These used to be the private grounds of Warley Abbey, a stately home owned by the Galton Gunmaking family. Warley woods is now a public park, with a golf course and a small cafe. The annual picnic in the park takes place every July featuring live music.
Park in Bearwood that can be reached from the woods by crossing Lightwoods Hill. A fairly average park with a bandstand and a playground built by Anneka Rice and her television program. It also houses an old stately home, Lightwoods House (not open to the public) along with 'Shakespeare's Garden', a walled Victorian garden that has seen better days.
You will find a statue to William Perry, a 19th-century bare-fist boxing champion, often known as the "Tipton Slasher".
A bird reserve on the border with Sandwell which organises regular guided walks, talks and family activities.
A large green area with parks, a forest, a nature reserve, and Sandwell Park Farm. Tipton has a large horse population. Most of the horses are privately owned and many can be seen grazing in the public spaces. They are ridden with a small two person chariot along the roads so be mindful when driving.
Olympic swimming and diving pool built for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, and now a public facility. It also contains a fitness centre and cycling studio.
It provides facilities for many sports including track sports, football, tennis, squash and others, all open to the public at cheap rates.