World Book Day – celebrate reading for pleasure with us
We’re pleased to be able to say …. ‘dont stop celebrating reading!’ this coming Thursday, 2nd March. We know just how excited many children get when dressing up as their…
February Half Term 2023
The Gardens are open EVERY DAY during half term – From Sat 18th to Sunday 26th. Every Day you can …welly wang… make pinecone birdfeeders… make a noise and explore…
Fun and Frolics in the Gardens this August!
As we beckon in a ‘new normal’ at Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens, we have taken many moments to be grateful for our ample open spaces that have allowed us the…
Members Only treat…Friday evening open gardens
We are also proud to announce an extra treat for Members: Friday evening late openings. These were always planned for 2020 and even though they are starting later in the…
Staycations at the Gardens
August in the Gardens is so packed with lovely activities, performances and treats there is surely no reason to risk those queues and crowds by going any further afield. In…
Theatre returns…
Roll up! We’re really pleased to announce that government guidelines now mean we can have socially distanced live performance and entertainment in the Gardens!!! Not only can we now provide…
Cream Tea in a Box …. coming soon
The perfect takeaway food for a socially distanced Garden experience… Last year’s popular Cream Tea in a carry out box is set to return to the Garden in the next…
“Journeys end in family’s meeting, Every wise man’s son doth know”
(to misquote Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night) There are times when the proximity of the motorway junction is a blessing! Today 2 families chose the Gardens as a halfway house meeting place…
Poetry resources from Ian MacMillan
Gardens inspire poetry, poetry inspires Gardens. The urge to be creative during lockdown has been fuelled, happily, by many tv programmes, blogs and online memes. Hopefully the creativity will not be…
Beans and Potatoes – plant, grow, eat and support growers.
Planting and growing beans and potatoes has always meant a lot to us in the Gardens We try to keep some of the really old varieties going, but we have…