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Tea Room

Adjacent to the exhibition rooms on the ground floor of the house is Winterbourne's delightful terrace tea room. Serving tea, cakes and other refreshments throughout the day, hot meals and salads are available from 12-2pm, with sandwiches served until 2.30pm.

Due to the nature of the seating inside the tea room, it is not possible to reserve tables for groups. Please also bear in mind that for groups of more than around 6 people, seating together is not possible.

To cater for the change in seasons, Winterbourne's tea room offers a Summer and Winter Menu. During colder months expect hearty pies with roasted vegetables.
When warmer weather comes, tasty salads with light dressings make enjoying a meal out on the terrace a true summer treat.

For our current winter menu click here

Although the tea room is not open outside of usual opening hours, special Supper Clubs run throughout the year and are listed on our events page. Usually with a table d'hote menu and table service, visitors have the chance to experience Winterbourne after dark.
Other events include cheese and wine evenings and themed dining.

Outside of opening hours, bookings can sometimes be made to hire out the tea room and terrace area for private functions. Click on 'Venue Hire' at the top of this page to find out more.

Picnics
We understand that some of our visitors may choose to bring a picnic rather than buying something to eat from our tea room. If you do bring food to the garden, please leave our tea room furniture and terrace for paying customers, carry your own rubbish away to be recycled and only sit on the lawned area of garden beyond the pergola. Portable chairs and tables are not permitted in the garden. Please help us to keep our garden looking tidy and well kept.

Gift Shop

No day out is complete without a browse of the giftshop, and you will be spoiled for choice in ours.

Winterbourne stocks a range of goats milk handmade soaps and lotions, botanical sweets and cards, traditional childrens games, post cards, gardening accessories and a courtyard full of plants to take home
to your own garden.

In the Coach House Gallery, art exhibits are sometimes also up for sale.

The newest addition to the shop is our Second Hand Book collection. Our selection of excellent quality paperbacks, hard back and reference books are available for purchase - located just next to the courtyard entrance, come and leaf through the books on offer and see if something catches your eye.

Find Us

Winterbourne House & Garden is situated close to the acclaimed University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston campus, just 10 minutes from Birmingham city centre. Please note that Winterbourne House and Garden has limited parking available on-site.

By Road
From the M6 motorway, leave at junction 6 (signposted Birmingham Central), at the end of the motorway, go over the flyover and join the A38, Bristol Road. The University is on your right, 2.5 miles from the city centre. Turn right into Edgbaston Park Road and follow signs for Winterbourne Botanic Garden.

From the South leave the M5 at Junction 4 (signposted Birmingham SW) to join the A38. The University is on the left, 8 miles from the motorway.

By Rail
University Station, on the Cross-City line, is next to the University campus, 10 minutes walk from Winterbourne. There is no taxi rank at this station.

The nearest mainline station is Birmingham New Street, with good links to cities across the UK. From here, a taxi to Winterbourne takes around 10 minutes.

By Bus
The bus service near Winterbourne has recently changed due to the implementation of a new service of buses X64 and X62. The number 20 and 21 buses no longer run. To get to Winterbourne from the city centre the numbers 61 and 63 provide the most regular services, with a joint frequency of every 3-4 minutes between Birmingham City Centre and Northfield, stopping on the Bristol Road - a 5 minute walk from Winterbourne. The X64 and X62 pick up passengers from Paradise Circus and the Town Hall, and run less frequently, however they stop at fewer stops making it an express service. For all bus services, alight at the fire station/gun barrels pub on the corner of Edgbaston Park Road and the Bristol Road. For more information see www.travelwm.co.uk

By Bike
Many cyclists use the University campus and Winterbourne is easy to cycle to from most locations. We now have bike racks available at the front of the house next to the Nicolson Building. If you are a larger group of cyclists, please notify us in advance.

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Group Visits

Winterbourne is currently one of the best surviving examples of an Edwardian Arts and Crafts Garden, home to striking colour-themed borders, a Walled Garden, unusual hazelnut tunnel and 1930’s Japanese Bridge and Tea House.

Winterbourne House was built in 1903 for Birmingham industrialist John Sutton Nettlefold of the GKN screw making dynasty and his wife Margaret Chamberlain. Nettlefold held several prominent civic roles within the city and was a nationally important figure in housing reform.

Winterbourne’s beautiful seven acre garden was designed by Margaret Chamberlain, taking inspiration from Gertrude Jekyll. Boasting over 6,000 plant species, the Grade II listed garden holds many attractions to look at – including an unusual sandstone garden, streamside planting, beautiful glasshouses and a kitchen garden.

Guided tours can be arranged during normal opening times and take approximately an hour. Tours give a unique insight in to the history of Winterbourne and can also be tailored to a group’s specific interest. There is also a gift shop, plant sales, art gallery and the Terrace Tearoom, serving light lunches and cream teas.

School group tours can also be accommodated. If you are interested in organising a school trip to Winterbourne please get in touch using the contact details below.

Cost of Guided Tour (includes admission)	Ticket Price
Weekday – Adult Price	£6.50
Weekday – Concessions Price*	£6.00
Evening/Weekend – Adult Price	£8.00
Evening/Weekend – Concessions Price*	£7.50

To book a group tour please click here to download the booking form
or call the information line 0121 414 3003.