Oak House Museum
ENTRY
Free
SETTING
Outdoors
WHERE
West Bromwich
What it’s like
A half-timbered Tudor and Stuart house with original 17th century rooms to poke round, plus a playground for afterwards.
The draw here is the house itself: 17th century furniture and panelling still in place, so you're walking through rooms that actually look the part rather than roped-off reconstructions. There's a playground on site too, which is the bit that'll actually get mentioned on the way home if you've got a younger one in tow who's had enough of looking at old chairs.
It's free to get in, which is rare for somewhere with this much genuine history, though the opening hours take some working round. Outside the main April to November run of Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday openings, it's mostly pre-booked groups and events, and January drops right down to a two hour window at lunchtime. Turn up on the wrong day and you'll be looking at the outside of a very nice old building.
Pushchairs are the faff worth knowing about upfront: they're not allowed inside the house or the first floor event space. There's no disabled access to the first floor either, though the ground floor and most of the grounds are step free, and there's a lift to the classroom area in the visitor centre. Schools use the place for sessions on Tudors, Stuarts, the Great Fire and the Gunpowder Plot, so if your kids have done any of that at school, the house will click into place a bit more than a general wander round.
There's no car park on site. Well behaved dogs on leads are fine in the grounds, but it's assistance dogs only once you're in the house or playground.
What’s on here
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- No public parking on site. Nearest paid car park on Lodge Road
- Pushchairs
- Not allowed inside Oak House or first floor event space
- Wheelchairs
- Accessible toilets and lift to classroom/event area in visitor centre
- Dogs
- Assistance dogs only inside Oak House and playground
- The house itself is unfenced by pushchairs entirely, so plan for carrying or leaving it in the courtyard
- Accessible on-site parking can be arranged in advance but not on event days
- School-style sessions cover Tudors, Stuarts, the Great Fire and the Gunpowder Plot
- Opening hours shrink right down outside the main April-November season, so the month you go matters
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It's free entry, though some activities and events may have a charge on top.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link, but outside the regular Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday openings it's mostly pre-booked groups and events, so it pays to check which category your visit falls into.
What are the opening hours?
April to September it's Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am to 4pm and Sundays 11am to 2pm, with a similar pattern October and November. January is just 12pm to 2pm, and February and March are limited open days around half term.
Can we bring a pushchair?
Not inside the house or the first floor event space. You can leave it in the courtyard or take it round to the playground area instead.
Is it accessible for wheelchairs?
The ground floor and most of the grounds are step free, with accessible toilets and a lift to the classroom area, but there's no disabled access to the first floor of the house.
Is there parking?
Not on site. Nearest is the paid car park on Lodge Road, or there's street parking on Oak Road and side streets.
Can we bring the dog?
Well behaved dogs on leads are allowed in the grounds if you clean up after them, but it's assistance dogs only inside the house and playground.
Is it open over Christmas?
December sees festive and winter events and open days, plus slots for pre-booked and regular groups.
Featured in 3 Huddlepin lists
MAKE A DAY OF IT
