Museum · West Bromwich · West Midlands

The Oak House Museum

The Oak House Museum is a historic house museum. This one is within West Bromwich’s built-up area. It is a Grade I listed building.

Photo: The Oak House Museum, Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (CC BY 2.0)

Where

In West Bromwich

inside the built-up area

How well known

Top 35%

#2,958 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 18–22°C

In brief

Museum in West Bromwich

Inside West Bromwich

The Oak House Museum is inside West Bromwich’s built-up area, with 7 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Grade I listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; West Bromwich has 61 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

Seasons and weather

Afternoons in West Bromwich reach 18–22°C from June to September.

Jan7° / 2°65 mm

Feb8° / 2°51 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°54 mm

May17° / 8°58 mm

Jun20° / 11°66 mm

Jul22° / 13°59 mm

Aug21° / 13°65 mm

Sep18° / 10°62 mm

Oct14° / 8°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°72 mm

Dec8° / 2°73 mm

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

About

The Oak House Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 2 languages. 89 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (7.9 km).

West Bromwich’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Listed: Grade I listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 2 languages
Town: in West Bromwich
Official site: sandwell.gov.uk/info/200265/museums_and_art_gallery/8/oak_house/1

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

The map

Mapping The Oak House Museum

Orange marks The Oak House Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Birmingham (1,121,367 people). Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.

1 · It’s in town

West Bromwich

103,099 people · 38 places to visit

2 · 700 m south of it

Oldbury

45,188 people · 30 places to visit

3 · 1.2 km southeast of it

Smethwick

56,343 people · 42 places to visit

4 · 1.5 km southwest of it

Rowley Regis

39,052 people · 20 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where The Oak House Museum is	People	Places to visit
West Bromwich	It’s in town	103,099	38
Oldbury	700 m south of it	45,188	30
Smethwick	1.2 km southeast of it	56,343	42
Rowley Regis	1.5 km southwest of it	39,052	20
Birmingham	2.2 km southeast of it	1,121,367	61
Tipton	2.5 km northwest of it	47,202	18
Wednesbury	3.4 km north of it	20,321	16
Blackheath	3.9 km southwest of it	6,950	14

Make a day of it

Also near The Oak House Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 89 more, including 5 museums, 2 cathedrals and a castle.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery7.9 km away · 856K visitors a year 2

CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral8.1 km away 3

CastleDudley Castle5.1 km away 4

CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral7.9 km away 5

MuseumSoho House Museum5.8 km away 6

MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery11 km away · 159K visitors a year 7

MuseumAston Hall8.2 km away 8

MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts8.9 km away

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

Visiting The Oak House Museum

Where is The Oak House Museum?

The Oak House Museum is in West Bromwich, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is The Oak House Museum?

Historic house museum in Greets Green, West Bromwich, England, UK.

When is the best time to visit The Oak House Museum?

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

Is The Oak House Museum a listed building?

Yes: Grade I listed building.

What else is there to see near The Oak House Museum?

Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (7.9 km), St Philip's Cathedral (8.1 km), Dudley Castle (5.1 km) and St Chad's Cathedral (7.9 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)

The Oak House Museum: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, 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
Dudley Castle: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wolverhampton Art Gallery: Æthelred, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

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