Redditch

Redditch is a town in Worcestershire.

Get in

• 1 Redditch railway station. Cross-City Line from Birmingham New Street  

See

• 1 Bordesley Abbey (Enter via the Needle Museum). free entry to grounds (and coffee shop). Ruins of an abbey which was used between 1138 and 1538. (updated Aug 2022)
• 2 Forge Mill Needle Museum. Feb, Mar, Nov: Tu-Su 10AM-3PM; Apr-Oct daily 10AM-4PM. Museum showing Victorian needle making. Water-wheel powered machinery runs some Tu, Sa, Su. Admission also includes an exhibition on Bordesley Abbey. Adult £6.20, grounds free. (updated Aug 2022)

Do

• 1 Arrow Valley Country Park. Country park with a lake which is used for fishing and sailing. (updated Aug 2022)
• 2 Ipsley Alders Marsh Nature Reserve. 18 hectares (44 acres) of boggy ground with paths and boardwalks. Come here for birdwatching and to see wild flowers. (updated Aug 2022)

Eat

• 1 The Royal Enfield, Unicorn Hill, B97 4QR. daily 8AM - midnight. Wetherspoon pub (with meals) in a former cinema, with outdoor area. They also have the Rising Sun on Alcester St. (updated Aug 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Premier Inn. (updated Aug 2022)

Go next

• Bromsgrove
• Droitwich
• Henley-in-Arden
• Stratford-upon-Avon