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Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings Review
You can see the architecture typical of the region at this 15-acre open-air museum, which has rescued more than 25 structures from destruction. Alongside the half-timber buildings are Victorian chimneys, a collection of phone booths, a three-seater "earth closet" (lavatory), a 1946 prefabricated house, and a working windmill. Avoncroft is 17 miles southwest of Birmingham. School groups usually arrive at the museum in the morning, making afternoons a less crowded time to visit. Wear sensible shoes.
- Address: Stokeheath, Bromsgrove, B60 4JR | Map It
- Phone: 01527/831363
- Cost: £7.70
- Hours: Mar., Nov., and Dec., Fri.--Sun. 10:30--4; Apr.--June, Sept., and Oct., Tues.--Sun. 10:30--5; July and Aug., daily 10:30--5.
- Website: www.avoncroft.org.uk
- Location: Birmingham
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