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Victoria Square, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

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...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (2.7 miles, 4.4 km, direction SW)

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...

Autumn in Malvern Park 3

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (7.4 miles, 11.9 km, direction SE)

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The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (7.7 miles, 12.3 km, direction SW)

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

Dudley Castle, Dudley, in the West Midlands

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (8.3 miles, 13.4 km, direction W)

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...

canal, Bodymoor heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (8.7 miles, 14.1 km, direction NE)

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

Kingsbury Church, Kingsbury.

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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...

A picture of Stourbridge

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction W)

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...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

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...

Wolverhampton - St Peter's Church

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (12.0 miles, 19.4 km, direction NW)

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Sunrise over Tamworth

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (12.5 miles, 20.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Lichfield Cathedral

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (13.0 miles, 21.0 km, direction N)

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.....

Royal Oak Hotel, Cannock Town Centre.

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Remains of the village cross, Henley-in-Arden. 24 July 04

Henley in Arden (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (15.2 miles, 24.4 km, direction S)

Hidden deep amonst the leafy lanes of Warwickshire, close to what little remains of the ancient Forest of Arden, lies the pleasant Market town of Henley-in-Arden...

Kenilworth Castle keep, Warwickshire, in the depths of winter again.

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.4 miles, 26.3 km, direction SE)

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...

Coventry

Coventry (151 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (16.6 miles, 26.7 km, direction E)

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

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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

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

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...

Bull Ring

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction SW)

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

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

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

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

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

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (18.0 miles, 29.0 km, direction W)

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

Recommended attractions near Aston

Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.2 km)

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

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(1.6 miles, 2.6 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.....

Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(1.7 miles, 2.7 km, direction SW)

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

Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(5.4 miles, 8.6 km, direction SW)

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.....

Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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)

(8.2 miles, 13.2 km, direction W)

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

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction NE)

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

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

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.6 km, direction SW)

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Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NE)

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Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction SE)

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

Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NW)

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(12.6 miles, 20.2 km, direction NE)

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Sunrise in Beacon Park, Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral (112 Pictures)

(13.3 miles, 21.4 km, direction N)

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

Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Fantastic place.

Harvington Hall (12 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SW)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction E)

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Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(16.0 miles, 25.7 km, direction SE)

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

Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction E)

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

Coventry Transport Museum

Coventry Transport Museum (20 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction E)

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Hanbury Hall with the gardens in full bloom

Hanbury Hall (21 Pictures)

(17.6 miles, 28.3 km, direction SW)

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

Twycross Zoo, Leicestershire. Prairie Dog

Twycross Zoo (58 Pictures)

(18.5 miles, 29.7 km, direction NE)

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


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