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Recommended Towns & Villages near Galley Common

Kingsbury Church

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (6.7 miles, 10.8 km, direction NW)

Kingsbury lies in a quiet corner of Warwickshire, it is most notable for its water-park which offers an oasis of calm for visitors escaping the hurried life of Birmingham and other nearby cities and large towns...

The Dog & Doublet Inn, Bodymoor Heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (7.6 miles, 12.2 km, direction W)

This lovely rural area is well known as the home of the training ground for Aston Villa Football Club...

Coventry

Coventry (151 Pictures)

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

Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (9.0 miles, 14.5 km, direction SW)

This must be one of England's loveliest villages, it is evocative of a life before urbanisation and modernity, it is that perfect idyll of much loved English country life where you can re-discover the peaceful tranquillity of yester-year...

Taken in the Hall Yard Park looking towards St Simon & St Judes Parish Church, Earl Shilton

Earl Shilton (1 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction E)

Earl Shilton is one of the largest villages in the County of Leicestershire. It occupies a rich rural landscape between the town of Hinckley and the City of Leicester...

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)

In the 8th century the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia was ruled from Tamworth. Later in AD 913, a fortress was built here by the daughter of King Alfred...

Bluebells

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction S)

Kenilworth is a pleasant town located in the spacious Warwickshire countryside, it is a town with an 'air of gentility' that tells you that this is a prosperous place with a long, illustrious history...

Autumn in Malvern Park 3

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (12.7 miles, 20.5 km, direction SW)

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Birmingham Town Hall

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction W)

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...

Headmasters House, Rugby School

Rugby (86 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (15.7 miles, 25.3 km, direction SE)

This town is the home of Rugby public school, the place where William Webb Ellis carried the ball instead of kicking it, and thus, in 1823 the game of Rugby football was born...

Mary Queens of Scots slept here - Ashby-de-la Zouch Castle, Derbyshire. - November 2004

Ashby de la Zouch (41 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Leicestershire (15.8 miles, 25.4 km, direction N)

This town takes its name from the La Souche family, lords of the manor from about 1160. The Norman prefix distinguishes Ashby from other towns of similar name...

Town Hall, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

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

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (16.4 miles, 26.4 km, direction NW)

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.....

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (16.5 miles, 26.5 km, direction W)

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...

St Peter's Church, Dunchurch

Dunchurch (69 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.7 miles, 26.9 km, direction SE)

Dunchurch is located south of Rugby and just a short distance from the pleasures of the Oxford Canal. It was once famous as a stopping point for the coach travellers of the 18th century...

Warwick

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction S)

Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle...

Groby Road, Anstey, Leicester

Anstey (5 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (17.9 miles, 28.8 km, direction NE)

One of the most attractive features of Anstey is the famous 14th century five arched pack-horse bridge crossing the River Wreake...

Staunton harold hall & Church, Leicestershire

Staunton Harold (22 Pictures)

in the county of Leicestershire (18.3 miles, 29.4 km, direction N)

Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...

Leicester Guildhall great hall

Leicester (362 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Leicestershire (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction NE)

Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927...

A picture of Stanford on Avon

Stanford on Avon (9 Pictures)

in the county of Northamptonshire (19.1 miles, 30.7 km, direction SE)

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon...

Recommended attractions near Galley Common

Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(2.0 miles, 3.1 km, direction N)

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Sunrise over icy lake, Kingsbury Water Park, North Warwickshire.

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.2 km, direction W)

This vast landscape of lakes nestling on the eastern edge of Birmingham provides a wonderful escape from seething city life. .....

Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction S)

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Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)

The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....

Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(8.3 miles, 13.3 km, direction SE)

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Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)

Come face-to-face with over 900 animals of more than 150 species, including some of the most endangered on our planet, at.....

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NW)

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction NW)

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(12.4 miles, 20.0 km, direction S)

This is all that remains of a castle that once heaped lavish entertainments on England's "Good Queen Bess" for here in the heart.....

Thornton Reservoir, Leicestershire.

Thornton Reservoir (13 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NE)

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Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(14.6 miles, 23.6 km, direction W)

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

Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(15.0 miles, 24.2 km, direction SW)

This is a gorgeous richly timber-framed mid-Tudor house with additions from the 17th-century. It was probably built for John.....

View from the tower Ashby de la Zouch Castle, Leicestershire

Ashby de la Zouch Castle (28 Pictures)

(15.8 miles, 25.5 km, direction N)

The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....

Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction W)

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

A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 km, direction S)

One of the most interesting building's of Warwick to survive the great fire in 1694 is the Lord Leycester Hospital. This historic.....

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(16.3 miles, 26.2 km, direction W)

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

Draycote Water from Toft Hill

Draycote Water (66 Pictures)

(16.6 miles, 26.6 km, direction SE)

Draycote Water, Warwickshire's largest reservoir was created in the 1960's. Not only does it provide drinking water for Rugby,.....

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction S)

A charming 17th century mansion displaying folk life and costume, with period reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, kitchen and.....

Sunrise in Beacon Park, Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral (112 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction NW)

Most recently Lichfield Cathedral has been the scene of an important archaeological find which has astounded the world of.....

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.1 km, direction S)

St Marys Church is believed to date back to pre norman times. Roger Earl of Warwick made it a collegiate church in 1123, giving.....


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