North East Worcestershire

Explore Redditch

Industrial heritage, extensive green spaces, entertainment and a town that once supplied needles across the world.

Discover Redditch

Old industry and modern landscapes

Redditch combines centuries of industrial history with the distinctive landscape of a planned New Town and some of Worcestershire's largest public green spaces.

The town became internationally known for needle and fishing tackle production, an industry now explored at Forge Mill Needle Museum.

Visitors can also explore the medieval remains of Bordesley Abbey, enjoy Arrow Valley Country Park, visit the Palace Theatre or discover the shops, restaurants and public spaces around the town centre.

Redditch Forge Mill preserves the town's needle making story

Explore Redditch

Things to see and do

Discover industrial history, medieval ruins, entertainment and hundreds of acres of countryside within the town itself.

Industry & heritage

Forge Mill Needle Museum

Discover how Redditch became one of the world's great centres of needle and fishing tackle production in a surviving Victorian mill.

Parks & outdoors

Arrow Valley Country Park

Explore lakeside paths, woodland, wildlife habitats and open countryside across one of Redditch's largest green spaces.

Medieval heritage

Bordesley Abbey

Walk among the excavated remains of the medieval Cistercian abbey which once stood beside the River Arrow.

Industry & heritage

The town that made the world's needles

Redditch developed into an internationally important centre for needle making, fishing tackle and related metal industries.

At its height the area produced around 90% of the world's needles, with factories and workshops supplying customers across Britain and overseas.

Forge Mill Needle Museum preserves original machinery and explains the demanding processes involved in producing and polishing needles during the Victorian period.

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Around Redditch

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Church Green

Explore the area around St Stephen's Church, the historic green and the recently improved streets around the centre of Redditch.

Culture

Palace Theatre

Visit Redditch's Grade II listed theatre for touring productions, music, comedy, dance and local performances.

Shop

Town Centre

Discover the Kingfisher Shopping Centre, pedestrianised streets, restaurants and independent businesses.

Outdoors

Green Spaces

Explore parks, woodland, lakes and walking routes woven throughout the town and its neighbourhoods.

Green Redditch

Discover Arrow Valley

Arrow Valley Country Park stretches through the eastern side of Redditch and includes hundreds of acres of open space, woodland and wildlife habitat.

The River Arrow flows through the park alongside the large lake, with walking routes linking the visitor centre, Forge Mill, Bordesley Abbey and other parts of the town.

The park was created as part of Redditch's New Town development and remains one of the town's most important recreational landscapes.

Town centre

A refreshed town centre

Redditch town centre combines its older streets and buildings with a series of more recent improvements to its public spaces.

Church Green West and Unicorn Hill were comprehensively upgraded, with resurfaced footways, new seating, improved cycle facilities and a cleaner, more accessible streetscape.

The improvements build on earlier work around Alcester Street and Market Place, creating stronger pedestrian connections between the historic centre, railway station, bus station and shopping areas.

Greener streets

Alcester Street reimagined

Alcester Street forms one of the pedestrian routes between Church Green and the modern shopping centre.

Improvements to the street have introduced new paving, planting, seating and trees, helping create a greener and more welcoming route through the heart of Redditch.

It is a good example of how the historic street pattern of the old town is being incorporated into the modern centre.

Plan your visit

Discover Redditch

Explore the town's industrial heritage, walk through Arrow Valley, discover medieval Bordesley Abbey or enjoy entertainment and shopping in the town centre.

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