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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 Queen Elizabeth I

Wroxeter Roman City

Once a bustling city

Stokesay Castle

A fine fortified manor house

An image of a child in a waterproof coat jumping over a puddle at Kenilowrth Castle.

Stop hibernating. Start exploring.

Days out are back and we’ve got lots of ideas to get you out and about in 2026.

Check out our brand-new Adventurer’s Checklist: it’s the best way to get your family and friends back out exploring English Heritage sites together.

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The finest surviving fortified manor houses in England

Standing in a peaceful Shropshire valley near the Welsh border, Stokesay Castle has survived remarkably intact since a leading wool merchant, Laurence of Ludlow, built it in the late 13th century.

 

His fine fortified manor house was both comfortable and impressive, designed as a statement of his wealth and power.

Visit Stokesay Castle
A selection of fly presses in the workshop at J.W. Evans Silver Factory

Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter

Birmingham in the 19th-century was hailed as the ‘workshop of the world’. The Jewellery Quarter was its busy hub, producing jewellery, silver and tableware.

 

About 40% of British jewellery is still made there. Behind a frontage of terraced houses, J.W.Evans Silver Factory is among its most complete surviving historic factories. Crammed with tools and equipment, it’s preserved as if the workers might return at any minute.

Book a tour of JW Evans Silver Factory

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)

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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.

Two women, a dog and two children walk across a bridge with a rocky island and sea behind

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