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The Bullring with All Saints Church in background. Claverley, Shropshire

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction S)

Claverley is surrounded by agricultural land, a short distance from delightful Bridgenorth, a picturesque town on the banks of the River Severn...

Ironbridge in Shropshire. October 2005

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction W)

This town is named for the famous bridge that spans the River Severn - the world's first Iron Bridge....

Wolverhampton - St Peter's Church

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction SE)

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Ruins of Much Wenlock Priory

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

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Cannock Town Centre

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction E)

Think of Cannock and nearly always there springs to life a vision of the wonderful landscape of Cannock Chase, originally a giant "Royal Forest" gradually reduced in size and grazed by numerous flocks of sheep until the turn of the 20th century...

Dawn

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

Dudley is a market town, it was granted its market charter in the 13th century, since then the lively outdoor market has been a focal point which has drawn regular visitors to the town...

Near Stafford Castle, Stafford, Staffordshire.

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (13.3 miles, 21.5 km, direction NE)

Set in a landscape of contrasts with constantly changing scenery from the Royal hunting forests of Cannock Chase to the breweries of Burton, it is pleasurable to come across the.....

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (14.5 miles, 23.4 km, direction SE)

Within the vast urban sprawl that surrounds Birmingham, otherwise known as the City of a Thousand Trades, lies the once great centre for crystal glassware, Stourbridge...

Wolverley Church, Wolverley, near Kidderminster (taken from the Canal)

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction S)

Wolverley is a charming village at the heart of rural Worcestershire. It was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086, but it is believed a settlement was there long before that...

After the Service

Acton Burnell (16 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction W)

Interestingly, Acton Burnell has connections with America that go back to the stirring days of the Declaration of Independence in 1776...

The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SE)

For several centuries Halesowen was a farming region and despite the spread of urban sprawl the region still has nearby open beauty spots...

Canal

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (17.9 miles, 28.9 km, direction S)

This town was once the carpet capital of England, with carpets from its mills transported to all parts of the world...

Telford's Bridge, Bewdley, Worcestershire

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (18.7 miles, 30.2 km, direction S)

The graceful arches of the bridge designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1854) are a dominant feature of this lovely old town which nestles on the banks of the River Severn...

St. Mary's Church in Market Drayton, Shropshire.

Market Drayton (9 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (19.4 miles, 31.2 km, direction NW)

Market Drayton is famous as the home of Gingerbread, and as the birthplace of Robert Clive - Clive of India, he was educated at the Grammar School, founded in 1558, and his desk bearing his carved initials is still preserved...

Severn in Winter

Shrewsbury (269 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (19.6 miles, 31.5 km, direction W)

Shrewsbury is a wonderfully atmospheric town which beguiles the visitor with sights of bygone centuries and much a great charm is to be found in its narrow streets and medieval buildings...

Frozen Weeping Willow

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (19.7 miles, 31.8 km, direction E)

The Lichfield Markets have been held on the historic Market Square since King Stephen granted the first charter for a market in 1153. In the past martyrs were burnt at the.....

The meeting of the waters.

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction SE)

Birmingham, Britain's second city, known as the city of a thousand trades, has long been recognised as one of the World's most important manufacturing and commercial centres...

View from Corbet Wood (Grinshill), Shropshire

Grinshill (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction NW)

The picturesque village of Grinshill is spread beneath Grinshill Hill, an isolated rocky outcrop which rises above the plains of the Severn Valley...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (20.6 miles, 33.1 km, direction SE)

Edgbaston is a district of wide leafy roads lined with elegant houses, lately these have become interspersed with more modern buildings, yet the suburb has somehow managed to retain much of its 19th and early 20th century charm...

Carding Mill Valley, Shropshire

Church Stretton (52 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (22.5 miles, 36.2 km, direction W)

Church Stretton is an historic market town in the South Shropshire hills, and the only town in the Shropshire hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - one of Britain's fiinest.....

Recommended attractions near Cosford

The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

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Seventeenth Century Weston Park House

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction N)

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The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction W)

Blists Hill VICTORIAN TOWN is one of the largest Open Air Museums in Britain. A small Victorian town has been created above 30.....

Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

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Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(9.0 miles, 14.4 km, direction W)

This is a beautiful stone-built house of the 16th-century which is set on a rise above the wooded slopes of the meandering River.....

Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction W)

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Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(11.3 miles, 18.2 km, direction W)

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Stafford Castle, Staffordshire

Stafford Castle (10 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.0 km, direction NE)

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The Black Country Museum

The Black Country Living Museum (26 Pictures)

(12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SE)

This is a delightful outdoor museum developed with flair and imagination to celebrate all that is best of the rich social and.....

Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction SE)

Dudley possesses one of the most important ruins in the West Midlands, the panorama from the keep of this fortress which was once.....

Ancient High House, Stafford

Ancient High House (1 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction NE)

Dominating Stafford's Greengate Street, is an impressive Elizabethan building that has stood at the centre of the town for over.....

Stafford - Shire Hall

Shire Hall Gallery (1 Pictures)

(13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction NE)

Stafford's handsome Shire Hall Gallery with its impressive porticoed frontage, served for a time as the local Crown Court. .....

Sunrise through the Pines, Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase Country Park (140 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.3 km, direction NE)

Once upon a time this vast area was the 'Happy Hunting' ground of Kings and Queens of England who came here to enjoy a good day's.....

Wroxeter Roman City (Viriconium) in Shropshire

Wroxeter Roman City (9 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

Wroxeter Roman City lies about 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury, here lies the remains of what was the fourth largest town in.....

The River Trent, Shugborough Estate

Shugborough Estate (37 Pictures)

(15.6 miles, 25.0 km, direction NE)

Shugborough Hall with its vast surrounding estate has been the seat of the Earls of Lichfield, the Anson family, ever since it.....

Attingham Park

Attingham Park (25 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction W)

An elegant 18th century mansion with regancy interiors and deer park, Attingham Park is of the great houses of the.....

Acton Burnell Castle, Shropshire

Acton Burnell Castle (4 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction W)

Although crenulated, the spectacular red sandstone ruins of Acton Burnell speak more of a grandiose place of comfort rather than.....

at Haughmond Abbey, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Haughmond Abbey (24 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction W)

These magnificent remains of an Augustinian Abbey founded by William Fitzalan in about 1135, occupy a beautiful setting in the.....

Moreton Corbet Castle, Moreton Corbet, Shropshire

Moreton Corbet Castle (2 Pictures)

(18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction NW)

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Hodnet Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire

Hodnet Hall (3 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.8 km, direction NW)

Picturesque Hodnet Hall stands on the bank of a small valley, it is a handsome red-brick mansion designed in the 19th-century by.....


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