Ecopark is a wildlife gardening demonstration garden. It has displays of
sustainable energy, recycling and gardening with wildlife in mind.
Open all Year Tues - Thurs 1200 - 1600; Sat 1000 - 1600
Admission is free!
Tel: 0121 785 0553
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
West Midlands, B3 3DH
Open Mon-Thu, Sat, 1000-1700, Fri, 1030-1700,
Sun, 1230-1700. Closed 24-26 Dec, 1 Jan
Admission is free!
Tel: 0121 303 2834
Broadfield House Glass Museum
Compton Drive, Kingswinford
West Midlands, DY6 9NS
Situated in the historic glass quarter, Broadfield House celebrates the
art of glass making. The Museum has a magnificent collection of British
glass, much of it made locally, dating from the 17th century up to
the present day.
Craft activities for children during school holidays.
The Museum combines the old with the new: a beautiful late Georgian house with
an award winning modern extension.
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 12.00 to 16.00
Closed Mondays and Bank Holidays
Jerome K Jerome Birthplace Museum
Belsize House,
Bradford Street, Walsall
West Midlands, WS1 1PN
Open Sat 1200-1400. Closed Sat 10 Apr, 25 Dec, 1 Jan
Admission is free!
Tel: 01922 653116
Lapworth Museum of Geology
Earth Sciences
The University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston, Birmingham
West Midlands, B15 2TT
Open 5 Jan-22 Dec, Mon-Fri 0900-1700;
Sat, Sun 1400-1700.
Closed 9 Apr-14 Apr; 23 Dec - 4 Jan 05
Admission is free!
Tel: 0121 414 7294
Fax: 0121 414 4942
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter,
75-79 Vyse Street
Hockley, Birmingham
West Midlands, B18 6HA
Open 9 Apr-31 Oct, Tue-Sun 1130-1600.
Admission is free!
Tel: 0121 554 3598
Fax: 0121 554 9700
New Hall Mill, Off Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, Nr Birmingham,
West Midlands B76 1QU
New Hall Mill is an 18th century watermill situated on Plants
Brook, 1.5 miles south of Sutton Coldfield off the B4148
OS Grid: SP 132945
The watermill has an overshot waterwheel that drives two pairs of millstones. There is an exhibition area, tearoom and sales area. The grounds include a nature trail and Miller's garden.
Open: May to September, 2nd Sunday only each month. 1000 - 1600
Free entry
(donations welcome).
No coach parking.
Tel: 0121 378 4901
Web: www.newhallmill.org.uk
Parkridge Centre
Brueton Park, Solihull
Opened in 2002 by Prof. David Bellamy. Contains displays, hands-on
activities and information about the local environment.
Open daily 0930 - 1700
except Christmas day.
The Red House Glass Cone
High Street
Wordsley,
Stourbridge
West Midlands,
DY8 4AZ
There is a self guided tour through the old glassworks which includes
some underground passages and tunnels which have not previously been
open to the public. There is a spiral staircase that allows you to walk
up through the core of the glass furnace onto the viewing platform.
Here visitors can see the scale and enormity of this amazing
structure.
Opening Hours:
Summer Season (April-October)
Monday-Saturday, 10am-5pm
Sunday, 10am-4pm
Winter Season (November-March)
Monday-Sunday, 10am-4pm
Free entry
Tel: 01384 812750
Fax: 01384 812751
Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road,
Hall Green, Birmingham
B13 0BD
On the 'Tolkein Trail' Sarhole Mill is one of only two surviving watermills in Birmingham. You can explore the 200-year-old mill and courtyard and the nearby Shire Country Park.
With 'Milling Days' the last Sunday of the month.
Admission is Free
Open from 31st March to 28th October
Tuesday to Sunday 1130 - 1600
Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
Every effort has been made to make sure that the information contained
in this Directory is accurate. Do be aware, however, that conditions of
entry etc. can change at short notice and that telephone numbers and personalities
may change also.