Redditch in general

Redditch is not my nearest town centre but I do pay a visit around once every two weeks. I enjoy a morning or afternoon spent shopping in The Kingfisher shopping centre. It is all indoors which is great for this time of year. It is no where near as busy as Birmingham and does have a large range of shops from Debenhams, music stores, games shops, card shops, shoes, clothing for children, women, men, plus size, sports, book stores, primark, photography, discount stores and more. Within the shopping centre they also have a cinema and several places to enjoy a coffee or somewhere to sit and have a bite to eat. Outside the shopping mall there are many pubs to get a pub lunch ...  Read the complete review

Non-descript - Advantages: Kingfisher shopping centre, Bus station, Away from Birmingham crowds - Disadvantages: Lacks character, Little cultural interest, Not attractive

redditch is a moderatly sized town in Worcestershire. it's not very far at all from Birmingham, or Stratford on Avon. When I first came here a couple of years ago, I thought I had walked into the ultimate cultural void. Redditch however has a small but thriving and vibrant folk scene. There has been a folk club in Redditch for about 25 years, durning which time, numerous different persons have taken responisibility for its care. Back in the good old days, during the 1960s folk revivial, the club could get audiences of up to one hundred, and book significant folk musicians - the likes of Martin Carthy and Dave Swarbrick. These days it's about a fifth of ...  Read the complete review