Lickey Hills Country Park (Birmingham)

I'm lucky enough to live 5 minutes away from the Lickey Hill Country Park and even though I don't go there all the time it's nice to have a walk round there to get some fresh air and see the lovely countryside that you probably wouldn't believe we have in Birmingham if you just see the grotty town centre on the news. It's absolutely huge and has loads of open green spaces, a forest, duck ponds, kids play areas and anything you could want from a country walk. It's very hilly of course because it's called the Lickey Hills and there are some massive hills to make your way up if you're going for a walk but nothing unmanagable and there are loads of benches dotted ...  Read the complete review

One of my favourite places in Birmingham is the Lickey Hills Country Park. It’s basically a massive 524 acres of parkland on the outskirts of Birmingham, also bordering Bromsgrove and Rednal. I used to come here as a child, and now with children of my own I find it’s an ideal place to spend the day and get some fresh air into the family’s lungs at the same time! An added bonus is the fact that the Park is free to visit with very few ‘optional extras’ available, making this a very cheap day out. The wonderful thing about the Lickey Hills Country Park is the greenness of the place; it’s beautifully unkempt and generally left to its own devices as far as what ...  Read the complete review