Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings

Stoke Heath
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 4JR
England

Website

www.avoncroft.org.uk

E-mail

General information

admin@avoncroft.org.uk

Family activities and events information or enquiries

activities@avoncroft.org.uk

Telephone

01527 831886

Fax

01527 876934

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Avoncroft Museum is a unique home for historic buildings which have been rescued from demolition and rebuilt in a beautiful corner of Worcestershire's rural countryside.

Why did Avoncroft start collecting buildings?
The beginnings of the Museum go back to 1962 when a local architect and expert on Worcestershire's timber-framed buildings tried to prevent the demolition of an important 15th-century wool merchant's home in Bromsgrove town centre.

Although he wasn't successful, a group of enthusiasts joined him and were able to halt the demolition and rescue the building which was reconstructed a few miles away. It was opened as Avoncroft's first building in 1967 and since then, many other historic buildings spanning seven centuries have been taken apart and restored on this wonderful site.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

March-June
Tues-Sun 1030-1700

July-August
Mon-Sun 1030-17.00

September - October
Tues - Sun 10.30-17.00

November-December
Fri- Sun 10.30 - 16.00

 Admission charges

Adults: £6.60
OAPs: £5.50
Children: £3.00
Family(2+3): £16.50
Members: Free

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Parking for coaches
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Additional info

Our library is open to the public by appointment only.

Please pre-book groups and guided tours.

Stoke Heath
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 4JR
England

Website

www.avoncroft.org.uk

E-mail

General information

admin@avoncroft.org.uk

Family activities and events information or enquiries

activities@avoncroft.org.uk

Telephone

01527 831886

Fax

01527 876934

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Science and Technology, Social History

Collections services

  • Public access available to collections information
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Stoke Heath
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B60 4JR
England

Website

www.avoncroft.org.uk

E-mail

General information

admin@avoncroft.org.uk

Family activities and events information or enquiries

activities@avoncroft.org.uk

Telephone

01527 831886

Fax

01527 876934

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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