• Validity times: Wednesday to Sunday, 10.30 - 4.30 (last entry 4 pm). School Holidays are open 7 days a week and also open bank holidays.

The deal does not include entrance to special or ticketed events - customer can pay extra for access on those days if places are available Please check the website for dates of events and activities

The experience

A place to wander! 18th Century Formal Gardens and Local Nature Reserve Parkland (Grade 2*)!

10 acres of a unique survival of 350-year-old early 18th-century formal garden design. The walled garden, once part of the Earl of Bradford’s estate, was rescued, nurtured, and owned by an independent Charitable Trust. A further 30 acres of the former estate’s historic Parkland, now a Local Nature Reserve, encircles the formal garden. Keeping largely to a period-relevant style with plant species and heritage fruit from 1680-1760 it’s like visiting the Baroque countryside in the middle of a 21st century city.

• The Courtyard Café at Castle Bromwich Historic Gardens
• The Courtyard is open to enter.
• The café cabin serves hot and cold drinks and light refreshments including many delicious homemade, local, and artisanal cakes, savories, ice creams, jams, and pickles.
• There is a bar selling a range of bottled beers, wine, mead, etc during most events…Don’t miss our mulled cider and mulled wine served during traditional winter-time celebrations.
• Winter warming soups, made from produce grown in the Gardens, are replaced during the warmer months, with our scrumptious ‘Cream Tea in a Box’ to go off wandering around the Gardens for a picnic.

Cream Tea in a Box

Large, locally-made sultana scone, from our friends at the famous SilverTree Bakery, Cornish clotted cream, jam, and endless tea/coffee all served in a handy compostable carry box.

Scones are made locally, by proper artisan bakers, not in factories – apologies for any disappointment if they are sometimes out of stock.

As stewards of 40 acres of ancient greenspaces in the middle of the city we work hard at being part of a circular economy. The Cream Tea box and cutlery are all plant-based and the cups are returnable. After you’ve enjoyed your picnic, please return to the Courtyard and use the appropriate bins. Many thanks for helping us keep the planet pleasant.

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The Courtyard is also home to a growing number of pop-up food events, including Japanese food for our English Hanami, Vegan markets, and more.