Wolverhampton

• • Wolverhampton Art Gallery — Home to one of the best collections of Pop Art in the UK, including works by Andy Warhol. — Address: Lichfield Street — Hours: M-Sa 10AM-5PM, closed Bank Holidays — Price: Free entry — Website: http://www.wolverhamptonart.org.uk/
• • West Park — A fine example of a Victorian park close to the city centre, with a refurbished bandstand, conservatory and lake. Green Flag/Green Heritage Status. — Website: http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/parks
• • Moseley Old Hall — An atmospheric 17th-century farmhouse that is most famous for its association with King Charles II, who sought refuge there from Cromwell's troops after he fled the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Managed by the National Trust. — Address: Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, WV10 7HY — Directions: between the A449 Stafford Road (junc 2, M54) and A460 Cannock Road (junc 1, M54) south of the M54 — Phone: +44 1902 782808 — Email: moseleyoldhall@nationaltrust.org.uk — Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/moseley-old-hall/
• • Wightwick Manor and Gardens — The 19th-century home of the Mander family and full of the works of William Morris and Pre-Raphaelite associates. — Address: Wightwick Bank, WV6 8EE — Directions: Off the A454 Bridgnorth Road — Phone: +44 1902 761400 — Email: wightwickmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk — Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wightwick-manor/
• • St Peter's Collegiate Church — A 14th-century church and gardens in Cheapside - Green Heritage status. — Address: Lich Gates, WV1 1TY — Phone: +44 1902 422642 — Website: http://www.wolvescentralparish.com/#!st-peters/c11bf
• • Black Country Living Museum — Showing life in Industrial Revolution Britain. See entry under Dudley. — Address: Tipton Road, Dudley DY1 4SQ — Phone: +44 121 557-9643 — Email: info@bclm.com — Website: http://www.bclm.com/
• • Boscobel House and The Royal Oak — A timber-framed house, most famous for the 'Royal Oak' where King Charles II hid to evade capture after his defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651. Managed by English Heritage. — Address: Brewood, Bishop's Wood, ST19 9AR — Directions: 10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton — Price: adults £6.20, children £3.70, concessions £5.60 — Phone: +44 1902 850244 — Website: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/boscobel-house-and-the-royal-oak/

• Football:
• Wolverhampton Wanderers — Wolves play soccer in the Premier League, England's top tier. The stadium, capacity 31,000, is half a mile north of town centre, just beyond the ring road. — Address: Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Rd, WV1 4QR — Website: http://www.wolves.co.uk
• • Wolverhampton Racecourse — This is the UK's first all-weather floodlit horse racetrack, so it has flat-racing year-round, mostly in the evening, often mid-week. It's an artificial "Tapeta" surface; they don't have jumps races here. The course is in the throes of expanding its hotel, creating a casino, and tarmacking the overspill car park, so it'll be a tad messy while all this construction is under way. — Address: Dunstall Park WV6 0PE — Directions: Two miles north of town off Gorsebrook Rd — Phone: +44 1902 390000 — Website: https://www.wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk/
• • Grand Theatre — Address: Lichfield St, WV1 1DE — Website: http://www.grandtheatre.co.uk/
• • Civic Hall — The 3,000-seat Civic Hall and Wulfrun Hall host concerts and other performances. The Slade Rooms is a 550-seat venue. The Civic and Slade host emerging and big names in pop, rock and comedy. Regular events include World Championship Darts, boxing, world-renowned circuses and psychic mediums. — Address: North St, WV1 1RD — Website: https://www.thehallswolverhampton.co.uk/
• • The South Staffordshire Golf Club — Play golf at one of Wolverhampton's various courses, including the South Staffs course where former Ryder Cup winner Peter Baker is one of the course pros. — Address: Danescourt Rd, Tettenhall, WV6 9BQ — Phone: +44 1902 751065 — Website: https://www.southstaffordshiregolfclub.co.uk/
• Hike: a trail follows a former railway trackbed southwest to Wombourne (where it crosses the Staffs & Worcs Canal) then southeast to Pensnett on the edge of Dudley, 16 miles.
• Speedway: Wolverhampton Wolves race in the SGB Premiership, the top tier of motorcycle speedway in Britain. The racing season is March-Oct. Their home track is Monmore Green, which is also the greyhound racetrack, a mile southeast of town centre.

A visit to Wolverhampton wouldn't be complete without trying a curry from one of the many Indian restaurants located in and around the city center. Of particular note is the award-winning Bilash Tandoori on Cheapside.

• • Bilash Tandoori — Address: 2 Cheapside, WV1 1TU — Hours: M-Sa noon-2PM and 5:15-11PM, Su closed — Phone: +44 1902 427762 — Website: http://www.thebilash.co.uk/

Other well-known restaurants include Bella in Chapel Ash (Upmarket Italian cuisine) Memsahib in Compton (Indian cuisine) and The Ship in the town center (its the only place in West Midlands that does a beef chilly fry!) Other popular eateries just outside Wolverhampton include: The Red Cow at Ackleton (on the way to Bridgnorth), The Cowshed in Pattingham and the Thornescroft Restaurant (once again on the way to Bridgnorth).

In addition to a wide choice of bars and clubs, centred around Lichfield Street and Queen Street, its live music scene is unrivalled by many larger cities in the UK. The main music venues include the Hall, Wulfrun Hall and Slade Rooms on North Street in the city centre, and the Robin 2 http://www.therobin.co.uk (near Bilston Central metro station)

For Real Ale, one might consider visiting one of Wolverhampton's CAMRA pubs such as the "Combermere Arms" on the Tettenhall Road in Chapel Ash, "The Newhampton" on Riches St off Newhampton Road in Whitmore Reans or "The Great Western" in Sun Street at the back of the railway station. "The Station" in Codsall (also a CAMRA pub) is known for its real ale; it is outside Wolverhampton.

While Wolverhampton's shopping facilities are more limited than the Bull Ring in nearby Birmingham and the enormous Merry Hill Centre, the newly refurbished Wulfrun and Mander shopping centers are home to all of the usual high street chains and the enormous Beatties department store is unrivalled in the region.

• • Wulfrun Shopping Centre — Address: Cleveland St, WV1 3HH — Phone: +44 1902 424536 — Website: http://www.thewulfrunshoppingcentre.co.uk/
• • Mander Shopping Centre — Address: Woolpack Alley, WV1 3NH — Phone: +44 1902 711084 — Website: http://www.mandercentre.co.uk
• • House of Fraser — Address: 71–78 Victoria St, WV1 3PQ — Phone: +44 1902 422311 — Website: https://www.houseoffraser.co.uk/store/wolverhampton/0470

There is also delightful independent boutique The Sheila Cooke Foundation, where all the stock is made on the premises, or by equally lovely UK based companies. A must for anyone with an eye for detail and the unusual!

• • Best Western Connaught Hotel — Address: 40-50 Tettenhall Road — Directions: 20 minutes walk from the city centre, near Molineux Stadium and West Park — Phone: +44 1902 424433
• • Britannia Hotel — A reasonably priced hotel. — Address: Lichfield Street — Directions: close to the railway station — Phone: +44 871 222 0091
• • Holiday Inn — Part of the leisure complex at Wolverhampton's racecourse. — Address: Gorsebrook Rd, Dunstall Park Centre
• • Mercure Wolverhampton Goldthorn Hotel — 3-star hotel with free wi-fi, parking and Health Club with pool. — Address: Penn Road — Phone: +44 1902 429216 — Website: http://www.hotels-wolverhampton.com/
• • Novotel City Centre — Address: Union Street — Directions: 5 minutes walk from the city centre — Phone: +44 1902 871100
• • The Mount Hotel — Luxury hotel in a leafy suburb approx 4 km from the city centre. — Address: Mount Road — Phone: +44 1902 752055 — Website: http://www.themount.co.uk

= Services to Birmingham New Street Station, one of the UK's largest rail interchanges, operate approximately every ten minutes. A more direct interchange with connection to the Midland Metro light rail scheme is planned. — Website: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/WVH.aspx

• • Wolverhampton railway station — Wolverhampton station is on the West Coast Mainline, so has frequent and regular services to London Euston, the North West and Scotland, as well as to the South West and Wales.

The suburbs of Wolverhampton are easily accessible by an excellent network of buses and, south of the city centre, by Midland Metro trams.