Over the weekend you will be able to explore the history of the Lickey Hills. There will also be children’s activities.

Displays – In the Visitor Centre and School Room:
– Everyday Histories: Exploring daily working life through the ages in our area 
– Maps of Our WW1 War Dead 
– The Rubery Hill Asylum Burials in Lickey Church 
– How the Country Park and Cofton Park came about 
– The Country Park before it became a Country Park 
– Elijah Walton’s watercolours of the area in the 1850s 
– A model of the WW1 Bilberry Hill Gun Proof Range
– The 1840 tithe map of the local area and other maps from our collection… and much more!

Bilberry Hill Gun Proof Range

This is ‘hidden’ in the Warren Lane Quarry and normally closed to visitors. The Quarry will be accessible, and guides will show you the WW1 Bilberry Hill Gun Proof Range & explain the site’s geology.

Guided walks
– The Lickey Hills in the First and Second World War – Sat 19 Sept, 11.30am- 1pm and Sun 20 Sept 1.30pm-3.pm. 
– ‘A walk through time’ – all about Lickey Geology – Sun 20 Sept, 11am-12.30pm

The walks are outdoors within the Country Park, so expect uneven ground, tree roots, mud and slopes. Please wear suitable clothes and footwear – it really can be muddy! Both walks last around 1½ – 2 hours.  

If you have memories of the Lickeys, please let us know. We are always interested to learn more about our local history. 

Toilets available. Café on site. Dogs on leads welcome. There is free car parking, including disabled car parking. There is free parking at the moment though charges are expected to be introduced soon. Check the website for the latest information

Organised by Lickey Hills Local History Society