The Clent Hills Country Park is only eight miles from the Birmingham conurbation yet it seems a world away. The area was a popular destination for working people from the Midlands before the advent of paid holidays. Owned by the...

The Bonded Warehouse stands as a reminder of the prosperity brought by the canals. Built of brick at the same time as the town arm of Thomas Dadford’s Stourbridge Canal in 1779, the original building only acquired its top storey...

Bromsgrove Museum has been established for many years and offers an interesting insight into the history of this town and the many smaller communities that rely on it. There are many interesting artefacts on show that have been collected...

Haden Hill House is a Victorian gentleman’s residence and has been internally furnished to be befitting of such a man. Throughout, the property has been beautifully decorated, using wooden panelling and antique furniture to make not only a decadent,...

Harvington Hall is an Elizabethan, moated manor house with rare wall paintings and the finest series of priests hiding places in the country. The hall has a gift shop, picnic area, tearoom and free parking. It is open...

Harvington Mill is a beautiful example of a mill that would have once been an important part of the local industry in this area. No longer is it a commercial enterprise or needed by the people of the community,...

Kidderminster Railway Museum was opened by a group of enthusiasts and local authority supporters to celebrate the great history of railways in this area of the world. It is home to many fine engines and carriages, and a great...

Marking the division between the Dudley and Stourbridge canals, the Black Delph staircase of locks has always been known locally as The Nine Locks, although there are only eight! The locks were rebuilt in 1850 with one fewer lock...

The Ruskin Glass Centre is situated in Amblecote, at the heart of Stourbridge’s historic Glass Quarter. Formerly the factory for Royal Doulton, the site now provides workshops for a thriving community of craftspeople in both traditional and contemporary glassmaking, together...

At the Stone House Cottage Garden you will find three quarters of an acre walled garden full of plants, with rare wall shrubs, climbers and herbaceous plants. All these can be brought in the adjacent nursery. Unusual brick follies adorn...

The canal network in the Black Country offers superb walking in an urban area. Between Stourbridge and Dudley, the canal climbs 145 feet through a series of sixteen locks. After lock twelve, the visitor comes to Wordsley Dock, which was...