Places to visit

Redditch is a mixture of old and new around 15 miles south of Birmingham. It has a large choice of leisure activities and excellent transport links.

At 900 acres the magnificent Arrow Valley Country Park is the largest area of open space in Redditch

Bordesley Abbey is a medieval Cistercian Abbey, extensively excavated and with a fully equipped visitor centre. Find out more here.

A 12-hectacre wetland reserve in the village of Feckenham with a high diversity of wildflowers, wetland birds and insects.

Forge Mill Needle Museum tells an unusual and fascinating story of our local history. Did you know Redditch was a global capital of industry? Find out more here!

Bronze Memorial to the legendary Led Zeppelin drummer in his home town of Redditch,

Explore eight acres of stunningly maintained landscapes at Morton Hall Gardens. This site is privately owned.

The 95 acres of Morton Stanley Park offer a rich mosaic of natural habitats and things to do, amidst a historic landscape of open mown grass, veteran trees and mature hedgerows.

A tiled tapestry that celebrates the vibrant history of Redditch. Created by Edward Paolozzi and located above Millward Square in the Kingfisher Shopping Centre

located in the centre of Redditch on Church Green and focuses its activities on those areas of local history not included in the scope of the National Needle Museum at Forge Mill.

Redditch Market features over 30 regular traders with a wide variety of goods in the heart of Redditch town centre from 9am - 4pm every day except Wednesdays and Sundays.

Redditch town centre’s beautiful bandstand hosts events all year round including the summer Bandstand Festival. It’s also available to book for performances.

Enjoy the welcoming feel of the Canopies, Redditch’s newest town centre pocket park and bookable event space!

Our treasured Edwardian theatre always has a packed schedule of entertainments. It celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2014!