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New Hall Valley Country Park

Address

Wylde Green Road , Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, B76 1NL

Plan your journey.

How to get there and parking

The park can be reached by walking from:

  • Coleshill Road at the bottom of Reddicap Hill Road, via the cycle path
  • Wylde Green Road (next to Bishop Walsh School)
  • under the railway bridges on Ebrook Road and East View Road
  • Fledburgh Drive on the New Hall Estate
  • the cycle path from New Hall Manor Estate

The car park is accessed off Wylde Green Road and Coleshill Road.

About the park

New Hall Valley Country Park is a breath taking, award-winning green open space and wildlife haven. It is just a mile from the centre of the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield and extends towards Pype Hayes Park.

The former farmland officially opened as a country park in 2005 and covers an area of around 200 acres. The park is named after New Hall - a 13th century manor house located on its boundary.

As well as being a perfect spot to enjoy walking, running or relaxing, the park is also an important nature reserve. It consists of historic wetland, grazing meadow and Plants Brook stream, which is a haven for insects and wildlife.

Stream and walking path in New Hall Valley Country Park
Video introduction

Facilities at the park
  • Two children’s playgrounds (near to Elm Road and Meadow Cross entrances)
  • Picnic area
  • Trim Trail exercise equipment - an exciting outdoor trail of activities for children and adults to walk, climb, and more, to get along the trail to the other side
Awards and status
  • Green Flag Award
  • Country park
Toilets
There are no toilets on site.
Points of interest
  • Privately owned New Hall Hotel and Spa. This 13th century Grade I listed property is England's oldest inhabited moated manor house.
  • Privately owned 18th century New Hall Mill. This Grade II listed building is one of only two surviving water mills in Birmingham.
  • The oldest site discovered at the park is a burnt mound which dates back to between 1700 BCE and 1000 BCE. It was possibly used for cooking or sauna type bathing.
Other features
  • Numerous paths (many surfaced)
  • Open grassland
  • Woodland
  • Cycle routes linked in to the National Cycle Network
  • 2km jogging route
  • Wetland boardwalk
  • The wide range of animals, birds and insects that can be seen in or around the Plants Brook stream include kingfishers, heron, dragonflies, water voles and brook trout
  • Near Sutton Park - a 2,400-acre nature reserve and site of special scientific interest
Park friends group

Friends of New Hall Valley Country Park

For further information, or to get involved, visit the group's Facebook page.

Parks friends group activities

The working corn mill is operated through the friend group who open it to the public on a limited basis.

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