Aston Hall in Birmingham

Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house and museum located just outside of Birmingham and featuring furniture, textiles, paintings and metalwork dating back centuries. The house was designed by John Thorpe and constructed by Sir Thomas Holte, and it became the very first historic country house to become municipally owned.

It sits in a vast green space and allows visitors a walk through centuries past in the still-furnished and restored rooms. It has hosted luminary figures such as Washington Irving, who wrote about the house, and has been named among the UK's most haunted sites.

Aston Hall in Birmingham - one of the highlights of 10 Best Things to Do in the West Midlands and 10 Best Museums and Galleries in Birmingham (Read all about Birmingham here)