Abbey or priory · near Halesowen · West Midlands

Halesowen Abbey

Halesowen Abbey is a grade I listed abbey in Halesowen, West Midlands. It is in the care of English Heritage. Within 15 km there are 81 more places to visit, starting with Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (9.9 km).

Photo: Halesowen Abbey, Gordon Griffiths (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Where

300 m

southeast of Halesowen

Run by

English Heritage

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Halesowen

Just outside Halesowen

Halesowen Abbey is 300 m southeast of Halesowen. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by English Heritage

One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Halesowen has 32 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

Picking your season

June to September are the warmest in Halesowen, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°60 mm

May17° / 8°60 mm

Jun20° / 11°68 mm

Jul22° / 13°61 mm

Aug21° / 12°69 mm

Sep18° / 10°64 mm

Oct14° / 7°79 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec7° / 2°74 mm

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

About

Halesowen Abbey

Articles on it exist in 2 languages.

Halesowen’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Run by: English Heritage
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: 300 m southeast of Halesowen
Official site: english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/halesowen-abbey

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

The map

Getting to Halesowen Abbey

Orange marks Halesowen Abbey, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Bases near Halesowen Abbey

Among the 8, Birmingham is the biggest, home to 1,121,367 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.

1 · 300 m northwest of it

Halesowen

60,103 people · 16 places to visit

2 · 1.3 km east of it

Birmingham

1,121,367 people · 61 places to visit

3 · 1.6 km southwest of it

Hunnington

238 people · 3 places to visit

4 · 2.5 km northwest of it

Cradley Heath

18,819 people · 19 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Halesowen Abbey is	People	Places to visit
Halesowen	300 m northwest of it	60,103	16
Birmingham	1.3 km east of it	1,121,367	61
Hunnington	1.6 km southwest of it	238	3
Cradley Heath	2.5 km northwest of it	18,819	19
Oldbury	2.6 km northeast of it	45,188	30
Romsley	2.7 km southwest of it	1,153	2
Blackheath	3.2 km north of it	6,950	14
Rowley Regis	3.8 km north of it	39,052	20

Make a day of it

Make a day of it near Halesowen Abbey

Also close at hand are 4 museums, 2 cathedrals and 2 castles, among 81 within 15 km.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery9.9 km away · 856K visitors a year 2

CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral10 km away 3

CastleDudley Castle8.4 km away 4

MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts7.4 km away 5

MuseumCadbury World7.3 km away 6

CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral10 km away 7

CastleWeoley Castle4.6 km away 8

MuseumSoho House Museum9.9 km away

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

Questions people have about Halesowen Abbey

Where is Halesowen Abbey?

Halesowen Abbey is 300 m southeast of Halesowen, West Midlands.

What is Halesowen Abbey?

Grade I listed abbey in Halesowen, West Midlands, United Kingdom.

Who runs Halesowen Abbey?

English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Halesowen Abbey?

June to September are the warmest months in Halesowen, with afternoon highs of 18–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Halesowen Abbey a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Halesowen Abbey?

Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (9.9 km), St Philip's Cathedral (10 km), Dudley Castle (8.4 km) and The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (7.4 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)

Halesowen Abbey: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 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
Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cadbury World: Grutness at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Weoley Castle: Adrian Bailey, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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