Forge Mill Needle Museum and Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre
Forge Mill Needle Museum, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HY
Our event has steadily increased in support from local community groups since we began, and, on this, 40 years since Queen Elizabeth II opened the museum, we want to make this our best supported yet.
Amongst the wide range of local activities which we will have are:
• A range of iconic motorbikes from the Royal Enfield owners Club
• Meticulously built model boats from the Little Radford Model Boat Club
• Live music from Indigo Arts, our local community charity supporting young people.
• AIR (Arts in Redditch), a charitable organisation promoting and supporting arts, will be on-site with local artists and information on art in the town.
• Worcestershire Wildlife Trust will be promoting wildlife in Worcestershire.
• An information desk for the Redditch History Society/Friends of Forge Mill Museum.
• Free entry to the current exhibition in the Museum gallery
• Free entry into the museum - with the only existing water powered scouring mill.
• Tours by experienced volunteer guides of the Needle Museum and the Bordesley Abbey Ruins.
• Access to the newly refurbished children’s play area plus activities for children.
• Gifts, local produce, and needles can be purchased from the Museum Shop.
• Refreshments and light lunches are available from the Mill View Coffee Bar.
Timings & Tours
- Sunday 15 September:
- Site opens at 10.00 am closes 4.00 pm
Location & directions
Forge Mill Needle Museum, Needle Mill Lane, Redditch, Worcestershire, B98 8HY
- Contact on day:
- Anthony Green
- Telephone number:
- +44152762509
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Additional information
Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch illustrates the rich heritage of the needle and fishing tackle industries. Models and recreated scenes provide a vivid illustration of how needles were once made, and how Redditch once produced 90% of the world's needles. On the same site, just a short walk from Forge Mill Museum, are the ruins of Bordesley Abbey - a medieval Cistercian Abbey which has been extensively excavated. Bordesley Abbey Visitor Centre, is set in an original reconstructed 16th century barn.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 32
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
