Bournville Heritage Open Day 2025

Name: Bournville Heritage Open Day 2025
Start: 2025-09-13T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-13T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Bournville Village

Schedule

Sat Sep 13 2025 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Bournville Village | Birmingham, EN

Bournville Heritage Open Day is back for 2025, on Saturday 13th September from 10am-4pm.
Visit George Cadbury’s famous garden village as 17 historic venues open for FREE as part of Heritage Open Days and Birmingham Heritage Week.
Enjoy tours, exhibitions, activities and family fun and experience the stunning architecture and design of this very special community.
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The 17 fantastic sites open this year are...
Selly Manor Museum
A Tudor manor and medieval hall rebuilt by the Cadbury family
The Rest House
Displaying The Museum of Us exhibition celebrating 125 years of BVT
The Carillon
Hear this remarkable instrument as it plays throughout the day
Quaker Meeting House
Built in 1905, a Y-shaped building designed by W.A. Harvey
Bournville Almshouses*
Guided heritage tours of a unique building built by Richard Cadbury.
St Francis Church
A beautiful church, consecrated in 1925 + celebrating its centenary this year
Vintage Vehicles
See the sights of historic cars at Bournville village green (weather permitting)
St Lazar's Church
An incredible Serbian Orthodox Church with a spectacular interior
Bournville Village Primary School
See the stunning George Hall and learn about the beautiful frescoes
Bournville Model Boat Club
See and have a go at sailing these splendid boats
The War Memorial Room
Situated in the Pavilion to remember Cadbury employees
The Cadbury Concert Hall
A stunning music venue in the heart of the factory
The Cadbury Archives*
Enjoy tours of this newly refurbished treasure trove.
Bournville Crown Green Bowls Club
Have a go at crown green bowls at this iconic club
Dame Elizabeth Hall
Opened in 1930, discover the story of the Bournville Village Festival
Manor Farm Park
A self-guided 2km heritage trail linking 10 sites at the park, with tours at 11am and 2pm
NEW FOR 2025...!
The Old Bank
One of the oldest buildings in Bournville, that was formerly a bank + Estate Office
Cadbury World
Free entry tickets to Cadbury are fully booked.
*The Almshouses and Cadbury Archive tickets are by pre-booked tour only.
Free tickets will be available via www.bvt.org.uk on Thursday 28th August at 5.30pm.
Visit www.bvt.org.uk for full details including a map. A Programme of Events packed full of details about exhibitions, activities, family fun, performances and much more will be published a week before the event.