About

Haden Hill House Museum in Cradley Heath is a late-Victorian gentleman’s residence furnished in period style, with beautiful original features surrounded by 55 acres of award winning parkland.

The first substantial records we have for the Haden family date to the 1600s when they were wealthy leandowners who rented out land and also owned mills in the local area. It was this growing wealth which allowed them to build Haden Old Hall in the late 1600s.

George Alfred Haden Haden Best inherited the estate in 1877 and work began on his new house soon after. George Alfred did not wish to live in the rather dilapidated 17th century Haden Old Hall next door and although his aunt lived there we believe his intension was to demolish the Old Hall and eventually extend his new house. However, this never happened. Both houses have had a turbulent past but have survived by the skin of their teeth! You can discover their fascinating stories.

You can now experience Haden Old Hall by our 3D tour

Find out more about Haden Old Hall with our tour video

Find out more about Haden Hill House with our short tour

Find out more about Haden Hill Park in this video tour

Entrance to Haden Hill House

Entrance to Haden Hill House is free but there may be a small charge for some activities and events. Entrance is via the front door, the accessible entrance is at the rear of the property.

Fancy a cuppa?

We have a drinks machine dispensing filter bean coffee, tea and hot chocolate, we also sell cold drinks and basic snacks in out shop.

On larger event days our tearoom will be open selling tea, coffee, cold drinks and cakes.

Accessibility.

There is accessible parking and an accessible entrance at the rear of the house. There is a lift to the first floor

Check out our Visit England accessibility guide.

I'm sorry we are unable to accommodate pushchairs inside the museum or Old Hall. Please leave pushchairs outside tot he left of the front door.

Assistance dogs only inside the museum please although dogs are welcome in the park.

Getting to us

Entrance to the site is off Barrs Road and onto Lee Rd. You can park on the house car park at the back of the house or on the park carpark straight ahead at the top of Lee Road. There is accessible parking to the rear of the house - turn left at the top of Lee Rd.

For Information on getting to Haden Hill via public transport click here.

Events and activities.

Haden Hill House Museum has a lively programme of events and activities throughout the year for all ages to enjoy as well as open days at the Old Hall which is only open for a number of open days each year. Find out about events and activities and Old Hall open days.

Get married at Haden Hill House

You can get married in our fantastic Oak Room at Haden Hill House, which is the perfect location for a small wedding of up to 38 guests.

Find out more about getting married at Haden Hill House

Sandwell Museums go live!

Sandwell Museums has its very own Youtube channel.

Enjoy videos and information here.

Creative learning sessions

Haden Hill House has a variety of creative learning sessions for schools and educational groups including Victorian living history, World War II, ghosts and gothic, William Morris and more. Find out about our learning programme

Our Collections online

You can enjoy some of our collections online at the websites below.

www.blackcountryhistory.org/

Paintings and sculpture at artuk.org/

Learn more about our famous Ruskin Pottery Collection