Selly Manor

Selly Manor
Corner of Maple and Sycamore Roads
Oak Tree Lane
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2AE
England

Website

www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor

E-mail

sellymanor@bvt.org.uk

Telephone

0121 472 0199

Fax

0121 415 6410

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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Selly Manor and Minworth Greaves are two ancient timber-framed manor houses moved to Bournville in the early 20th Century by the chocolate manufacturer George Cadbury. They are two of Birmingham's oldest houses and are beautiful examples of medieval and Tudor architecture, surrounded by an authentic period garden.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home, Museum, Garden, parklands or rural site

 Opening hours

Tues-Fri 1000-1700 All year
Plus Sat Sun & Bank Holiday Mondays 1400-1700
Closed 2 weeks over Christmas and New Year

 Admission charges

Adults £3.50 Concessions £2.50 Children £1 Family £9.50
Educational groups £3.50

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Guided tours
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Toilets
  • Gardens open to public
  • Picnic area
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Large print information and/or interpretation
  • Touch exhibits
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Research facilities for academics
 Commercial and hire services
  • Licensed for weddings
  • Facilities for private functions and events

Additional info

Useful box with torches, magnifying glasses, photo album of Selly Manor and further information booklets available.

Selly Manor
Corner of Maple and Sycamore Roads
Oak Tree Lane
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2AE
England

Website

www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor

E-mail

sellymanor@bvt.org.uk

Telephone

0121 472 0199

Fax

0121 415 6410

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.

The old buildings house a fabulous collection of period furniture and domestic objects. It gives a good insight into what life must have been like in such a house.

Collection details

Architecture, Social History, Weapons and War

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available

Selly Manor
Corner of Maple and Sycamore Roads
Oak Tree Lane
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2AE
England

Website

www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor

E-mail

sellymanor@bvt.org.uk

Telephone

0121 472 0199

Fax

0121 415 6410

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.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.
Exterior of Selly Manor Museum

Half - Term Wars of the Roses !

13 February 2012

Selly Manor is a Tudor manor house in Bournville, BIrmingham. All materials will be provided for children to make and take their shields, crowns and coins home with them. Children will also be able to dress up and try on replica armour. Adults can enjoy the ancient buildings and learn more about this famous period in history.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

10am-5pm

Where

Selly Manor Museum, Bournville, Birmingham

Admission

£1.50 per child. £3.50 per adult, £9.50 per family.

Exterior of Selly Manor Museum

Half - Term Wars of the Roses !

14 February 2012

Selly Manor is a Tudor manor house in Bournville, BIrmingham. All materials will be provided for children to make and take their shields, crowns and coins home with them. Children will also be able to dress up and try on replica armour. Adults can enjoy the ancient buildings and learn more about this famous period in history.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

10am-5pm

Where

Selly Manor Museum, Bournville, Birmingham

Admission

£1.50 per child. £3.50 per adult, £9.50 per family.

Exterior of Selly Manor Museum

Half - Term Wars of the Roses !

15 February 2012

Selly Manor is a Tudor manor house in Bournville, BIrmingham. All materials will be provided for children to make and take their shields, crowns and coins home with them. Children will also be able to dress up and try on replica armour. Adults can enjoy the ancient buildings and learn more about this famous period in history.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

10am-5pm

Where

Selly Manor Museum, Bournville, Birmingham

Admission

£1.50 per child. £3.50 per adult, £9.50 per family.

Exterior of Selly Manor Museum

Half - Term Wars of the Roses !

16 February 2012

Selly Manor is a Tudor manor house in Bournville, BIrmingham. All materials will be provided for children to make and take their shields, crowns and coins home with them. Children will also be able to dress up and try on replica armour. Adults can enjoy the ancient buildings and learn more about this famous period in history.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

10am-5pm

Where

Selly Manor Museum, Bournville, Birmingham

Admission

£1.50 per child. £3.50 per adult, £9.50 per family.

Exterior of Selly Manor Museum

Half - Term Wars of the Roses !

17 February 2012

Selly Manor is a Tudor manor house in Bournville, BIrmingham. All materials will be provided for children to make and take their shields, crowns and coins home with them. Children will also be able to dress up and try on replica armour. Adults can enjoy the ancient buildings and learn more about this famous period in history.

Suitable for

  • 5-6
  • 7-10
  • Family friendly

When

10am-

Where

Selly Manor Museum, Bournville, Birmingham

Admission

£1.50 per child. £3.50 per adult, £9.50 per family.

Selly Manor
Corner of Maple and Sycamore Roads
Oak Tree Lane
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2AE
England

Website

www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor

E-mail

sellymanor@bvt.org.uk

Telephone

0121 472 0199

Fax

0121 415 6410

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.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Digital and online resources

Tudor Life: Ideas and Activities

http://www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor/ideas_activities.html

 Paper-based and downloads

How to Make a Quill Pen

http://www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor/quill.html

Teacher Resource Packs

http://www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor/download.html

When you book a group to visit Selly Manor we can provide you with some very useful resources. Teacher resources include: a booklet of ideas and activities to complement a visit; a booklet of typical Tudor games to play; background information for teachers, helpers and parents; and Resource Packs.
"Find out about life along time ago at Selly Manor" is a Key Stage 1 Resource Pack; "The Tudors" is for Key Stage 2; and "Investigating Medieval Life" is for Key Stage 3.

How to obtain

To receive a copy of our resource pack please ask a member of staff when booking. You can contact us by email on sellymanor@bvt.org.uk or by calling 0121 472 0199.

Selly Manor
Corner of Maple and Sycamore Roads
Oak Tree Lane
Bournville
Birmingham
West Midlands
B30 2AE
England

Website

www.bvt.org.uk/sellymanor

E-mail

sellymanor@bvt.org.uk

Telephone

0121 472 0199

Fax

0121 415 6410

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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