Bromsgrove

Bromsgrove was a market town, with a long history of water mills, nail making and a railway wagon works. It is best known now for Bromsgrove School, a private residential school, and for being the town where the poet AE Houseman and his radical brother and sister lived. His house and some connected sites can be seen, and a statue has been placed on the pedestrianised high street.

Bromsgrove was also the home to a group of artists and craftsmen working at the Bromsgrove Guild, who created a number of famous works, including the Liver Birds and parts of Buckingham Palace's gates. Some of their work can be found in local churches.

It is close to major motorway junctions, so it has some large hotels. It is also close to some better known leisure spots, such as the Lickey Hills.

By train:

1 Bromsgrove station, New Road, B60 2LX (approximately 1 mile from the town centre). One of the two southern termini Birmingham's Cross City Line services, the other being Redditch.Trains run every 20 minutes (hourly on Sundays) all-stops to Birmingham New Street station, then on the northern terminus of the line either at Litchfield or Four Oaks. From New Street, connections can be made to/from Birmingham International station (for Birmingham Airport and the NEC), or other rail routes across the UK. A single fare is around £6.50, and journey time is about half an hour.There are also a handful of trains per day to Nottingham and Cardiff. Car parking, complete with EV charging, as well as cycle parking is available on site, but few buses serve the station. If you aren't cycling or walking, it's recommended to have a taxi booked in advance to meet you, as they rarely wait at the station (most passengers are commuters who either drive themselves, or get picked up).

By car:

Bromsgrove is located at the intersection between the M5 and M42 motorways, and is well signposted. The main A38 runs through the town.

There is plenty of car parking, although few places are free of charge.