An open-air event space with historic brick buildings, industrial chimneys, and canal boats at Black Country Living Museum.
A museum hall with exposed brick walls, arched ceiling, elevated stage, and scattered tables at Black Country Living Museum.
A classroom with bright yellow walls, orange chairs, and a large wall-mounted screen at Black Country Living Museum.
An event space with high angled wood-panel ceilings, floor-to-ceiling windows, and metal railings at Black Country Living Museum.

Black Country Living Museum

Museum

Discovery Way, Dudley, DY1 4AL –
Castle and Priory
From £480
hire fee
Up to 200
seats
Up to 500
standing
Venue offers catering
Parking available
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Spaces for hire at Black Country Living Museum

Workers Institute Hall at Black Country Living Museum
Workers Institute Hall
Hall
·
Private space
180 seats
200 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
The Workers’ Institute stands as a monument to the struggle of the women chain makers of Cradley Heath, who laid down their chains in 1910 to strike for a living wage. This historic building is perfect for dinners, receptions, and celebration events. It features AV facilities, a 50" TV screen, complimentary Wi-Fi, and a mezzanine level that can ...
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Air conditioner
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Storage space
Play your own music
from £1362 hire fee
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Learning Classroom at Black Country Living Museum
Learning Classroom
Classroom
·
Private space
40 seats
Book 2 hr. minimum
Classrooms in our Learning Centre can accommodate up to 40 people and are suitable for medium-sized classes, meetings, presentations, and training sessions. Key features include a TV, a whiteboard, and AC.
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Air conditioner
Projector
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Storage space
Play your own music
from £480 hire fee
Enquire now
Visitor Centre at Black Country Living Museum
Visitor Centre
Event Space
·
Private space
150 seats
250 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
A contemporary, flexible space with the large central 'Patrick Atrium', terraces looking out over the historic site, and a separate cafe area. The visitor centre is perfect for a seated dinner, drinks reception, or seminars.
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Air conditioner
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Storage space
Play your own music
from £1770 hire fee
Enquire now
Conference Centre at Black Country Living Museum
Conference Centre
Hall
·
Private space
200 seats
Book 3 hr. minimum
Conference Centre is a hall in the Black Country Living Museum that offers a wide, adaptable open-plan floor and abundant rooflight illumination. Design: The interior features a high, vaulted roof and exposed painted iron trusses that articulate the ceiling volume. The floor is carpeted in neutral tones and the perimeter includes museum-style disp...
Wi-Fi available
Projector
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Conference call facilities
Play your own music
from £2058 hire fee
Enquire now
Victorian Village at Black Country Living Museum
Victorian Village
Outdoor Space
·
Private space
500 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
Explore the shops, houses, and foundries of our Edwardian village. Gather around a brazier, play street games, chat with our shopkeepers and residents, or watch metalwork demonstrations before enjoying a pint in the Bottle & Glass Inn and fish and chips from our infamous Hobbs’ and Sons Fish & Chip Shop. Combine this with our other historic expe...
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
from £4542 hire fee
Pricing updated by venue 6 months ago
Enquire now
1930s Street at Black Country Living Museum
1930s Street
Outdoor Space
·
Private space
500 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
1930s Street is an Outdoor Space in the Black Country Living Museum that recreates a 1930s high street. Design: The street presents closely spaced red-brick terraces, narrow pavements and traditional streetlamps that form a compact, linear streetscape under open sky. The frontage includes timber-framed shop windows and a hard-paved road that slope...
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
from £2394 hire fee
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WI Committee Room at Black Country Living Museum
WI Committee Room
Meeting Room
·
Private space
30 seats
Book 2 hr. minimum
A quietly appointed space that benefits from natural light and presents a straightforward, professional working environment. Room features: AV and analogue tools are provided: a flatscreen TV for screen content, a flipchart for note-taking and a PA system with speakers for amplified audio. Best for: Committee meetings, small formal gatherings and...
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Storage space
Play your own music
from £708 hire fee
Enquire now
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs at Black Country Living Museum
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
Function Room
·
Private space
40 seats
Book 3 hr. minimum
The Elephant & Castle Pub is a recreation of the well-known Edwardian pub in Wolverhampton. Our upstairs lounge and club rooms provide a suitable setting for meet-ups, social gatherings, and seated meals. A distinctive historical feature of the space is the on-site bar, which originated from the Gypsy’s Tent in Dudley.
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
from £1062 hire fee
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1940 - 60s Street at Black Country Living Museum
1940 - 60s Street
Outdoor Space
·
Private space
500 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
Step into living history in our new 1940s–60s town. The Workers’ Institute and Elephant & Castle Pub provide indoor space for your chosen food and drink packages, while Folkes Park offers an ideal setting for entertainment. Combine this with our other historic experiences to create a larger event.
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
PA system / music speakers
Play your own music
from £4770 hire fee
Pricing updated by venue 6 months ago
Enquire now
Bottle and Glass at Black Country Living Museum
Bottle and Glass
Event Space
·
Private space
60 seats
60 standing
Book 2 hr. minimum
Bottle and Glass is a pub-style private event space in the Black Country Living Museum that preserves 19th-century public-house character. Design: The interior shows painted timber window frames, sash windows and exposed brick chimneys within a compact two-storey footprint. The building façade carries painted signage, green-painted trims and a sma...
Wi-Fi available
Natural light
Flatscreen TV
Flipchart
PA system / music speakers
Conference call facilities
Play your own music
from £1362 hire fee
Enquire now

Prices and opening hours

Monday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Tuesday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Wednesday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Thursday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Friday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Saturday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Sunday
9:00 – 22:30
from £480–£4770 hire fee per day
Conference Centre
9:00 – 17:00
from £2058 hire fee per day
Visitor Centre
18:00 – 21:30
from £1770 hire fee per day
Elephant & Castle - Upstairs
9:00 – 17:00
from £1062 hire fee per day
Workers Institute Hall
18:00 – 22:30
from £1362 hire fee per day
WI Committee Room
9:00 – 17:30
from £708 hire fee per day
Learning Classroom
9:00 – 17:30
from £480 hire fee per day
Bottle and Glass
18:00 – 22:00
from £1362 hire fee per day
Victorian Village
18:00 – 22:30
from £4542 hire fee per day
1930s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £2394 hire fee per day
1940 - 60s Street
18:00 – 22:30
from £4770 hire fee per day
Pricing updated by venue 6 months ago

Best Price guarantee: you will always pay the same price as booking directly with the venue, and we never add hidden or processing fees.

Facilities and catering options

Up to 500
standing
Up to 200
seats
In-house catering
Parking available
Alcohol provided
Unavailable: External catering allowed
Unavailable: Accommodation available
Unavailable: Promoted / ticketed events
Unavailable: BYO alcohol

About Black Country Living Museum

Black Country Living Museum is a Tagvenue Partner. This business has registered with Tagvenue and agreed to our venue partner standards.

Black Country Living Museum is an open-air industrial heritage museum recreating an 1850s iron-working town. The museum presents reconstructed streets, workshops and waterfront docks as a continuous living-history environment.

Venue highlights: The museum offers a range of authentic period streets, workshops and dockside settings that work as immersive, film-ready backdrops for private hires. On-site facilities include dedicated in-house catering and a mix of adaptable indoor rooms and sheltered outdoor areas suited to daytime or evening bookings.

Best for: Location filming and photography; corporate receptions and client entertaining; themed private experiences and guided group visits.

Location: The Black Country region surrounds the museum and contains restored canals and dockland that are popular filming locations. Local pubs and other heritage attractions provide additional options for guests before or after an event.

What guests say: The site provides plentiful on-site parking including accessible spaces. Period-dressed staff and living-history performers provide interactive interpretation that enhances themed or family bookings.

FAQ

Cancellations 60 days in advance will receive a full refund.

Cancellations 60 days to 30 days in advance will receive a 50% refund.

Cancellations for events starting within 30 days are non-refundable.

At Black Country Living Museum, the following catering options are available:

  • In-house catering service is available

  • Free parking is available on-site: 500 spaces
  • Paid parking facilities are available nearby

Black Country Living Museum is located at Discovery Way, in Castle and Priory.

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