Parking is free and there are disabled parking bays close to the entrance gates. There is level access to the courtyard café. The grounds are either lawn or gravel paths – some on a slope. Wheelchairs are available to use.
By car:
We are only 15 mins from the NEC/Airport, 25 mins from Birmingham city centre, or 5 mins from Junction 5 M6 Junction 5 (Northbound only) or 15 minutes from Junction 6 both North and South Bound
Please use the postcode B36 9BT in your sat nav.
Parking is free, and we offer disabled bays close to the entrance
Our full address is:
Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust
Chester Road
Castle Bromwich
Birmingham
B36 9BT
By Public transport:
You can reach us easily by bus on routes 94, X13 & X12 from Birmingham city centre.
On routes X12 from Solihull centre or the number 71 from Sutton Coldfield. For more information on public transport visit Trainline.
By bike:
We are on the Greenways route, and offer a secure bike stand for our customers.
We are open for most of the year. Main season opening times are Wednesday to Sunday 10:30am – 4:30pm. Please check back for seasonal or other changes (we close at 3.30pm during winter).
We are usually also open for Bank Holiday Mondays and during school holidays we are often open for 7 days a week.
Summer opening times (from 2nd April)
Weds- Sunday 10.30 -4.30pm
Cafe (free to enter) is open when the Gardens are open (Admission fee applies to Gardens )
Day tickets can normally be purchased at the gate.
Special events may be an exception, please double check on the Events Calendar to avoid disppointment
EASTER HOLIDAYS: 12th April – 27th April.
All children (2 to 16 years) £4
includes egg trail, choccy prize and other general activities onsite
(adult prices remain the same)
General ticket pricing:
- Adult £6.60 (with voluntary donation)
- £6 without donation
- Concessions** £5.50 (with voluntary donation)
- £5 without donatio
- 1-2-1 personal Carers FREE (person cared for pays normal ticket)
Partner Deals
Garden Annual Pass members (and RHS) Members: FREE (except for ticketed events)
2-4-1 entry. National Trust, Gardeners World, Garden Organic, CPRE. Gardens Illustrated cardholders (accepted on non-event days only)
** Concessions:
Over 65 years, Holders of the Passport to Leisure and GoCV cards, Full time students (with NUS card),
Gift Aid
If you can, please consider GiftAiding your entry fee.
Our Historic Garden charity can only keep going with your help. Gift Aid is a UK tax concession that gives us 25% extra from your donation. If you are a UK taxpayer we can claim Gift Aid on the whole amount you pay for entry. Thank you.
We are always delighted to welcome group visits to the Gardens.
Whether you’re a group with an active interest in gardening or historic gardens, a touring group popping in to us on the way or a social group wanting to meet up somewhere lovely or different, we can help make your visiting experience one great one.
We can usually accommodate groups of 10- 40 guests
Available Wednesdays to Sundays – other days and out of season by arrangement.
Free (coach) parking is available onsite and just 80m from the entrance
Prices
Self-guided tour groups from *£6.50/5.50 per person
We welcome organised groups who simply wish to visit the Gardens and Parkland and explore at their own leisure, without a tour. If your group is larger than 15 people, please just let us know in advance that you are coming.
*includes voluntary donation
Entry with a guided tour (appx 1 hour): £8 per person
Add ons
You may want to add the following on to your group visit :
- Hot drink and biscuits on arrival, £3.50 per person
- Cream Tea in a Box – for an extra picnic experience in the Gardens- includes tea or coffee, £7 per person.
Guided Tours for Group visits must be pre-booked.
We welcome organised groups who simply wish to visit the Gardens and Parkland and explore at their own leisure, without a tour. If your group is larger than 15 people, please just let us know in advance that you are coming.
Please be aware, we do take photographs in the Gardens.
As a tiny independent Charitable Trust, we do a lot of marketing online to encourage more people to visit – which helps us raise money to continue to be able to share the Gardens.
Staff regularly take photos in the Gardens; of plants, general views, people and events. These are often used for general marketing purposes.
If you are attending an event or show here, you may appear in the general background or in the audience of photos of that event.
Please tell us, on arrival, if you wish us not to use any photos where you appear.
(PS we never share photos of children without the express permission of them and their carers). Thank you
Can I take photos?
The Gardens are very photogenic and people also like to capture good moments in good places with selfies and photos. We always welcome visitors taking photos for their own personal use – and of course we’d love you to share them on our social media too.
Wedding, engagement and commercial photography
The upkeep of these 350 year old Gardens is incredibly expensive and the Charitable Trust derives a small amount of valuable income from charging commercial and wedding photography. We have a set minimum charge please see here for booking your special moment in the Gardens: https://www.castlebromwichhallgardens.org.uk/filming-and-photography/
The gardens are perfect for picnics, you can bring your own picnic or pick up something from our café. You are welcome to set up on one of our many lawns, but we do also have benches dotted around the site too for your convenience.
Please take your rubbish home or recycle it, if you can. This also helps the charity to reduce the costs of disposal.
Dogs are welcome at the gardens, please keep them on a short leash throughout your stay.
Toilets are available near the entrance to the Gardens. Male and Female toilets have a small step at the entrance. A wheelchair accessible toilet in the same block, has a level entrance.
At the other end of the Gardens – by the Batty Langley vegetable plot- there are 2 compost toilets; one which has reasonable wheelchair/buggy access and has a urinal too.
Our main toilets, as with many of our working buildings, were installed over 30 years ago when the Gardens were being rescued. They are badly in need of an upgrade. The Trust is at the start of a long road of planning and fundraising to transform all our public and office spaces…Thank you for supporting us get to that stage by visiting the Gardens.
Castle Bromwich Hall Hotel (Onsite. Please note, this is a private hotel and not part of the Gardens Trust)
Travel Lodge Castle Bromwich (1 mile away)