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To get to Sandwell Country Park
If you are travelling from outside Sandwell, catch the West Midlands Metro from Birmingham or Wolverhampton to West Bromwich Central. Alternatively catch the no 74 bus to West Bromwich Bus Station.
Note: We recommend you buy a day ticket on the My Metro app before you travel.
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Photography by Elliott Brown
Outside the station you could hire a West Midlands Cycle bike if you do not fancy walking.
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Photography by Elliott Brown
Turn left onto the West Bromwich Ringway, then pass West Bromwich Bus Station. Turn right onto St Michael Street, continue onto New Street into the New Square shopping centre. Perhaps stop for coffee.
If you missed West Midlands Cycle Hire before, there is another docking point outside of Central St Michael's Sixth Form College.
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West Midlands Cycle Hire at Central St Michael's Sixth Form College (August 2021). Photography by Elliott Brown
Continue through New Square and turn left towards Cronehill Linkway Car Park. Next walk up Cronehills Linkway, stop at the lights and cross over the Cronehills Interchange Bridge.
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Cronehills Interchange Bridge. Photography by Elliott Brown
Near The Expressway follow the path onto Sandwell Road North, then onto Taylors Lane and Woodward Street until you get to Dagger Lane.
Turn right onto Salters Lane and continue heading down to the gate.
Enter Sandwell Valley Country Park.
At the gates, enter Sandwell Valley Country Park.
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Salters Lane entrance to Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
Continue along Salters Lane through the park. The path/road here is a bit rough.
Along the way you will pass the fields of Sandwell Park Farm.
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Sandwell Park Farm. Photography by Elliott Brown
You will then cross the first bridge over the M5 motorway.
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Bridge over the M5 motorway at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
You are now on the other side of Sandwell Valley Country Park.
Now turn left onto Beacon Way and follow the path all the way around the Swan Pool.
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Swan Pool at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
After you've gone around the Swan Pool, turn left which takes you back onto the main path /road towards Park Lane. You will pass the Priory Woods Local Nature Reserve.
At the end of this path, turn right alongside Park Lane, heading to the gate.
Note: If you want to leave the park here, you can, but there are no pavements on Park Lane.
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Park Lane gate at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
Let's continue along the path towards the ruins of Sandwell Priory and Sandwell Hall.
They were built in the 12th century by William son of Guy de Offeni, Lord of the Manor of West Bromwich.
Located next to the 'Sand Well', a natural spring a short distance to the south from which the Priory gets its name, it was closed by Cardinal Wolsey in 1525 during the Reformation, and later demolished.
It was excavated between 1982 and 1988.
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Sandwell Priory Ruins at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
Next to the Priory is the ruins of Sandwell Hall. The land was bought by Lord Dartmouth in 1701, and in 1705 he demolished the existing buildings to build his house.
The Dartmouth's moved to Patshull near Wolverhampton in 1853, and Sandwell Hall had a variety of uses before it was demolished in 1928.
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Remains of Sandwell Hall at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
After this, continue along the path, and then cross over the second bridge over the M5 motorway.
Alternatively if you have time, check out the Ice House Pool and Cascade Pool.
There is also another path that takes you back towards the Swan Pool.
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Second bridge over the M5 motorway at Sandwell Valley Country Park. Photography by Elliott Brown
After the bridge, there is a path where you can take your exit towards Europa Avenue, or you can continue onto Dartmouth Park or Sandwell Park Farm.
The Europa Avenue exit goes past a Mercure Hotel near M5, Junction 1 and The Expressway.
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Leaving Sandwell Valley Country Park at Europa Avenue. Photography by Elliott Brown
From Europa Avenue, take Beeches Road to Birmingham Road. If you want to catch a bus instead of the tram, the 74 stops on Birmingham Road.
Here you can either go down Roebuck Street or Roebuck Lane. Go onto Devereux Road, and get onto West Bromwich Parkway.
This is the end of the trail. We hope you enjoyed it!
If you need a tram, follow the path to Kenrick Park Tram Stop. Look out for trams.
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West Midlands Metro tram at West Bromwich Parkway. Photography by Elliott Brown
It shouldn't be too long to wait for a tram at Kenrick Park Tram Stop.
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West Midlands Metro tram arriving at Kenrick Park Tram Stop. Photography by Elliott Brown