Avoncroft is a vibrant outdoor museum of buildings in rural Worcestershire. Our collection of buildings provides a unique and all-encompassing look at over 700 years of English history, so there is something for everyone to be fascinated by. From our 1950s prefab to...

Cottage, organic garden and orchard illustrating the mid 19th-century Chartist movement – a time of remarkable British political change. Visits must be pre-booked and are by guided tour only.

Hanbury Hall is a beautiful William and Mary-style house built in 1701 by Thomas Vernon, a lawyer and whig MP for Worcester. Inside a mix of interiors await to be discovered, from the restored Hercules rooms and recreated Gothic corridor, to the recently decorated...

Bordesley Abbey was a 12th century Cistercian abbey near the town of Redditch, in Worcestershire, England.

The museum tells the fascinating and sometimes gruesome story of needle making in Victorian times. The Mill is a listed building which houses original water powered machinery. Models and recreated scenes and an audio trail provide a vivid illustration of how needles...

Harvington Mill is a beautiful example of a mill that would have once been an important part of the local industry in this area

Harvington is a moated medieval and Elizabethan manor-house south-east of Kidderminster. Many of the rooms still have their original Elizabethan wall-paintings and the Hall contains the finest series of priest-holes anywhere in the country. During the 19th Century...

The Droitwich Spa Heritage Centre opened in 1980 and is housed on the former Brine Baths site, which was first established in the 1880's. The present black and white building, known as St. Richard's House, dates from the 1930's and consists of a very friendly and...

Hagley Hall is the private home of Viscount and Viscountess Cobham and is set in 350 acres of parkland. This Grade I Georgian House was completed in 1760, designed by Sanderson Miller and built for George, the First Lord Lyttelton. Inside are some of the finest...

The Falconry Centre houses over 70 birds of prey including various species of Eagle, Vulture, Buzzard, Owl, Falcon and Kite from around the world. There are over 30 species including the Snowy Owl, Asian Brown Wood Owl, American Kestrel, Saker Falcon, Golden Eagle,...