Current ranking based on review analysis and technical signals.
How we chose: 10 places selected by rating and number of reviews. Source — Google Places. Updated 04 August 2026.
At a glance
| # | Place | Score | Reviews | Stands out for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannon Hill Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 11 558 | Editors' pick |
| 2 | Sutton Park | ⭐ 9.5 | 10 633 | People's favorite |
| 3 | Birmingham Botanical Gardens | ⭐ 8.9 | 6 555 | — |
| 4 | Sandwell Valley Country Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 6 071 | — |
| 5 | Handsworth Park | ⭐ 8.9 | 2 830 | — |
| 6 | Woodgate Valley Country Park | ⭐ 8.9 | 2 746 | — |
| 7 | Lickey Hills Country Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 2 580 | — |
| 8 | Waseley Hills Country Park | ⭐ 9.5 | 2 137 | — |
| 9 | Sheldon Country Park | ⭐ 9.3 | 1 975 | — |
| 10 | Perry Hall Park | ⭐ 9.1 | 1 394 | — |
Highlights
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Editors' pick:
Cannon Hill Park -
People's favorite:
Sutton Park
Opening hours
Open late: Handsworth Park, Perry Hall Park.
Open early, from 8am or sooner: Cannon Hill Park, Handsworth Park, Woodgate Valley Country Park, Lickey Hills Country Park, Waseley Hills Country Park, Perry Hall Park.
Check the hours before you set out — they shift on holidays and out of season.
Full ranking
1. Cannon Hill Park · ⭐ 9.3
(11558 reviews)
+7 photos
Russell Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8RD, United Kingdom
Two hundred and fifty acres of lake, lawn and lime avenue lie a couple of miles south of Birmingham city centre, open to the public since September 1873. This is the city's flagship Victorian park, and the density of what it holds is unusual: a boating lake, a major arts centre, a small conservation zoo, formal bedding, a Grade II* bandstand and a national memorial all share on…
«I visited the park with my family on a bank holiday. It was sunny (hot — over 30 degrees),…»
2. Sutton Park · ⭐ 9.5
(10633 reviews)
+7 photos
Park Rd, The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Sutton Coldfield B74 2YT, United Kingdom
Six miles north of Birmingham city centre the streets of Sutton Coldfield stop at a gate, and roughly 2,400 acres of open country begin. Sutton Park is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and, over large parts, a Scheduled Ancient Monument — the same category of protection as Stonehenge. Heathland, valley bog, ancient woodland and seven pools are st…
«⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Sutton Park is one of the best places for outdoor activity and recreation.It'…»
3. Birmingham Botanical Gardens · ⭐ 8.9
(6555 reviews)
+7 photos
Birmingham Botanical Gardens, Westbourne Rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3TR, United Kingdom
Fifteen acres of Edgbaston hold one of Britain's oldest botanic gardens still laid out to the plan its designer drew. A terrace opens onto a lawn that curves away downhill; behind it a linked range of Victorian glasshouses carries you from rainforest humidity to desert dryness in the space of a few minutes. Around 7,000 different plants grow here, from economic crops to alpines…
«Absolutely wonderful, it surprised me, because I didn't expect to see such a variety of pl…»
4. Sandwell Valley Country Park · ⭐ 9.3
(6071 reviews)
+7 photos
Salter's Ln, West Bromwich B71 4BG, United Kingdom
A broad belt of green follows the River Tame where Birmingham meets West Bromwich, running north towards Walsall: some 270 hectares of country park inside a much wider stretch of protected valley. Coal was mined here until the 1960s, and the pits left behind the raw material of the landscape you walk today — spoil reshaped into lakes that now hold breeding waders, farmland stil…
«I recently visited Sandwell Valley Country Park in West Bromwich and had a fantastic exper…»
5. Handsworth Park · ⭐ 8.9
(2830 reviews)
+7 photos
Holly Rd, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2BY, United Kingdom
Sixty-three acres of lakes, avenues and open lawn sit three miles north-west of the city centre, split down the middle by a working railway line. East of the tracks lies the formal Victorian half: a broad boating lake with a wooded island, a listed bandstand, a lodge with a clock-tower turret. West of them are quieter greens, a full-size cricket ground and heavy old trees. By t…
«I want to write a detailed review of this park, because there are so many features here wo…»
6. Woodgate Valley Country Park · ⭐ 8.9
(2746 reviews)
+7 photos
Clapgate Ln, Bartley Green, Birmingham B32 3DS, United Kingdom
Drop into this shallow valley on Birmingham's south-western edge and the city simply stops. A brook threads the valley floor for well over a mile, hay meadows climb both slopes, and old field hedges knit the whole thing into a wildlife corridor that carries deer, kingfishers and more than 250 species of plant. It is the city's third largest country park, after Sutton Park and t…
«A lovely country park, a wonderful place for a walk in nature.
Earlier today (02/04/2026)…»
7. Lickey Hills Country Park · ⭐ 9.3
(2580 reviews)
+7 photos
Warren Ln, Rednal, Birmingham B45 8ER, United Kingdom
Ten miles south-west of the city centre the suburbs stop dead and a ridge of bilberry, bracken and old oak climbs out of them. Some 212 hectares (524 acres) of hill and woodland are held here for the public, and from the crown of Beacon Hill the whole conurbation lies below you with the Malverns floating on the horizon. Almost every acre of it was bought or given for the people…
«We stopped here on the way to our final destination with our furry little one. Lots of int…»
8. Waseley Hills Country Park · ⭐ 9.5
(2137 reviews)
+7 photos
Gannow Green Ln, Rubery, Birmingham B45 9AT, United Kingdom
Waseley is the antidote to a wooded park: 150 acres of rolling grassland, thorn hedges and small copses on the south-western edge of Birmingham, just inside Worcestershire. There are no long tunnels of trees to walk through, only close-cropped hillside, sky and a horizon that runs from the Clent Hills to the Malverns. Two things make it more than a good view — the summit of Win…
«Such a wonderful place, I'd never been there before. Wonderful views, I'd like to come bac…»
9. Sheldon Country Park · ⭐ 9.3
(1975 reviews)
+7 photos
Sheldon Country Park, Ragley Dr, Church Rd, Birmingham B26 3TU, United Kingdom
Sheldon Country Park is 300 acres of grassland, wetland, ancient hedgerow and mature woodland in east Birmingham, and it manages to be two things at once. At its heart is a 17th-century farmhouse that still keeps Jersey cattle, pigs, goats and ponies, free to walk into any day of the year. A quarter of a mile away, at the north end of the runway, aircraft pass overhead low enou…
«One of the best free picnic spots for families and friends. The main attraction is the pla…»
10. Perry Hall Park · ⭐ 9.1
(1394 reviews)
+7 photos
Perry Ave, Perry Barr, Birmingham B42 1RS, United Kingdom
Perry Hall Park is one of Birmingham's great flat green plains: a broad floodplain landscape in Perry Barr where the River Tame runs straight through the middle and the horizon fills with pitch after pitch. It is the working park of the northern city — a place for cricket, for a Saturday morning 5k, for cycle speedway and for long uncomplicated dog walks — and it doubles, by de…
«This park is simply beautiful in every way.
Acres of open space. On a nice day it's wonde…»
Questions & answers
Which place tops the ranking? Cannon Hill Park — score 9.3/10 (Editors' pick).
How many places are in the list and how were they chosen? The selection includes 10 places chosen by our editors based on rating and reviews.
What is the average rating in the top? 9.2/10 — average score of 10 places in the list.
Which place has the most reviews? Cannon Hill Park — 11558 visitor reviews.
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Sources: Google ratings and reviews, official websites and social media of the places, other open data. Selection and texts by the birminghamname.com editorial team, August 2026.