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Blakesley Hall

Blakesley Hall is a tudor hall in Yardley, Birmingham, England; now a museum. Its place is inside Birmingham’s built-up area. The register lists it as a Grade II* listed building.

Photo: Blakesley Hall, Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, England (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In Birmingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

Birmingham City Council

the operator on record

How well known

Top 28%

#2,392 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Birmingham

Inside Birmingham

Blakesley Hall is inside Birmingham’s built-up area, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade II* listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Birmingham has 1,410 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Aim for June to September, when Birmingham reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 7°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°70 mm

Jul22° / 12°62 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Birmingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Birmingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Birmingham’s full climate →

About

Blakesley Hall

It is run by Birmingham City Council. Wikipedia covers it in 3 languages. Close by, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is 6.4 km away, one of 61 within 15 km.

Birmingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: Birmingham City Council
Listed: Grade II* listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Birmingham
Official site: birminghammuseums.org.uk/blakesley-hall

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Address and hours

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Where to find Blakesley Hall

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Blakesley Hall is the orange one.

Towns near it

Bases near Blakesley Hall

The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.

1 · It’s in town

Birmingham

1,121,367 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km south of it

Solihull

107,754 people · 14 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Blakesley Hall is	People	Places to visit
Birmingham	It’s in town	1,121,367	61
Solihull	1.7 km south of it	107,754	14

Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.

Make a day of it

Places to add to Blakesley Hall

Nearby, 61 places within 15 km include 6 museums and 2 cathedrals.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery6.4 km away · 856K visitors a year 2

CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral6.1 km away 3

CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral6.2 km away 4

MuseumNational Motorcycle Museum7.7 km away · 250K visitors a year 5

MuseumAston Hall6.3 km away 6

MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum5.3 km away 7

MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts8.4 km away 8

MuseumSoho House Museum8.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Blakesley Hall?

Blakesley Hall is in Birmingham, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Blakesley Hall?

Tudor hall in Yardley, Birmingham, England; now a museum.

Who runs Blakesley Hall?

Birmingham City Council.

When is the best time to visit Blakesley Hall?

June to September are the warmest months in Birmingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Blakesley Hall a listed building?

Yes: Grade II* listed building.

What else is there to see near Blakesley Hall?

Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (6.4 km), St Philip's Cathedral (6.1 km), St Chad's Cathedral (6.2 km) and National Motorcycle Museum (7.7 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Blakesley Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, England, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
National Motorcycle Museum: Snowmanradio, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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