Blakesley Hall
Timber-framed Elizabethan farmhouse built around 1590. The Grade II Listed house is furnished as it would have looked in the 17th century. Garden, barn classroom. Community Museum operated by Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery, now further restored and with new visitor facilities.
Blakesley Road,Yardley,
Birmingham B25 8RN.
Tel: 0121 464 2193
Fax: 0121 464 0400
Contact: Stephen Spencer, Irene do Boo
Website: www.bmag.org.uk/
- Opening hours:
- Tuesday to Sunday, 11.30am - 4:00pm
- Closed Mondays except Bank Holidays
- Admission: Free
- Facilities:
- Visitor Centre
- Exhibition Gallery
- Shop
- Toilets
- Tea Room
- School’s Service
- Services
- Guided Tours
- Talks
- Special Events
- Meeting Room hire
- Weddings
- Disabled visitors
- Disabled Toilets
- Access to ground floor of hall.
- Access to visitor centre.
- How to get there
- By Car/Coach
M6 Junction 4, join M42 (Junction 7) going south for one junction. Come off at Junction 6 and take A45 towards City Centre. Leave A45 at the Swan Island Yardley (A4040). The Hall is signposted from this island.
M5 Junction 4A, join M42 at Junction 1 and stay on until Junction 6. Take A45 towards City Centre (then follow directions above).
From Birmingham City Centre, take A45 to Coventry/Birmingham International Airport. Turn left at Yardley Swan Island (A4040). The Hall is signposted from the island.
- By Bus Nos 96 & 97 from City Centre, No 11 Outer Circle.
- By Car/Coach
- Parking
- On site parking for cars and coaches.
- Average length of visit 1 - 3 hours