Whether your interests lie in walking, birdwatching, sports or just being in the great outdoors, you are sure to find something to do in Sandwell Valley Country Park. Acres of woodlands, meadows, farmland as well as pools and streams, three Nature Reserves, a lake for fishing, two farm visitor centres, an RSPB Nature Centre, the […]
Wightwick Manor
Wightwick Manor is one of only a few surviving examples of a house built and furnished under the influence of the Arts & Crafts Movement. The many original William Morris wallpapers and fabrics, pre-Raphaelite paintings, Kempe glass and de Morgan ware help conjure up the spirit of the time. An attractive seven-hectare (seventeen-acre) Thomas Mawson […]
Walsall Leather Museum
Working museum, housed in a restored leather factory. For two hundred years Walsall people have been making some of the world’s finest saddles and leather goods. Walsall Leather Museum seeks to celebrate this great tradition and reflect the achievements of the leather craftsmen and women of Walsall. In atmospheric workshops you can watch skilled leather […]
Soho House Museum
The elegant home of industrial pioneer Matthew Boulton, who lived in Soho House from 1766 to 1809. Here, he met with some of the most important scientists, engineers and thinkers of his time – the Lunar Society. Possibly the first centrally heated house since Roman times, Soho House has been carefully restored to its 18th […]
Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter
When the proprietors of the Smith & Pepper jewellery manufacturing firm decided to retire in 1981 they ceased trading and locked the door, unaware they would be leaving a time capsule for future generations. Tools were left strewn on benches; grubby overalls were hung on the coat hooks; and dirty teacups were abandoned alongside jars […]