Located in Wolverhampton, Banks's Brewery is a place where beer enthusiasts can learn about the brewing process and taste some of the city's most popular brews. Tours are available every week, and visitors can also enjoy a tasting at the Visitor Center.
Excellent selection and way better than Marstons in Burton. Lovely service in shop and super proffesional. Thank you Banks's! I will be back!
8803surri — Google review
Ordered some Banks's Mild on line and it arrived 2 days later. Really pleased with the delivery and the driver was very polite.
Arthur Ratcliffe — Google review
What a hidden Gem and right on the Doorstep. I have done many different Brewery tours across Europe and the best and most interesting is right here in Wolverhampton
A lot of credit must go to our tour guide Bob Edwards who is just bursting with pride in the Banks Brewery and in the Beer.
Paul Gilbride — Google review
Disgusted that they have reduced Banks's amber abv from 3.8% to 3.4%. Their motto was unspoilt by progress, well that no longer applies.
josh mccullough — Google review
Great tour, learned a lot, including how to pour perfect pint, not to mention open bar :)
Lind el Loren — Google review
why has Banks bitter gone from 3.8 to 3.4 without a word to anyone?
Simon Efemey — Google review
How do they get away with that use of the apostrophe ?
John Lancaster — Google review
Lovely staff and a great shop. Also got other items for sale like t...shirts ect.
The National Trust property of Wightwick Manor and Gardens is a beautiful Victorian timber-framed manor house with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. The gardens are also great for escaping the city life.
Lovely traditional Manor House and Gardens. Beautifully constructed and preserved. The tour guides were very knowledgeable and friendly so it was fascinating to see how much history the property went through. There is a nice cafe on site which sells tasty food and drinks. The gardens are beautiful and nice to walk around. There is also a small art gallery and bookshop as well as the gift shop to enjoy. We would definitely go back to enjoy again.
Andreas Wright — Google review
An absolutely fascinating place with rich and interesting history. The volunteers there were so incredibly knowledgeable. The place is kept pretty much as it was lived in so you can imagine the family living their lives there as you go through each room. A very interesting building and grounds. Highly recommended.
David Coleman — Google review
Beautiful house and gardens. It was an impromptu bank Holiday visit. I'll definitely go back to explore the gardens on a less wet day.
The house is very well kept, with plenty of artwork and historical items. It holds a few pieces of pre-Raphalite art among other interesting pieces.
The volunteers are knowledgeable and friendly.
There's a tea room, reasonably priced gift shop plenty of parking, and a golf buggy to help those who can't make it up the path to the house.
Update.. I returned on a lovely sunny day and again I wasn't disappointed. This time we did the tea room, art gallery and gardens.
This house is definitely a great place to return to time and again.
There are some open air events planned in the summer, so I'll maybe give them a try.
Trisha D — Google review
Wonderful place to visit for couple of hours.It’s not vast, nor secluded, we could still hear the noises of the town from the garden, but it’s a green well maintained spot to escape to , it has a book shop and a garden cafe, the usual National Trust souvenir shop. The insides of the house are interesting, old and more recent pictures of the family were my favourite, staff is always ready to assist with info and directions.
Iulia Arsan — Google review
Lovely national trust property to visit. Ample parking not too far from the house, shuttle service provided too as it's an uphill walk. Large gardens to explore, exhibits, cafe, shop, second hand bookshop and the house itself to explore. Made for a very fun family outing
Jack Morgan — Google review
Such a beautiful historical site! Parking is easy and as it’s spring and the tulips are still out the gardens are stunning! House is kept very dark to protect all the items but the quality and condition is amazing! The wallpaper is gorgeous and the volunteers are so knowledgeable! The gardens are huge (would love a little more signage) and the cafe was lovely (we sat outside in the sun!). Would recommend a visit
F G — Google review
Went here for a family day out, really loved visiting. All the staff were friendly and welcoming, the place was very well kept, we loved seeing the gallery and found some new favourite paintings. The manor itself had lots to see and learn about. The tearoom was spacious and staff again were very friendly and helpful, food was good and reasonably priced. Highly recommend.
Kirsty Moosh — Google review
A beautiful arts and crafts period property showcasing fabrics and wallpapers by renowned artistic designer William Morris. Manor house has fantastic collection of artwork and pottery of the period. Lovely complimentary grounds gallery shop and cafe
City Girl — Google review
Excellent place to visit. Lots to see. It’s a very large house with lots of art works. Guides very helpful.
The tea room quite good, limited choice but typical of national trust. Garden nice too.
Recommended
John Baker — Google review
Beautiful Manor house. Lovely grounds. Cafe was nice. Staff friendly and everywhere was clean and tidy. We had never been before and spent about 3 hours. Highly recommend it, could have done the house twice!!
Kat P — Google review
The staff were extra friendly and informative and ready to enter a conversation, which made it so much more interesting. They are in the middle of a 3 year project to repair the roof, but this hardly affects the visit.
The gardens are fascinating including the kitchen garden and the orchard. There are signed walks around the estate, just mind where you tread if sheep have been there before you.
There is a shepherd's shed in the carpark serving hot cold drinks and snacks.
Well worth a visit. Parking is free to members.
The history of the changing fortunes and family ownership is fascinating, the family now rent their part of the building from NT. The rooms are full of furnishings and ornaments and collections still owned by the family.
Terry Street — Google review
Great place, great history. Nice garden area and some space for dog walk as well. Lat entry to the mansion-house is 4pm. Whole area open till 5pm
Pawel S — Google review
Nice variety with gardens and late 1800s mansion house. The house is open with plenty of experts talking through the various features of the house in the main rooms. Gardens feature formal and kitchen gardens, tho its not been a great year. Also a woodland walk with lawns and duck ponds. Relatively busy on a bank holiday and nearly didn't get parking, so you may want to look into booking on peak days. Membership entry was just scan and go.
Vernon Richardson — Google review
Lovely place with so much history! The volunteers are fantastic and help make the house come to life. Of course, I'm a HUGE fan of William Morris design - which is everywhere in this house. I'm glad to see that the facade is undergoing maintenance and repairs. This is why I continue to be a National Trust member even though I'm mostly overseas. Such exquisite details throughout the home!
Erin Urban — Google review
Everyone was very helpful and friendly. They have a sort of golf buggy to take you up to the house if you want. We did a pumpkin trail round the lovely gardens for our granddaughter. Stopped at the tearoom for pumpkin spice latte and coffee & walnut cake 😋. Staff inside the house answered questions and had interesting facts. So much to see in the rooms, all very interesting to see the artwork and intricate detail everywhere. Granddaughter enjoyed seeing the old fashioned toys and the dress up clothes. Well worth the visit.
Dawn Hunt — Google review
Stunning place, well worth a visit. Particularly magical at Christmas time. This wasn't our first visit as we like to visit at different times of the year. The knitted blossom installation is lovely and really brightens the place up. There's always something new to see, and most of the volunteers are just lovely and friendly, willing to chat and share their knowledge of a beautiful place.
I'm not too sure about the large bag policy that has been introduced - there is signage asking to leave large bags in cars and there is apparently a locker room to store large bags rather than walk around the main building with them. Perfectly reasonable for backpacks / picnic holdalls, etc, and would imagine this would make it much easier for people to leave their hefty bags whilst they explore the manor house. However, we felt 'accosted' as we entered, and a volunteer suggested we use the lockers for our large bags as per new policy. We politely enquired what the new policy was as we'd not been approached on other visits. Volunteer tried to explain that because they have so many items on display that could be knocked over by large bags /rucksacks, they have introduced this. We politely declined. Volunteer went on to say that it was a polite request and that another reason they had this policy was because people had been stealing from the collection! I informed the volunteer I would be happy for them to search my bag and that I wasn't planning on stealing anything!!!! She continued to 'explain' this policy, and we again declined and continued to explore the house, taking care not to knock anything over with our handbags and ensuring we didn't steal any items!!! We also noted that other guests had much larger bags / changing bags and didn't hear several guests that followed us in being accosted to leave their bags in a locker room, nor was there mention of people stealing items. In fact, the same volunteer was very pleasant and welcoming to the other guests who followed us. Can't help but feel a bit miffed about that experience.
Having said this... It hasn't put us off. The place is wonderful, and all the other volunteers we encountered were very friendly and welcoming.
Louise C — Google review
Lovely soup, and nice to see the bakers' names. The house is Victorian artifice, trying to look Tudor. No doubt the scaffolding didn't help but it was so dark you couldn't even read some of the information cards. So, rather difficult to imagine how it would be to live there. Room guides were all very chatty and interesting. Also really easy to find and park. "Wittick"!!
Steve Childe — Google review
As one of my "local" NT properties I decided as the weather was reasonable to go and have a picnic lunch and a short wander. Grounds were looking lovely with lots of daffodils and tulips in all the flower boarders and beds very nice to sit out on a bench and eat. Decided to spend a half hour going round the house but was told at the house entrance that a new rule was in place that you couldn't take any bags at all in with you not even a very small handbag. As I didn't like the idea of leaving my handbag at the door I was unable to go in the house. This was such a shame and just a good job I'd done a house tour on a previous visit. I think this needs to be made very clear on the website if it is a new rule as it may put others off too
Susan Wakefield — Google review
Such a lovely place to be. Such a shame it was raining. The staff were so friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I was in a wheelchair and the staff went above and beyond to help me. Thank you all. The tea and cake went down a storm. Even one of the Gardeners offered to take a photo of the whole family who went that day. So thank you to you too. The National Trust had an offer on so we all went for free.
Sharon Simon — Google review
Excellent National Trust site with very well crafted and maintained gardens. The Manor is a very interesting building to visit which has its history preserved. There is a coffee shop with cakes and lunch options, a book and arts, crafts and seasonal garden shop. You can also buy produce grown in the site vegetable patch. There is a mini orchard and plenty of seating all over the site for relaxing and having a picnic, a large pond and nature trail with children's play area. You can spot all sorts of nature; including birds of prey (buzzards), flora and fauna.
Narinder Singh — Google review
Visited the Manor on a frosty Saturday in December. The grounds were particularly impressive with a layer of frost and light mist.
Beautifully maintained Manor house with festive decorations and a well organised cafeteria. A really enjoyable day
Ian W — Google review
Great to visit, even on a wet day. The house is lovely, and very special at Christmas! The café serves a range if food and drinks and the shop has some lovely items. There is an art gallery in a converted barn also.
Becki McNay — Google review
This is an excellent National Trust property, well worth an extended visit. A very fine house, with an interesting rather complex design. There are fine furnishings, beautiful stained glass windows in many areas of the house, fine tiles and decorated vases, and many paintings and art works. Plenty of grand fireplaces too.
Outside, extensive gardens, with topiary, and of course a place to eat, a bookshop, and more.
I'm sure you'll enjoy your visit.
Peter Cloherty — Google review
One of our most favourite Arts and Crafts houses. We have been several times. Nice cafe and shop too. If you get the chance to go when it's decorated for Christmas do take it!
A stunning Elizabethan home that sheltered King Charles II during his escape from the Roundheads in 1651 is now open to the public as a tourist attraction. The Moseley Old Hall estate includes a knot garden and cafe, and is located just outside of Birmingham.
The guided tour is fantastic!
What a beautifully kept 17th Century home. The staff were extraordinarily passionate and welcoming, which resulted in a lovely volunteer explaining the history of the house with some additional facts that I wouldn’t have noticed otherwise. The gardens are wonderful and there are plenty of activities dotted around the garden and land for children and families to have fun too (den building, a mud kitchen, giant connect 4, etc.).
There is a cafe around the back, which is a perfect place for a coffee or pit stop after viewing the house and discovering the lands.
Beautiful property with a lot of history, wells worth a visit.
When driving, there is a big car park however you do have to follow some narrow country roads with potholes to get to the property, so drive slowly and carefully.
A J — Google review
Nice small place for a short afternoon walk.
The whole place is not busy at all, and feels very safe from covid.
The Forrest trail for kids to follow the small animals is simple but very well made.
The farm buildings are well presented, but not accessible.
The tea room is casual, not expensive, and has a small selection, but of good quality.
Aron Lotz-Henning — Google review
The voluntary tour guides are all amazing and professional. They explained the history and all the details about the place comprehensively. The tree house is also fabulous to explore, especially good for kids.
Chris C — Google review
Fantastic little gem, with a very rich history. Ran and cared for by national trust. Fantastic guides who had super knowledge of the house. Plenty of rooms to explore and beautiful gardens to walk around. They had a load of games for kids in the gardens, den building, and a tree fort. Has a cafe, gift shop and large car park.
Steven Moseley — Google review
Nice place to spend a few hours if it's not too busy. offers both guided tours and free flow visits into an historically important building. Nice little tea shop and for kids there's a great tree house and mud kitchen
City Girl — Google review
It's a lovely small place for a short visit. The staff were lovely and helpful with the kids. It is a shame the tower in the woods was shut for repairs though. They have beautiful wooded grounds, we live locally so just took the kids for a run in the sun. I personally wouldn't spend all day there as there isn't tons to do but nice for a walk.
Abby Heaton — Google review
A lovely little National Trust place. The Old Hall is very good staffed by knowledgeable, enthusiastic and approachable volunteers.
A fun mud kitchen in the woods, wild meadows to walk through, a tree castle for the kids to play in and great second hand bookshop.
Really nice place to visit for a couple of hours.
Simon Scott — Google review
Lovely old house with a very interesting history (in the 1660s, King Charles II hided in this house while trying to escape the troops of the man who ordered the execution of his father). The surrounding gardens are very well maintained and it's a beautiful place to spend a quiet and relaxing afternoon. The tea room is small with limited choices but with enough variety to satisfy a small craving. And all the volunteers we've met were friendly and knowledgable about the house.
Julien Prudhomme — Google review
Beautiful peaceful National Trust Location
We were welcomed in the parking area by Happy Smiling personnel and again at reception. We enjoyed our walk around the woodland. We found two Geocaches ☺ our family dog enjoyed his walk too. We will return to visit the Hall. Thank you for making our visit memorable
Joni Vickers — Google review
National Trust - Moseley Old Hall is a historical house, a garden and cafe as well. You can bring your kids if they are interested in history. it is free for the National Trust membership. There is a car park free for everyone.
Mohamed Mohamed — Google review
Lovely property to visit on a Sunday morning. My partner and I had an excellent tour by Colin and learned some great stories about Charles II. Also a very tasty tea room with an excellent Victoria Sponge!
Some beautiful woods and grounds to walk round, not the longest walk in the world but there is a friendly peacock and some less friendly bees to make the stroll worthwhile
Rob Meehan — Google review
Beautiful mansion in a very quite, calm & relaxing area. It's located off the main road, therefore there's no traffic or other form of noise pollution nearby it so I would recommend to anyone who's looking for some stillness and tranquility.
The gardens, woodland and the building as a whole are all very well maintained and looked after.
The past/history of this place is unique and very interesting.
But despite its beauty, it was not crowded or overwhelmed by the visitor's. On one hand, it's a shame because it truly deserves much more attention. On the other hang though, the positive side of this is that it cannot be one frustrating even on a relatively busy weekend or bank holiday, and places around the property can be easily accessed without excessive waiting or queuing. Recommended, including to families with small kids (there are activities even for them.)
Rich?rd V?mossy — Google review
Very nice historic house, run by the national trust.
A tenner each to get in.
Everything is well looked after and when we went, there were numerous volunteers around the house explaining the different rooms and the history of how King Charles II was in hiding and on the run. I think the tree that he had hidden in is closer to Boscobel House which is nearer Wolverhampton town centre.
All of the furniture inside is period correct, which is basically hand carved. The textiles are all hand made and interesting. There a load of oil paintings around the house. Finally, there is a room which highlights some of the specific historical trinkets. Loved it.
The gardens are really nice. There a few games for the kids to play. There are a couple of bookshops, a cafe and tearoom.
We were probably an hour all in. Didn’t have time for afternoon tea. Maybe next time.
Dave Edge — Google review
This is a particularly well run National Trust site.
Activities are available for children in addition to plenty for adults to enjoy too.
The tea room is accessed from some stairs. It is well stocked.
The staff are well trained, presentable, friendly and engaging.
The gardens are extensive with woodland to wonder about in too.
The house is well presented and has plenty to learn about.
Craig Pickering — Google review
Had a really good few hours here today. The volunteers were very knowledgeable about the house and the history especially Mervin, I think his name was, he involved my two sons with dressing up and knowing what boys like to know about history told them all about the fighting and how the younger boys helped around the house too.
Enjoyed the walks outside to especially the tree house and dens, will definitely visit in dryer weather to fully appreciate the garden and outdoor.
Had a cake and a drink in the cafe, a little pricey but nice.
Lyndse Griffiths — Google review
Lovely house and such friendly guides. Took me right back to King Charles 2's first night here.
Great garden and woodland with treehouse for kids play.
Cared for and loved.
Peter Barnes — Google review
Nice well kept house and gardens. There's a tree house and pond and a small woodland walk.
See the priest hole where Charles II was hidden when fleeing from Cromwell.
There is a nice tea room that sells home made cakes and pastries.
Trisha D — Google review
One of the smaller NT properties and grounds but still plenty to see. The children enjoyed the games on the grass and the tree house.
The gent in the kitchen was wonderful, full of knowledge and very entertaining.
The only thing that let down the visit was being asked to start upstairs as a tour was just being started downstairs, fair enough we didn't mind, but before we had even finished upstairs, and bear in mind it's not the biggest house so not lots of rooms, they were ushering us out as the tour wanted to go upstairs and took presidency over us.
Gina — Google review
Lovely place, history very interesting. Great place for kids. Staff friendly and very informative. Book shop is great. Food and drinks available
Paul Toms — Google review
A great day out. It did help that it was lovely whether when we went but the farmhouse was very interesting and it seems like we missed the guided tour of the house but one of the volunteers inside was more than happy to talk to us about the paintings and Charles II who was hiding in the house. Very interesting all in all and a great cafe! Recommend, it was great for the kids too as there was a great treehouse in the forest there 😃
Brooklyn A. — Google review
Small NT, Old Hall is cute to walk around. Great facilities, lovely walk through the woods 🪵 to the tree hide and kids loved playing in the dens.
Little hint.. the are 2 geocashes on the other side of the car park which the kids loved finding!
The Wild Zoological Park is a great zoo with a variety of exotic animals. The staff are friendly and approachable, and the location is perfect so that you're able to see everything without feeling like you've missed something.
What an absolutely amazing place! I have to say I was a bit apprehensive to start as it didn't look like it was going to be much from the entrance, but WOW what a gem is hiding behind those doors! We went in Feb half term and it was their first outdoor shows of the year, and they'd not had chance to rehearse because of the storms, but they didn't disappoint. The staff are so knowledgeable and had a great sense of humour when dealing with the animals, and I'd like to say special thanks to the young man who kindly got a snake out at the end of the day for my daughter to touch, as we'd missed it during the day. He then gave us a wonderful talk about the otters and re opened the lemur enclosure for us. They all care so much for the animals and the conservation of them. We will most definitely be going back to see the big bird flying display and taking other family with us. 100% recommend a visit.
Clare Pain — Google review
Wow, how have we not been before. This little zoo is incredible. Lovely staff, well looked after and healthy animals, and the bird show, wow, it made me feel really emotional. The whole thing is incredible
Joanne Everton — Google review
Such an Amazing day out. It’s not a huge place but there’s plenty of animals / creatures and I’d actually rate here higher than most larger zoos Iv visited. Friendly staff also and just a lovely atmosphere. It was clearly visible that this isn’t just a job to the staff here, they love the animals and love what they do. You can really see the care they give these animals, so heart warming to see. The bird show was phenomenal and Zack the host was such a laugh.. he had everyone in bouts of laughter. Got to hold some creatures and parakeets which the kids LOVED! I highly recommend visiting here.. really enjoyed it and a great family day out. We will be returning for sure 🥰
T Carole — Google review
My son and I visited for the first time today and it was incredible! Perfect sized place for little ones, the staff were all so friendly and helpful it was such a lovely experience! The bird show was amazing! The host was so funny and knowledgeable and the birds were breathtaking! Cannot wait to come back
Sam Eagleton — Google review
Really enjoyed our visit. The place is really well designed/built and looks amazing! The wallaby walk through was great- the staff gave us some bamboo to feed them which we haven’t experienced before. The lorikeets shortly after were really interactive- we were given little pots of nectar and they landed on you to feed.
There was a good selection of animals, and the staff were friendly (some were quite young and not so confident with the public, not an issue).
Highlight of the day were the animal shows- especially the bird show. It was awesome to see some of the birds in flight, and the finale of 30+ birds all flying around set to music was amazing- something I’ve never experienced anywhere!
Thought it was a little pricey before we went, but the animal shows were easily worth half the ticket price alone.
One thing that would be great would a refreshment kiosk- it was quite a hot day and we would have gladly purchased drinks/snacks.
Great place, will certainly revisit!
Lloyd Murray — Google review
most beautifully maintained little zoo I've ever seen all animals seem so happy, lovely clean enclosures staff happy and enthusiastic to interact with people answer questions etc. Can't say enough about what an absolute treasure of a place this is went with autistic teenagers and they were so happy the whole time and can't wait to go again. Please go and support them and give yourself a treat ps the live animal shows are AMAZING!!!!! closest and best experience and won't say more as don't want to ruin the surprise.
emma gough — Google review
Came to the Wild Zoological Park today with the family. What a cracking little place this is. All the animals are well looked after, and the shows are great, especially the flying bird show, kites, vultures, hawks, makaws, and other birds all flying together. The handlers and staff are very knowledgeable and entertaining. Would recommend to all. A great day was had by all. Will definitely return and recommend.
William James Timms — Google review
Amazing place, perfectly sized so that you're able to see everything without feeling like you've missed something. The animals are evidently adored by staff, all of whom are engaged, pleasant and approachable. Halfpenny Green is a great location and the park is surrounded by independent businesses that are all worth visiting. All in all, highly recommended.
Felix — Google review
Excellent small zoo. Wonderful exotic species brilliantly displayed and well kept. The staff are knowledgeable, friendly and approachable. The free flying bird displays, including Raptors, parrots and other bird types, are absolutely stunning. It is lovely to be able to walk among the lorikeets and hand feed them. A wonderful and memorable experience.
David Chantrey — Google review
Had a lovely day with the family. Awesome staff and really fun entertaining shows. Well worth the ticket price. I would suggest to take a packed lunch / picnic. The free flying bird show is amazing.
Anthony Lambert — Google review
Amazing little zoo, been here 4/5 times now. My daughter (age 2) loves it. She was a little scared of the dinosaur show just due to the size of the dinosaurs but the show itself would be great for kids a little older. Blown away by the free flying bird show every time we come. And the staff are wonderful, very insightful and helpful. If it's wet, bring your wellies/boots as the trails can get muddy.
Liam Hargreaves — Google review
Absolutely lovely visit to wild. We held lizards, snakes, had parakeets sitting on our heads and saw the best free flying bird show ever. Staff were helpful and well informed. Highly recommend.
Catherine France — Google review
Incredible family experience, up close to a huge range of creatures. The shows are amazing. Especially the bird show, which is absolutely spectacular - this show alone is worth the entry fee! We can't wait to go back. Good facilities, parking and access. Not like any other zoo I've been to, where you watch animals in their enclosures from afar, here you're right in the action bringing an intimate and unique experience which is far more memorable and exciting for all ages. Awesome place!!
Narinder Singh — Google review
Absolutely brilliant! Cannot believe how up close and interactive it is!.. lemurs over your head! Wallabies just ...there! Staff were brilliant
Denise HINE — Google review
Absoloutely amazing place to visit with family. We visited during Easter half term, the staff were awesome and filled with banter and made everyone laugh, the animal encounters were so much fun and the shows were so informative, Absoloutely stunning bird show too! Definitely a must see 🙌🏼
Lor Fairytale — Google review
Absolutely wonderful experience. We were given a tour by the lovely Estie and team. There were kangaroos, meercats, and opportunities to feed the birds. I would advise the bird show and the animal meet sessions. We were able to handle animals safely and supported by staff. The zoo itself is situated in a beautiful vineyard with multiple small businesses set up around it on entry. Cafe is fantastic, and the farm shop had some lively bits and pieces. Highly recommended.