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Rowley Hills and Blue Rock Quarry, Oldbury - A wonderful open space!

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Rowley Hills and Blue Rock Quarry is located in Oldbury, Sandwell, West Midlands. The Rowley Hills is the highest land form in the Black Country with views across the region.

Where is Rowley Hills and Blue Rock Quarry?

Rowley Hills and Blue Rock Quarry at St Brades Close, Tividale, Oldbury. B69 1NX

In brief

The Rowley Hills are the highest landform in the Black Country with views across the region and beyond. The face of Blue Rock Quarry on the Rowley Hills boasts rocks formed over 300 million years ago. Today they appear as unusual globes that weather and peel like onion skins.

Rowley Hills. Photo by Gordon Griffiths / Turner's Hill View / CC BY-SA 2.0