Museum · Redditch · Worcestershire

Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre

Set in Redditch, Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre is a museum. Nearby, 2 more places to visit are within 5 km. A drive of 100 m reaches Forge Mill Needle Museum.

Where

In Redditch

inside the built-up area

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Redditch

Inside Redditch

Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre is inside Redditch’s built-up area, with 2 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Weather through the year

For warmth, aim for June to September (19–22°C highs in Redditch).

Jan7° / 2°64 mm

Feb8° / 1°49 mm

Mar11° / 3°51 mm

Apr14° / 4°52 mm

May17° / 7°61 mm

Jun20° / 10°64 mm

Jul22° / 12°63 mm

Aug22° / 12°67 mm

Sep19° / 10°55 mm

Oct14° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°73 mm

Dec8° / 2°68 mm

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

About

Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre

In Redditch, inside the town’s built-up area.

Type: Museum
Town: in Redditch

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

The map

Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre and what surrounds it

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre is the orange one.

Towns near it

The nearest towns

The most populous of the 8 is Redditch, at 81,634. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · It’s in town

Redditch

81,634 people · 5 places to visit

2 · 800 m northwest of it

Bordesley

303 people · 4 places to visit

3 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Alvechurch

3,412 people · 5 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km north of it

Rowney Green

278 people · 5 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre is	People	Places to visit
Redditch	It’s in town	81,634	5
Bordesley	800 m northwest of it	303	4
Alvechurch	2.5 km northwest of it	3,412	5
Rowney Green	2.6 km north of it	278	5
Tardebigge	3.5 km west of it	872	6
Mappleborough Green	4.1 km southeast of it	402	5
Aspley Heath	4.5 km east of it	282	5
Studley	4.8 km southeast of it	6,039	4

Make a day of it

Places to add to Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre

There are 28 within 15 km, 4 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles among them.

MuseumForge Mill Needle Museum100 m away 2Historic houseHistoric house · National TrustCoughton Court8.8 km away 3

MuseumCadbury World13 km away 4

Historic house · National TrustPackwood House13 km away 5

CastleBeaudesert Castle11 km away 6

Historic house · National TrustHanbury Hall11 km away 7

CastleWeoley Castle14 km away 8Historic houseHistoric houseRagley Hall13 km away

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

Planning a visit to Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre

Where is Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre?

Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre is in Redditch, Worcestershire, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre?

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

What else is there to see near Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre?

Within 15 km: Forge Mill Needle Museum (100 m), Coughton Court (8.8 km), Cadbury World (13 km) and Packwood House (13 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 (6)

Forge Mill Needle Museum: Colin Babb, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Packwood House: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Beaudesert Castle: Chris Gunns, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Hanbury Hall: Sjwells53, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Weoley Castle: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.