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Visit - West Midlands

From beautiful gardens and fairytale castles to spectacular ruins and Roman cities, the West Midlands region is packed with great days out for everyone this season.

Kenilworth Castle

Fit for a queen

Wroxeter Roman City

Once a bustling city

Stokesay Castle

A fortified manor house

The world's first Iron Bridge

Visit the world’s first iron bridge, erected over the River Severn, Shropshire in 1779. Cross the bridge and explore the surrounding wooded valley, now named the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage Site.

Visit the Iron Bridge

Meet our storytellers

On select days, hear from our costumed storytellers at Boscobel House and Kenilworth Castle as they tell tall tales full of interesting anecdotes about the history of these sites

Visit Kenilworth Castle Visit Boscobel House

Wenlock to the Iron Bridge Walk

Walk the picturesque trail from Wenlock Priory to the Iron Bridge and enjoy beautiful views of the Shropshire countryside

Download the trail (PDF)

Go for a scenic stroll

The pleasant, twenty-minute walk from Boscobel to White Ladies Priory is a must-see for all visitors due to the spectacular views and fascinating ruins, once another hiding place of Charles II before he moved to Boscobel House.

Visit White Ladies Priory
Two children talk to Father Christmas in front of a Christmas tree

Celebrate Christmas with us

Get in the festive spirit this Christmas with our fun-filled events across the country.

Take the kids to meet Father Christmas and enjoy festive fun at our historic sites including following Tinkerbell at Kenwood and finding Shaun the Sheep at Belsay Hall and Wrest Park.

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Things to do this season

  • Travel Guide to Derbyshire

    Between the M1 and the moors lie the manor houses and market towns which were once the domain of a remarkable Tudor woman, Bess of Hardwick. Stay on her Hardwick estate and explore this diverse county on a history-inspired weekend away.

  • Spotlight On Stokesay Castle

    Although Stokesay owes its preservation to sympathetic conservation and its surprisingly peaceful history, Stokesay has seen its share of drama. Its first owner drowned and another went bankrupt - discover what else in instore at this unusual castle.

  • Days out with dogs

    Explore our sites with your four-legged friends this summer.

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Your Places Appeal

Over 300 of our treasured sites are free to enter. They're open to everybody, no matter their means. But free to enter doesn't mean free to maintain. It costs over £4.2 million a year to care for these special places - and that's why we need your help. 

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