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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (3.4 miles, 5.5 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...

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction E)

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...

Kidderminster parish church. August 2006.

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (4.9 miles, 7.9 km, direction S)

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

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction N)

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

Bewdley Station

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (6.2 miles, 10.0 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...

Dawn

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction NE)

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...

The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction E)

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

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction NE)

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Cutnall Green, Worcestershire. July morning from the field at the top of New road hill.

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)

The village of Cutnall Green lies amidst the rich agricultural landscape of Worcestershire, a short distance away from the old spa town of Droitwich...

A picture of Edgbaston

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction E)

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...

Ironbridge in Shropshire. October 2005

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (14.8 miles, 23.9 km, direction NW)

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

XII century Holy Trinity Church in Much Wenlock

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (15.6 miles, 25.2 km, direction NW)

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Centenary Square, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction E)

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...

Teme St, Tenbury Wells, Worcs.

Tenbury Wells (21 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (17.5 miles, 28.2 km, direction SW)

The journey from the centre of Worcester to exquisite Tenbury Wells takes you through some of the loveliest countryside in the whole of Worcestershire...

Worcester Cathedral and swans along the river Severn, Worcester

Worcester (212 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Worcestershire (18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction S)

Worcester is a city dominated by its glorious Romanesque cathedral built between the 12th and 14th centuries...

Royal Oak Hotel, Cannock Town Centre.

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction NE)

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...

The Feathers

Ludlow (171 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction W)

Nestling on the banks of the rivers Corve and Theme Ludlow is a joyous town to visit at any time of year...

A picture of Brockhampton

Brockhampton (5 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Herefordshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 km, direction SW)

The village of Brockhampton is best known for its fine Stone and Concrete church designed by W.R.Lethaby a follower of the Arts and Crafts movement, and was built at the turn of the 20th-century. One of the beauties of the church is its stunning thatched roof, one of only three in the country...

Autumn in Malvern Park

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (20.8 miles, 33.5 km, direction E)

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After the Service

Acton Burnell (16 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (21.1 miles, 33.9 km, direction NW)

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

Recommended attractions near Compton

Here kitty..here kitty...

West Midlands Safari Park (22 Pictures)

(5.8 miles, 9.3 km, direction S)

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Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Fantastic place.

Harvington Hall (12 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction SE)

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Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(8.8 miles, 14.2 km, direction NE)

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

The Black Country Museum

The Black Country Living Museum (26 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction NE)

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

Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NE)

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Looking across Rubery and Rednal from the Beacon Hill, Lickey Hills Country Park.

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(11.9 miles, 19.1 km, direction SE)

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The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(12.9 miles, 20.8 km, direction N)

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Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction E)

Take a step back in time at the old Tudor house in south Birmingham. Selly Park Museum is set in the leafy area of Bournville.....

The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(14.0 miles, 22.6 km, direction NW)

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

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(14.7 miles, 23.6 km, direction E)

Matthew Boulton was born in Snow Hill, Birmingham in 1728. His father was a Toy maker, and the young Matthew was eventually to.....

Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(14.9 miles, 24.0 km, direction E)

The Sea Life Centre offers a unique insight into the lives of a myriad of creatures from shrimps to sharks...

Hanbury Hall with the gardens in full bloom

Hanbury Hall (21 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

Hanbury Hall is an impressive brick-built, stone-dressed house from around 1700, in the style of Christopher Wren and probably.....

Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction NW)

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.....

Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction NW)

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Seventeenth Century Weston Park House

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction N)

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Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction E)

This magnificent Jacobean mansion is currently undergoing a 10 million pound make-over to both the Hall, its range of buildings.....

Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NW)

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Worcester Cathedral

Worcester Cathedral (77 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction S)

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Lower Brockhampton Hall

Brockhampton Estate (20 Pictures)

(20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction SW)

Brockhampton Estate tells us much about the way in which our wealthy medieval ancestors lived. It comprises of a landscape of.....

A step back in time!

Ludlow Castle (44 Pictures)

(20.4 miles, 32.8 km, direction W)

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