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Holy Trinity Church, Birchfield

Sat 19 Sep 26 Holy Trinity Church, Trinity Road, (Corner of Trinity Road and Birchfield Road), Birmingham B6 6AH Heritage Open Day: Welcome back to Holy Trinity Birchfield for Heritage Open Days 2026! Visitors will be able to hear music from the church organ,...

Woven Threads & Living Memories: The Malaysian Diaspora in Coventry

Sat 19 Sep 26 Prior Deram park, Coventry CV4 8FT Heritage Open Day: Explore Malaysian-Coventry heritage through everyday objects, traditional food, music and hands-on activities...
Discover Clubs and Organisations in West Midlands

St Mary's Church

Sat 19 Sep 26 St. Marys Church, The Village, Kingswinford DY6 8AY Heritage Open Day: Explore St Mary's Church, Kingswinford in a way never done before. Find out more about the history of the church, our...

Brierley Hill Civic: Stories from the Stage

Sat 19 Sep 26 Brierley Hill Civic, Bank Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3DH Heritage Open Day: Discover the story of Brierley Hill Civic through an outdoor exhibition celebrating the performances, people and community...

Trinity House (formerly Old Blue Coat School)

Sat 19 Sep 26 5A Priory Row, Coventry CV1 5EX Heritage Open Day: Trinity House is old! It’s built around the last surviving tower of the city’s first cathedral; it's been a Civil War...

British Oak Centenary Celebrations

Sat 19 Sep 26 1364 Pershore Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2XS Heritage Open Day: Join us to celebrate 100 years since the opening of our Grade 2 Listed public house with many original features...

Ford's Hospital

Sat 19 Sep 26 Fords Hospital, Greyfriars Lane, Coventry CV1 2GY Heritage Open Day: Considered to be one of the finest examples of 16th Century domestic buildings in England...

Stories in Stone: Brierley Hill Methodist Church

Sat 19 Sep 26 Bank Street, Brierley HIll DY5 3DA Heritage Open Day: Explore a church shaped by several congregations, discover the journey of its historic stained glass and join an hourly walk...

Albion Street Church: Heritage, Hospitality and Family Fun

Sat 19 Sep 26 Assemblies of God, Albion Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3EE Heritage Open Day: Explore Albion Street Church’s history, then enjoy a free community BBQ, live music and family activities at The Storehouse...

Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery

Sat 19 Sep 26 Anglican Chapel, London Road Cemetery, London Road, Coventry CV1 2JT Heritage Open Day: The Anglican Chapel was restored and opened as an event venue in 2022, with new interpretation throughout the wider cemetery...

Haden Old Hall Open Day.

Sat 19 Sep 26 Haden Hill House, Lee Road, Cradley Heath B64 7HS Heritage Open Day: Visit Haden Old Hall first built in the late 1600s for the up and coming Haden family...

Canal Art Trail to include Galton Valley Pumping Station Open Day

Sat 19 Sep 26 Galton Valley Pumping Station, Old Mainline Canal, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick B66 1AQ Heritage Open Day: Enjoy this arts trail along the canals at Galton Valley, Smethwick celebrating the cultural diversity, canal heritage and...

Discover Stirchley Institute now known as Stirchley Community Church

Sat 19 Sep 26 Stirchley Community Church, Hazelwell Street, Birmingham B30 2JX Heritage Open Day: Find out who erected Stirchley Institute, how it has been used over the years, and how Stirchley Community Church fits into...

Delph Stables: Tales from the Towpath

Sat 19 Sep 26 Delph Stables, The Nine Locks, Brierley Hill DY5 2UP Heritage Open Day: Discover the remarkable canal heritage of Brierley Hill at the Grade II-listed Delph Stables, with heritage talks and children’s...

St Giles Church Sheldon Open Day

Sat 19 Sep 26 St Giles Church, 149 Church Road, Sheldon, Birmingham B26 3TT Heritage Open Day: A beautiful medieval church in Sheldon with a timber roof dating from the 14th century...

St Mary’s Handsworth Open Day

Sat 19 Sep 26 St Mary's Church, Hamstead Road, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2RW Heritage Open Day: A beautiful and historically significant church, also known as the Cathedral of the Industrial Revolution...

Holy Trinity Parish Church Sutton Coldfield

Sat 19 Sep 26 Holy Trinity Church, 7 Church Hill, Sutton Coldfield B72 1TF Heritage Open Day: A chance to view this stunning Grade-I listed parish church and its partner building the Trinity Centre, to climb the church tower...

Brierley Hill: Market Peaky Blinder of a Day

Sat 19 Sep 26 Market Hall, High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3AP Heritage Open Day: Step into a day of vintage style, live music, dancing and market entertainment as Brierley Hill Market brings a touch of...

Brierley Hill in Bloom: A Heritage Flower Trail

Sat 19 Sep 26 High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 2AA Heritage Open Day: Follow Brierley Hill’s colourful heritage flower trail, uncover the stories behind its planters and use them to guide your...

Vanny Radio – Community Broadcasters

Sat 19 Sep 26 Vanny Radio – Community Broadcasters, Broad Horizon Enterprise Centre, 161 Broad Street, Foleshill, Coventry CV6 5BN Heritage Open Day: Explore Coventry’s diverse community and broadcasting heritage through local stories, oral histories, archive displays, music...

Girlguiding Heritage Exhibition

Sat 19 Sep 26 Trefoil House, 2 Ellis Street, Birmingham B1 1HL Heritage Open Day: Were you a Rainbow, Brownie, Guide, ranger or a leader ? Come along and share your memories, have a look at our history since...

Arrivals: Coventry’s Living Memories

Sat 19 Sep 26 St Paul’s Church Hall, St Paul’s Church, 346 Foleshill Road, Coventry CV6 5AJ Heritage Open Day: Arrivals: Coventry’s Living Memories shares the filmed memories of Coventry residents whose journeys were shaped by Partition,...

St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church: Pugin, Pipes and Parish Life

Sat 19 Sep 26 26 High Street, Brierley Hill DY5 3AE Heritage Open Day: Step inside one of Brierley Hill’s most distinctive historic churches for guided tours, beautiful live music, heritage displays,...

Oldbury Repertory Theatre opens its doors

Sat 19 Sep 26 Oldbury Repertory Players Ltd, 3 Spring Walk, Oldbury B69 4SP Heritage Open Day: A behind the scenes look in Sandwell’s only purpose built, volunteer run theatre in the heart of Langley village Find out what...

Canley Everyday Histories

Sat 19 Sep 26 Prior Deram Park, Canley, Coventry CV4 8FT Heritage Open Day: Meet Canley local communities, share memories, enjoy family activities and help create a fabric collage celebrating the people...

St Michael’s Church: Bells, Memorials and Hidden Meanings

Sat 19 Sep 26 St. Michaels Church, Bell Street South, Brierley Hill DY5 3EX Heritage Open Day: Explore Brierley Hill’s historic parish church through guided tours, stained glass, memorials, bellringing, hands-on heritage...

Galton Valley Pumping Station Open Day

Sat 19 Sep 26 Galton Valley Pumping Station, Old Mainline Canal, Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick B66 1AQ Heritage Open Day: Take a walk along the Old Mainline canal off the Brasshouse Lane Bridge at Smethwick and explore this little pumping station,...

Brierley Hill Library: Maps, Memories and the Brier Rose

Sat 19 Sep 26 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, Brierley Hill Library, 122 High Street, Brierley HIll DY5 3ET Heritage Open Day: Explore Brierley Hill’s past through rare artefacts, old photos, and local history books...

Discover Stirchley History & Heritage at Stirchley Baths Community Centre

Sat 19 Sep 26 Stirchley Baths, 2-4 Bournville Lane, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2JT Heritage Open Day: Photographs, information and lightening talks centered on the heritage of Stirchley in Grade 2 listed Stirchley Baths - no...

St. Alphege Parish Church, Solihull

Sat 19 Sep 26 St. Alphege Church, The Square, Solihull B91 3RH Heritage Open Day: 800 year old St. Alphege Church, Solihull, will be open free on Saturday 19th September, 2026...

ABBA Tribute Band Sensation

Fri 18 Sep 26 Pelsall Community Association Station Rd, Pelsall, Walsall WS3 4BQ Relive the authentic ABBA experience with Sensation ABBA Tribute Band. Sensation will take you back to the golden days of ABBA...

Impact Steelband open rehearsal

Fri 18 Sep 26 The Albany Theatre Coventry, Albany Road, Coventry CV5 6JQ Heritage Open Day: Come watch the UK's No1 Steelband. Learn the history of the Steelpan. Where it came from. How was it invented...

The Streets Paved with African Gold

Thu 17 Sep 26 Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, 75-79 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham B18 6HA Heritage Open Day: Join Black Heritage Walks Network on a walking presentation of how the gold taken from Africa in the 18th Century established the...

Life as an Orthodox Christian

Thu 17 Sep 26 Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Transfiguration, Westwood Heath Road, Coventry CV4 8GP Heritage Open Day: Come and see an Orthodox Christian church, attend a service in English, light a candle and listen to a talk from our resident...

Cilla & The Swinging 60s

Cilla & The Swinging 60s Thu 17 Sep 26 The Dovehouse Theatre, 198 Kineton Green Road, Solihull B92 7ES SOLIHULL… SURPRISE, SURPRISE… CILLA IS COMING! The sensational Cilla & The Swinging 60s, starring Sandy Smith, is coming to The Dovehouse...

Camera Courses For Beginners - Week 1 of 3 - Coventry 17-9

Thu 17 Sep 26 45 Hathaway Road, Coventry, England, , United Kingdom CV4 9HW Coventry - 3-week camera courses for beginners - Everything to get off Automatic mode and learn how to be more creative with Composition and Camera

Moseley Park & Pool

Wed 16 Sep 26 93A/95 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8DD Heritage Open Day: A chance to visit an oasis of calm usually only open to keyholders. In 1898 the families who had moved into Chantry and Salisbury...

COVENTRY CITY VS ASTON VILLA CARABAO CUP MATCHDAY PARKING

Wed 16 Sep 26 PITCHBOX ACTIVE ARENA, 17 Lythalls Lane, Coventry CV6 6FN MATCHDAY PARKING AT PITCHBOX ACTIVE ARENA16 SEP 2026  COVENTRY CITY VS ASTON VILLA CARABAO CUP  CAR PARK OPENS - 4:30 PMAvoid searching for parking...

Moments in Time - Coventry Watch Museum

Tue 15 Sep 26 Court 7, Rear of Public House, Medieval Spon Street, Coventry CV1 3BN Heritage Open Day: Come along to the Coventry Watch Museum where you will find out what it was like to live in a Coventry court...

Bromwich Hall - Talk, Cinemas Of Sandwell we have loved & lost

Tue 15 Sep 26 Manor House, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich B71 2EA Heritage Open Day: Join Maureen Waldron of Sandwell Archives to explore through photographs the history of cinema in the part of the Black Country...

Bromwich Hall Open Days

Tue 15 Sep 26 Manor House, Hall Green Road, West Bromwich B71 2EA Heritage Open Day: Join us at Bromwich Hall, dating from the 1270s and once the home of the Lord of the Manor of West Bromwich...

Lightroom Classic Photo Editing Classes -Week 2 of 3 -14-9

Mon 14 Sep 26 45 Hathaway Road, Coventry, England, , United Kingdom CV4 9HW Coventry - Lightroom photo editing classes - Learn how to use Lightroom Classic on this 3-week course. From the organisation and workflow to editing

Arden Hall, Castle Bromwich - Local History Hub – Walk back in time

Sun 13 Sep 26 Castle Bromwich Parish Council, Arden Hall, Water Orton Road, Birmingham B36 9PB Heritage Open Day: Photographs of Castle Bromwich dating back many years, Newspaper cuttings of events which took place. History books of the area...

Pop Art Time Travellers

Sun 13 Sep 26 Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Lichfield Street, Wolverhampton WV1 1DU Heritage Open Day: A drop-in, family friendly event to find out about how Pop Art came to Wolverhampton!...

Allesley Park Walled Garden History & Heritage Orchard

Sun 13 Sep 26 Allesley Park, Allesley Hall Drive, Coventry CV5 9AD Heritage Open Day: The Walled Garden dates back to c1785, and is now an educational resource run by volunteers...

F1® Arcade Birmingham - Spanish Grand Prix Watch Party

Sun 13 Sep 26 2 Chamberlain Sq, Birmingham B3 3AX With the Spanish Grand Prix taking place Sunday 13th September, F1 Arcade gives fans in Birmingham a high-energy place to watch history in the...

New Hall Water Mill

Sun 13 Sep 26 New Hall Mill, Wylde Green Road, Sutton Coldfield B76 1QU Heritage Open Day: New Hall Water Mill, a Grade II listed building, is one of only two working water mills still surviving in the Birmingham...

Aston Parish Church

Sun 13 Sep 26 Aston Parish Church, Witton Lane, Birmingham B6 6QA Heritage Open Day: Join us at Aston Parish Church with tower trips and talks taking place throughout the afternoon...

Oak House Museum - A peep at the museum's past visit the animal room

Sun 13 Sep 26 190 Oak Road, West Bromwich B70 8HJ Heritage Open Day: Oak House was built in the 1620s; the home of a yeoman farmer and nailor with 1650s extensions as family wealth grew...

Everyday Histories at Top Church, Dudley

Sat 12 Sep 26 High Street, Dudley DY1 1QD Heritage Open Day: Uncover the its history of Top Church through the everyday histories of the past. Explore digital tour makes, play Dudley...
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Things to do around West Midlands

The West Midlands, a vibrant region in England, offers a plethora of activities for an enriching day out. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or family-friendly adventures, there's something to suit every taste. Let's explore the best things to do in the West Midlands:

1. Walk in the Footsteps of Royalty at Kenilworth Castle:
- Kenilworth Castle, a medieval fortress turned Elizabethan palace, stands strong after centuries. Explore the Great Hall, arched doorways, and the immaculately designed Elizabethan garden. Imagine life as medieval royalty and enjoy an English tea at the Stables Tearoom. Families can embark on a free fun adventure quest across the castle grounds during the summer.

2. Go Silver with J.W.Evans Silver Factory:
- Birmingham, the heart of the West Midlands, offers an unusual perspective on its industrial past. Visit the J.W.Evans Silver Factory in the Jewellery Quarter. Step back in time with cozy 10-person tours, exploring wooden cabinets, work benches, and exposed brick walls. Original designs and reproduced manuals add to the charm of this unique attraction.

3. Admire the Wildlife at West Midland Safari Park:
- Located in Bewdley, Worcestershire, the West Midland Safari Park is a safari and leisure park. Explore the safari drive-through, encounter exotic animals, and enjoy thrilling rides. It's a fantastic day out for families and wildlife enthusiasts.

4. Adventureland Aldridge for Family Fun:
- Adventureland Aldridge is an exciting children's play center with a 21st-century playframe featuring thrilling slides and entertaining challenges. It also provides day nursery and creche services, making it convenient for local child care.

5. Explore Aston Park in Birmingham:
- Aston Park, located in Birmingham, offers a tranquil escape. Enjoy leisurely walks, admire the historic Trinity Road, and explore the serene surroundings. It's a peaceful day out for nature lovers.

6. Discover the British Motor Museum in Gaydon:
- Car enthusiasts should head to the British Motor Museum. Learn about British motoring history, from vintage classics to modern sports cars. Interactive exhibits and themed displays make this museum a must-visit.

7. Stroll Through the Roman Alcester Museum:
- Explore the Roman Alcester Museum in the historic town of Alcester. Discover artifacts, learn about Roman life, and delve into the county's ancient history. It's an educational and fascinating day out.

Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in heritage, wildlife, or family fun, the West Midlands promises an unforgettable day out!
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