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Pen Museum

Address

The Argent Centre 60 Frederick Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 3HS

Telephone
01212369834

enquiries@penmuseum.org.uk

Type

Type:

Museum

Birmingham

By visiting the Pen Museum, you will discover a wide range of fascinating objects and details that help tell the story of Birmingham’s pen trade and its important legacy including the link between a prominent pen manufacturer (Josiah Mason) and the…
Wolves Museum & Stadium Tour

Address

Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Road, WOLVERHAMPTON, West Midlands, WV1 4QR

Telephone
0871 222 1877

Type

Type:

Stadium

WOLVERHAMPTON

Take a walk down memory lane at Wolves’ fantastic Museum or enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of Molineux Stadium. .
Lunt Roman Fort

Address

Coventry Road, Baginton, Coventry, CV8 3AJ

Telephone
02476237522

Type

Type:

Museum

Baginton

This partially reconstructed timber fort awaits you. Explore the exhibition in the granary and imagine yourself training horses in the gyrus - a feature not found anywhere else inside a Roman Fort.
Forge Mill Needle Museum

Address

Forge Mill Needle Museum, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HY

Telephone
0152762509

Type

Type:

Museum

Redditch

There is more to a needle museum than meets the eye…
Did you know that in Victorian times Redditch was producing 90% of all the needles in the world? Our museum tells the fascinating story of how a needle was made and the processes involved.…
Walsall Leather Museum

Address

Littleton Street West, WALSALL, West Midlands, WS2 8EW

Telephone
01922 721153

leathermuseum@walsall.gov.uk

Type

Type:

Museum

WALSALL

Walsall is the world capital of saddle making. The Leather Museum tells the fascinating story of this trade, in a superb Victorian factory. Tours and demonstrations are available.
Shrewsbury Castle

Address

Castle Gates, SHREWSBURY, Shropshire, SY1 2AT

Telephone
01743 358516

Type

Type:

Castle / Fort

SHREWSBURY

Shrewsbury Castle houses the spectacular collections of the Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust including pictures, uniforms, medals, weapons and other equipment from the 18th Century to the present day.
Baddesley Clinton

Address

Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, B93 0DQ

Telephone
01564783294

baddesleyclinton@nationaltrust.org.uk

Type

Type:

Historic House / Palace

Baddesley Clinton

Baddesley Clinton was the home of the Ferrers family for 500 years.
Much of the house you see today was built by Henry Ferrers, a lawyer, diarist and antiquarian, in the late 1500s.
The house was a sanctuary not only for the Ferrers family,…
West Midlands Police Museum

Address

The Lock Up, 40 Steel House Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B4 6BJ

Telephone
01216091700

museum@westmidland.police.uk

Type

Type:

Museum

Birmingham

Visit the West Midlands Police Museum at the Lock-up, Steelhouse Lane and discover what it was really like to spend time on both sides of the bars in our one-of-a-kind police museum, located in the heart of Birmingham.
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Address

University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TS

Telephone
01214147333

info@barber.org.uk

Type

Type:

Gallery

Birmingham

Monet, Manet and Magritte; Rubens, Reynold, Renoir, Rossetti and Rodin; Gainsborough, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Van Dyck; Degas, Botticelli and Turner - the galleries at the Grade 1 listed Barber Institute of Fine Arts house an outstanding art…

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Coventry Cathedral

Address

Priory Street, COVENTRY, West Midlands, CV1 5FB

Telephone
+44(0)24 7652 1200

Type

Type:

Cathedral / Minister

COVENTRY

Located in the Heart of England, Coventry is easily accessible by car and public transport and situated in the city centre you will find Coventry Cathedral, where splendid medieval history meets modern architecture to stunning and poignant effect. …
Coventry Transport Museum

Address

Millennium Place, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1JD

Telephone
02476234270

info@culturecoventry.com

Type

Type:

Museum

Hales St

The Coventry Transport Museum houses the largest publicly owned collection of British vehicles on the planet and tells the story of a city which changed the world through transport.
Dudley Archives & Local History Centre

Address

Tipton Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 4SQ

Telephone
01384 812770

Type

Type:

Heritage / Visitor Centre

Dudley

This fabulous centre allows you to explore the wonderful heritage preserved there. The fantastic collections include the Papal Bull (over 800 years old!); parish records; historic photographs and plans; glass recipe and pattern books, wonderful maps…
Charlecote Park (National Trust)

Address

Wellesbourne, Warwick, Warwickshire, CV35 9ER

Telephone
01789 470277

charlecotepark@nationaltrust.org.uk

Type

Type:

Historic House / Palace

Warwick

Charlecote Park has been home to the Lucy family since the 12th century.
Their stories are told throughout the house by their portraits, the objects they collected from around the world and the design influence they had on the house and…
Bilston Craft Gallery

Address

Mount Pleasant, BILSTON, West Midlands, WV14 7LU

Telephone
(01902) 552507

Type

Type:

Gallery

BILSTON
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (Shakespeare's Family Homes)

Address

The Shakespeare Centre, Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6QW

Telephone
44 (0)1789 204016

info@shakespeare.org.uk

Type

Type:

Historic House / Palace

Stratford-upon-Avon

Discover the people and places behind the world’s greatest storyteller. Shakespeare's five beautiful family homes and gardens offer something for everyone. Enjoy tales from our fascinating guides and discover his life story through exhibitions,…

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Warwick Arts Centre

Address

University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Telephone
024 7649 6000

ticketing@warwick.ac.uk

Type

Type:

Arts Centre

Coventry

Warwick Arts Centre is an award-winning, multi-artform venue delivering a high quality programme of film, classical and popular music, theatre, dance, comedy, family shows, talks and visual arts. Warwick Arts Centre is open to everyone and is on a…
Emma Bridgwater Factory

Address

Lichfield Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3EJ

Type

Type:

Museum

Stoke-on-Trent

The Emma Bridgewater factory lies in the heart of the historic Stoke Potteries region, in a Victorian factory on the banks of the Caldon Canal.
Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery

Address

Coton Road, NUNEATON, Warwickshire, CV11 5TU

Telephone
024 7637 6158

museum@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk

Type

Type:

Gallery

NUNEATON

Nuneaton Museum & Art Gallery is located in the beautiful grounds of Riversley Park, just 10 minutes walk from the centre of Nuneaton.
Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum

Address

St Matthews Street, RUGBY, Warwickshire, CV21 3BY

Telephone
01788 567777

Type

Type:

Museum

RUGBY

A small museum located less than 100 yards from where the game began. Match balls have been hand stitched on this site for over 180 years. A wealth of rugby memorabilia for the rugby enthusiast.
Anne Hathaway's Cottage

Address

22 Cottage Lane, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 9HH

Telephone
01789 338532

info@shakespeare.org.uk

Type

Type:

Landmark

Stratford-upon-Avon

Anne Hathaway's Cottage, the family home of Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife-to-be. It is here that Anne was born and raised and where the young Shakespeare would have visited her during the early part of their relationship. Built more than…