Bromsgrove

Worth seeing in and around Bromsgrove

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove

   The Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Bromsgrove.

   400 m · church in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hewell Grange

   Hewell Grange is a former country house in Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England. "One of the most important late 19th century country houses in England", the mansion was built between 1884 and 1891 by George Frederick Bodley and Thomas Garner for Robert Windsor-Clive, later first Earl of Plymouth.

   4.7 km · grade I listed house in Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Holy Trinity Church, Lickey

   Holy Trinity Church, Lickey is a Church of England parish church in Lickey, Worcestershire.

   5.6 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

   Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is an open-air museum of rescued buildings which have been relocated to its site in Stoke Heath, a district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England. Founded in 1963 and opened in 1967, the museum was conceived following the dismantling of a 15th-century timber-framed house in Bromsgrove in 1962 to provide a location for its reconstruction.

   2.5 km · local independent museum in Bromsgrove, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Grafton Manor

   Grafton Manor was established before the Norman Conquest. Grafton means "settlement at or near the wood" and may indicate a role in woodland management within a larger estate, for instance.

   2.7 km · manor house in Dodford with Grafton, Bromsgrove District, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Tardebigge Lake

   Tardebigge Lake is a large feeder reservoir, about 25 acres in size, built to supply water for the famous flight of locks running from Tardebigge towards Worcester, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal. It is maintained by the Canal and River Trust and still supplies water to the canal system.

   3.4 km · reservoir in Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Tardebigge Engine House

   Tardebigge Engine House is a former canal-pumping engine house at Tardebigge, Worcestershire, England. It is grade II listed.

   3.3 km · engine house in Tutnall and Cobley, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Lickey Hills Country Park

   Lickey Hills Country Park is a country park in England. It is 10 miles south-west of Birmingham and 24 miles north-east of Worcester.

   5.7 km · country park in northern Worcestershire, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Christ Church

   Christ Church, Catshill is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Catshill, Worcestershire.

   3.2 km · church building in Catshill, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Badge Court

    Badge Court is an estate in Worcestershire, England. Originally known as Batchcott, the home's most famous occupant was Helena Wintour, daughter of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Robert Wintour.

    5.5 km · house and estate in Cooksey Green, Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

Most people do not visit Bromsgrove as tourists, as there is little of interest to see. However, St John's Church, near the town centre is worth a look. Sanders Park is also quite pleasant during the day, but is best avoided at night.

1. 01
   Rosedene Cottage

   Victoria Rd, Dodford, near Bromsgrove, B61 9BU (about three miles from Bromsgrove town centre, towards Kidderminster), rosedene@nationaltrust.org.uk.

2. 02
   Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

   Well worth a visit if you are interested in history.

3. 03
   Lickey Hills Country Park

   Rednal (train to Barnt Green or #X62 bus), lickey.hills@birmingham.gov.uk.

From Wikivoyage: Bromsgrove, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Bromsgrove Festival. An annual classical music festival, each spring.

1. 01
   Tardebigge

   A series of thirty locks make a pleasant walk along this stretch of a restored 19th-century canal.

2. 02
   Sanders Park

From Wikivoyage: Bromsgrove, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Darr's Fish and Chips

   68 Worcester Road, B61 7AG,.

2. 02
   Pizza Express

   25 High St, B61 8AJ,.

3. 03
   The Ewe and Lamb

   Located approximately 2 miles south of Bromsgrove town centre.

4. 04
   Antonio's Pizza

   34 Worcester Rd, B61 7AE,.

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Getting to Bromsgrove

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 25 km · East Midlands (EMA), 74 km · Manchester (MAN), 114 km

Stations

Bromsgrove railway station, 1.6 km · Barnt Green railway station, 5.3 km

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  161 km · quickest by road, 3h 4m · £17–23
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Bromsgrove

  128 km · quickest by road, 2h 27m · £14–19
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