Bells Farm is a grade II* Historic Listed Building, it is an atmospheric timber framed building, relatively little altered since the 16th and 17th century. It also has a history of occupation on the site at least some three centuries before the standing buildings.

Situated on the southern edge of the city of Birmingham, in the ancient parish and royal manor of King's Norton, which formed part of the County of Worcester until 1911. Within easy reach of the midlands motorway network and just over the road from the terminus of the local No. 50 bus service from Birmingham city centre it is only a short walk from open fields yet only six miles from the city centre. This building was partly restored by the City of Birmingham following pressure by local residents, it is maintained by the City Recreation and Community Services Department, but managed by a Community Association as a Registered Charity.

The centre has a thriving youth work team with Scouting sections of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts.

Groups engaged on environmental studies and historical research supplement the youth work. Outside a conservation and environmental area is being developed to house a forge for blacksmith skills, pole lathes for woodwork and an old outhouse as a pottery. Courses have already been run for youth leaders and teachers, including building bird and bat boxes and making historic artefacts for use in the National Curriculum.

Because it is neither a ruin nor a museum filled with priceless artefacts, this listed building has great versatility. At weekends the building is often used as a base for youth and adult groups engaged on environmental projects either self programmed or taking advantage of the centre's specialist tutors. Overnight "indoors camping" in this atmospheric building being very popular.

Low cost training facilities being greatly needed in the community, the two main rooms have tables and comfy modern chairs for small companies, training organisations and adult education to hire for putting on short courses, income from mid week lettings subsidising youth and community work.

Whenever required modern chairs and tables are "Spirited away" to leave the building as blank stage for local schools to use. With the help of the centre's own re-enactment group and specialist teachers if needed, children are able to reconstruct their own versions of artefacts; stage dress the building and act out scenes from times gone by.