

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1500
• Saturday 18 September: 1000-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Weavers House and Garden (Spon End Building Preservation Trust)

121 Upper Spon Street, Spon End, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3BQ

Saved from demolition and restored by Spon End Building Preservation Trust, the project was completed in 2008. Step back into medieval Coventry…

A terrace of six timber-framed artisan cottages built in 1455 known as the Black Swan Terrace.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

100 years since Mr Haden Best - The Victorian family and house in photos, Haden Hill House

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Off Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Enjoy some facinating and fabulous photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s of George Alfred Haden Haden Best, his family and houses. The photos…

As part of our 'inside out museum' programme enjoy our outside exhibition of Victorian photographs of the Haden family, Haden Old Hall and Haden Hill House.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

A summer evening soiree at Haden Hill House

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Off Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Mr Haden-Best is hosting a dinner party but the group have just stepped out to take the summer air. See the house displayed as if a dinner party…

Visit Haden Hill House and see the house displayed as if a summer evening soiree is in full swing!

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 2pm-4:30pm
• Saturday 11 September: 11:30am-5pm
• Sunday 12 September: 11:30am-5pm
• Thursday 16 September: 10:30am-12:30am and 2pm-4:30pm
• Friday 17 September: 10:30am-12:30am and 2pm-4:30pm
• Saturday 18 September: 2pm-5pm
• Sunday 19 September: 2pm-5pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Guided tours of the historic landscape - Haden Hill Park

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Off Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Haden Hill Park is a fascinating historic landscape with many features which you may not be aware have a long history. Book onto our guided tour…

Take a guided tour around the park and discover some amazing stories and hundreds of years of history.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 10:30am
• Saturday 18 September: 2:30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Haden Old Hall open days - discover 400 years of Haden history

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Off Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Haden Old was has often been called the Tudor Hall and there has often been stories of the Haden family coming to the local area with William the…

Visit Haden Old Hall, which stands next to Haden Hill House Museum in Haden Hill Park. Discover 400 years of history of the Haden family and find out the fascinating story of the rise, fall and rise again of Haden Old Hall.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 11:30am-4:30pm
• Sunday 12 September: 11:30am-4:30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Steve King Big Band in the grounds of Haden Hill House Museum

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Bring a picnic chair/ blanket and a picnic and enjoy some fantastic live music in Haden Hill Park in front of Haden Hill House. You can also visit…

There is a history of live music in this lovely park and we're bringing the tradition up to date by inviting you to enjoy live music in the grounds of Haden Hill House.

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: from 2pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The World According to Cradley Heath - at Haden Old Hall

Haden Hill House Museum and Old Hall, Haden Hill Park, Off Barrs Road, Cradley Heath, West Midlands, B64 7JU

Cradley Heath Creative (a local arts group) embarked on a mission to discover the creative activities which local people in the learned during the…

What creative activities did you learn or develop during lockdown? Discover what the people of Cradley Heath got us to!

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 11:30am-4:30pm
• Sunday 12 September: 11:30am-4:30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Brilliant Bread at Top Church

Top Church, St Thomas and St Luke, High Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1QD

We will be using the theme of bread to explore how access to different types food has changed over time, with a focus on the turn of the last…

Step back in time to 1900 via the medium of bread!

In 1900 Top Church distributed 8 loaves of bread a week to poor families, but what did the rest of Dudley look like then, and how has what we eat changed over time?

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1100-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Preferred

Coroner’s Court - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HP

Visitors will have the opportunity to take a virtual tour inside the Grade II* listed Coroner's Court. The building was designed by Harvey and…

The Coroner's Court which is listed Grade II* forms part of a complex of civic buildings designed by the architects Harvey and Wicks between 1924 and 1928.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Council House - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HF

The Council House, listed Grade II, was built to the designs of W. Alexander Harvey & H Graham Wicks in 1934-5. It was the last in a series of…

Visitors will be able to take a virtual tour of many of the impressive spaces within the Council House, designed by Harvey & Wicks 1934-5.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Dudley Central Mosque and former St Edmund’s School - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 7AJ

Originally known as the St Edmund's District National School, Lord Ward of Himley donated the land and its foundation stone was laid by Lady Ward…

Take a virtual tour of the Grade II listed former St Edmund's School, now Dudley Central Mosque.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

Dudley Zoo & Castle

Zoological Drive, Discovery Way, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4AL

Access to the 11th Century Castle in the heart of Dudley Zoo. This venue will open it's doors for free from 3.30pm - 7.30 pm (last admission is…

Join us for a late afternoon on either Thursday 16th or Friday 17th September, in the grounds of Dudley Castle where we're taking part in the annual Heritage Open Days.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 15:30 - 19:30
• Friday 17 September: 15:30 - 19:30

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Find out More about Building Preservation Trusts in the West Midlands at The Crown, Dudley

The Crown, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley , West Midlands, DY1 1ED

From 10am till 4pm, members of the public are invited to come along for a chat about the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust and their…

Visit our information stall to learn more about what we, and our sister Trusts, do as building preservation trusts in the West Midlands region. A chance to chat about our work and projects, and how you might be able to get involved in the future.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Former Dudley Museum and Art Gallery - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HZ

The locally listed red brick and terracotta building was constructed in 1883 by Bateman & Corser of Birmingham as the Dudley School of Art and…

Learn more about the former Dudley School of Art and Free Library, which opened in 1884.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Former Dudley Police Station - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands

The Dudley police and fire station began construction during the outbreak of the Second World War. The foundation stone was laid on 19 May 1939…

Dudley's 'new' Police Buildings and Fire Station, designed by Dudley architects Webb & Gray, was opened in 1941 and is now locally listed.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Old Police Buildings - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands

This digital event offers the opportunity to look behind the large wooden doors of Dudley’s first police station. It was built by “the county…

Dudley’s first police station was built in the late 1840s and is Grade II listed.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Our Blessed Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands

The church dates from 1842 and was built in local stone in Early English style. Although the church underwent major reordering in the 1960s, when…

Visitors will be able to take a virtual tour of this Grade II listed Gothic Revival church which was designed by A W Pugin.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Priory House - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HH

This digital event offers the opportunity to look behind the large doors of this striking Classical building in a prominent location in Dudley’s…

See inside this elegant, Grade II listed building, dating from the early 1800s.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Edmund, King and Martyr, Dudley.

Castle Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1LQ

Dedicated to a the 10th century Edmund, King of East Anglia, the present building still stands on the original site. Edmund refused to acknowledge…

Founded in the early 11th century; slighted during the English Civil War; rebuilt in 1714.
The oldest church in Dudley.
*Stop press: "Growing up in Dudley" display of photographs supplied by Dudley MBC.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: Open between 10am and 2pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Crown Public House and Exhibition by the Dudley Society of Artists

201 Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1ED

This former public house dates from 1895 and was built in overtly Victorian Gothic style, which is displayed in its chateau-style roofs, spired…

The Crown Inn is a landmark building in Dudley, built in a striking Victorian Gothic style.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10.00 - 16.00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Town Hall - Virtual Tour

Dudley, West Midlands

The Town Hall, Museum and Coroner's Court were built in memory of Brooke Robinson, a prominent local solicitor, borough coroner and MP, and his…

Visitors will have virtual access to the Town Hall which is listed Grade II* and forms part of a complex of civic buildings designed by the architects Harvey and Wicks between 1924 and 1928.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Lunchtime live from Bishop Asbury Cottage

Great Barr, West Midlands, B43 6HN

Francis Asbury grew up in what is now Sandwell, just outside West Bromwich in the middle of the 18th century. He became interested in the new…

Visit our Facebook page, grab your lunch and join us live from Bishop Asbury's Cottage - the childhood home of one of the most famous people you have probably never heard of!

Event Times

• Monday 13 September: 13:00 - 14:00 then available thereafter on Facebook
• Tuesday 14 September: Available anytime
• Wednesday 15 September: Available anytime
• Thursday 16 September: Available anytime
• Friday 17 September: Available anytime
• Saturday 18 September: Available anytime
• Sunday 19 September: Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Cradley - Family History, Teddy Bear Parachute Jump, Heritage and Music!

St. Peters Church, Church Road, Cradley, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 2UL

The doors of St Peter's Church in Cradley will be wide open on Saturday 18th September from 10.00am onwards. From 10.00am until 2.00pm the church…

Look up your relatives in the Parish Registers, browse through a selection of local history books for sale, bring your Teddy Bear to parachute off the tower and enjoy our homemade refreshments.

Finish the day with a free cinema organ style concert!

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10.00am - 2.00pm for general viewing - 10.00am - 1.00pm for Teddy Bear Parachute Jumps - free concert from 2.30pm - 4.30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Lunchtime with Sandwell Museums from home

Sandwell, West Midlands

Join us on our digital platforms and enjoy videos, costumed characters, activities, talks and tours each day of heritage open days at lunchtime.…

Each day of Heritage Open Days we'll be posting, videos, talks, online tours and information on our Facebook page and other digital platforms between 12:00 - 14:00.

Event Times

• Available anytime

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Knowle Parish Church

1717 High Street, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0LN

Knowle Parish Church first opened in 1403. The hamlet of Cnolle was within the manor and parish of Hampton-in-Arden. The church at Hampton was a…

Visit the beautiful and historic Knowle Parish Church, a vibrant hub in the community for over 600 years.
Stroll round the Church, and chat to members of Knowle Local History Society who will be on hand to share their knowledge.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10am - 3pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Packwood House

Packwood House, Packwood Lane, Lapworth, Solihull, West Midlands, B94 6AT

Surrounded by beautiful gardens and countryside, Packwood was described by a guest in the 1930s as ‘a house to dream of, a garden to dream…

Take a look around this wonderful house and gardens owned and cared for by the National Trust.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 0900-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Margaret’s Church Heritage Open Day

St. Margarets Church, St. Margarets Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7JS

Church will be open with some guided tours led by the Vicar at 11.00 and 1.00, or a member of the congregation at other times. You are also…

An opportunity to look round the church and to see and hear the newly restored organ. For children find our dragons and also other carved flowers and fruit around the building.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Temple Balsall

Fen End Road West, Temple Balsall, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 0AN

A tranquil rural setting dating back to 1146 and the Knights Templar, with 17th century endowments for church, alms houses and a school by the…

Temple Balsall Church & The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson.
Fen End Road West, Temple Balsall B93 0AN

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 12pm - 4.30pm
• Sunday 12 September: 2pm - 4.30pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

We are sorry but this event has been CANCELLED

St Peter’s Church Pedmore

Pedmore Lane, Pedmore, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 0SW

We hope at St Peter's Pedmore we can expand on the theme of Edible England promote food that is not only good to eat but is responsibly sourced, …

The church and churchyard will be open to visitors. Adjoining cricket club will be open.
Depending on any Covid rules we hope to provide food and invite young families to come with their children and older members of the community to come and enjoy.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 12:00 - 18:00
• Sunday 19 September: 12:00 - 18:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Stourbridge Glass: Walking tour on the Cut

The Bonded Warehouse, 2 Canal St, Amblecote, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4LU

Join ‘the voice of the Black Country’ Graham Fisher on this walking tour of the Glass Quarter. You will learn about the people and companies…

With a gem to see around every corner, this fascinating guided walk examines some of the key players in the once-mighty Stourbridge Glass industry from the perspective on the canal that served them.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: Walking tour 1000 and 1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Stourbridge Quaker Meeting House 2021

Scotts Road, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1UR

We will show and tell visitors about the history of our purpose built 1689 Quaker Meeting House, with its original structure and many fittings…

The Stourbridge Quaker Meeting House, built in 1689 is one of the oldest buildings in Stourbridge and was purpose built on a plot of land Quakers paid 300 Pepper Corns for. It has been a place of Quaker Meetings and gatherings ever since.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000 - 1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1130 - 1530

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

The Thomas Robinson Building Open Afternoon

The Thomas Robinson Building, Cemetery Road, The Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY9 8AN

West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust and Dudley Registry Service will host an open afternoon at the Thomas Robinson Building (formerly The Lye…

Visitors are given the opportunity to see how the West Midlands Historic Buildings Trust sensitively restored the former Lye and Wollescote Cemetery Chapels to become a community asset in Stourbridge.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 1400-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Tour of the new Stourbridge Glass Museum

Stourbridge Glass Museum, Stuart Works, High St, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 4FB

Join Museum Director, Oliver Buckley and Curator, Steven Hearn to learn about the site restoration process, and hear about the collection, which…

An exclusive opportunity to visit the new home for the internationally renowned Stourbridge Glass collections, before it opens to the public in April 2022. The restored building is on the site of the former Stuart Crystal glassworks.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1100 and 1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

Holy Trinity Parish Church, Sutton Coldfield

The Trinity Centre, 7 Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B72 1TF

A visit to Holy Trinity Parish Church in Sutton Coldfield for Heritage Open Day on 18th Sept 2021 will hopefully see a return to a range of…

A chance to visit Holy Trinity Parish Church, Sutton Coldfield - a stunning grade 1 listed parish church in the West Midlands - and to view its beautiful building and many unique historical features in a conservation area of this Royal Town.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 1100 to 1430

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Book on day

Sutton Coldfield Town Hall Fete & Open Day

Sutton Town Hall, Upper Clifton Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 6DA

Join the team at Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on Sunday 12th September for a Fete and Heritage Open Day to celebrate the reopening of the theatre to…

See behind the scenes at the Royal Town’s Edwardian theatre and charity venue. From its heritage features to back stage dressing rooms and the reportedly haunted ‘area beneath the stage’. Join us for a summer fete to celebrate our public reopening!

Event Times

• Sunday 12 September: 1100-1800, Tours hourly (top of the hour)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

Aldridge Transport Museum

Aston Manor Road Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 8TP

The museum occupies a former industrial manufacturing unit and is a short distance from the centre of Aldridge, which itself is around 3 miles…

Primarily a volunteer run commercial road transport museum but since moving to Aldridge a more mixed collection of vehicles including two-wheeled. Buses and their ephemera continue to be the main theme.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10.30 - 16.00
• Sunday 19 September: 10.30 - 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

I Remember Walsall Illuminations

Walsall Arboretum Bandstand, Broadway North, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2QH

This year Walsall Arboretum is opening up its bandstand to host a small exhibition about Walsall Illuminations. The town's famous light show ran…

A chance to reminisce about Walsall Illuminations and see a small exhibition of photos and video to mark what would have been the event’s 70th anniversary.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 1000-1600
• Sunday 12 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

St Matthew’s Parish Church, Walsall

St. Matthews Church, St. Matthews Close, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 3DG

Visitors will be able to follow two way marked routes around our church, one following a route around the church interior and the other looking…

Self guided tours of our historic church interior and exterior, with one-way routes & explanatory material. See our medieval chancel and font; 19th century nave and ceiling; medieval crypt; stained glass windows; rare external archway under chancel.

Event Times

• Friday 10 September: 1800-2000
• Saturday 11 September: 1030-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

A sound of the times at Bromwich Hall- open day with live music.

Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 2EA

Take a step back in time and discover the history of Bromwich Hall. From our 13th century great hall to the 21st century pub, with 750 years of…

Explore 750 years of this fantastic house, one the medieval manor house for West Bromwich and enjoy live Tudor music in the great hall.

Event Times

• Tuesday 14 September: 10am-1pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

After Hours at Bromwich Hall - open evening

Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 2EA

Visit the house after sun down and take a step back in time and discover the history of Bromwich Hall. From our 13th century great hall to 19th…

Bromwich Hall was once the medieval manor house for West Bromwich and parts of it including the great hall date back to the 1270s. This fascinating building has over 750 years of history.

Event Times

• Friday 17 September: 6pm-8pm

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

An evening at the Oake -  Oak House Museum

Oak House Visitor Centre, 190 Oak Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8HJ

Oak House was built in the 1620s and its most notable resident was John Turton, a farmer and industrialist who lived at the house from 1634 until…

A rare change to visit Oak House in the evening, see the servants busy at work and enjoy some live music.

Event Times

• Wednesday 15 September: 4pm-8pm (last admission 7:30pm)

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Bromwich Hall Alive - A medieval encampment in the grounds.

Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 2EA

Enjoy a medieval encampment at Bromwich Hall- Join Buckingham's retinue re-enactment group as they bring Bromwich Hall and grounds to life as it…

See Bromwich Hall alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the late medieval period with costumed characters going about their everyday life.

Event Times

• Saturday 18 September: 10am-3pm
• Sunday 19 September: 10am-3pm

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Edible England at Bromwich Hall

Bromwich Hall - West Bromwich Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B71 2EA

Take a step back in time and discover the history of Bromwich Hall. From our 13th century great hall to the 21st century pub, with 750 years of…

Discover 750 years of the amazing history of this fantastic house and enjoy the smells as the 2 servants cook food out in the grounds.

Event Times

• Saturday 11 September: 10am-1pm

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The 17th century vegan! - at Oak House Museum

Oak House Visitor Centre, 190 Oak Road, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8HJ

Visit the Oak House and meet the servants preparing food for the Oak House table. Although fruit and vegetables were looked at with some suspicion…

You may think that rocket is a new fancy food or that almond milk is a modern invention – but you would be wrong! Most people in the 1600s had a largely vegetarian diet as meat was quite a luxury. Come to Oak House and discover more.

Event Times

• Thursday 16 September: 10am-1pm
• Sunday 19 September: 10am-2pm

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