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Stourbridge ( / ˈstaʊərbrɪdʒ /) is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England. Situated on the River Stour, the town lies around 10 miles (16 kilometres) west of Birmingham. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution.
Jun 13, 2024 · Town guide for Stourbridge in the West Midlands region of the UK, includes a business section, tourism, sport, music, pubs and shopping, including Wollaston, Amblecote and Lye areas.
Apr 7, 2019 · Things to Do in Stourbridge, England: See Tripadvisor's 25,633 traveller reviews and photos of Stourbridge tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in July. We have reviews of the best places to see in Stourbridge. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
- Kinver Edge. Just west of Stourbridge is a National Trust site at a sandstone escarpment running roughly north to south. In the millennium before the Romans arrived the ridge was occupied by two hillforts.
- Kinver Edge Rock Houses. The National Trust also maintains the historic Rock Houses, cut from the sandstone further down the slope. Some of these were the last troglodyte dwellings to be inhabited in England, occupied until the 1960s.
- Mary Stevens Park. Stourbridge’s main urban park is in the southernoutskirts and a real asset to the town. Mary Stevens Park opened in 1931 and has just come through a £3.1m refurbishment, keeping it a valued part of daily life in Stourbridge.
- Clent Hills. Although Stourbridge is in the busy West Midlands conurbation it’s easy to break out into open countryside traversing this scenic hill range.
Things to Do in Stourbridge, England: See Tripadvisor's 25,636 traveler reviews and photos of Stourbridge tourist attractions. Find what to do today, this weekend, or in July. We have reviews of the best places to see in Stourbridge. Visit top-rated & must-see attractions.
Top Attractions in Stourbridge. See all. These rankings are informed by traveller reviews—we consider the quality, quantity, recency, consistency of reviews, and the number of page views over time. 2023. 1. Stourbridge Glass Museum. 196. Speciality Museums.
About Stourbridge, the town and it's history. Stourbridge is a difficult town to categorise, it is not a picture postcard tourist destination in the conventional sense but it is right on the edge of glorious countryside. Stourbridge is a "real" town, that has developed naturally over the centuries. While parts of the town are industrial it also ...
