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Recommended Towns & Villages near Gornalwood

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Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (2.2 miles, 3.5 km, direction E)

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...

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction S)

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...

Wolverhampton - St Peter's Church

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

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The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (5.6 miles, 9.0 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...

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (7.5 miles, 12.1 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...

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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction SW)

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...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (9.9 miles, 15.9 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...

Brinton's Park, Kidderminster, Worcestershire

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction SW)

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

Victoria Square, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (10.4 miles, 16.7 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...

Victoria Bridge

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (12.3 miles, 19.8 km, direction SW)

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...

Cannock Town Centre

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction N)

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...

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

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (13.8 miles, 22.1 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...

Packwood house, in Warwickshire

Solihull (63 Pictures)

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

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View towards Ironbridge along the Severn

Ironbridge (169 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction NW)

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

Stowe Pool sunset

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

canal, Bodymoor heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (18.2 miles, 29.3 km, direction E)

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

The Town  Square of Much Wenlock, Shropshire

Much Wenlock (56 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Shropshire (18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction W)

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Kingsbury Water Park in the morning, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (19.3 miles, 31.0 km, direction E)

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...

St. Mary's Church, Stafford

Stafford (55 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (20.3 miles, 32.6 km, direction N)

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.....

Dungeon

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (20.4 miles, 32.8 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...

Recommended attractions near Gornalwood

Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(2.4 miles, 3.8 km, direction E)

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)

(2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction E)

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)

(5.1 miles, 8.2 km, direction N)

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A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 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)

(9.6 miles, 15.4 km, direction E)

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)

(10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SE)

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.....

Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Fantastic place.

Harvington Hall (12 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.6 km, direction S)

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

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(10.4 miles, 16.8 km, direction SE)

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Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(10.5 miles, 16.8 km, direction E)

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

Here kitty..here kitty...

West Midlands Safari Park (22 Pictures)

(11.4 miles, 18.4 km, direction SW)

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The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction NW)

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Seventeenth Century Weston Park House

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.2 km, direction NW)

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The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(15.7 miles, 25.2 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.....

Hanbury Hall with the gardens in full bloom

Hanbury Hall (21 Pictures)

(16.8 miles, 27.1 km, direction S)

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

Sunrise in Beacon Park, Lichfield

Lichfield Cathedral (112 Pictures)

(17.2 miles, 27.7 km, direction NE)

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

Benthall Hall, Shropshire

Benthall Hall (7 Pictures)

(17.4 miles, 28.0 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.....

Sunrise through the Pines, Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase Country Park (140 Pictures)

(17.8 miles, 28.7 km, direction N)

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.....

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction E)

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Priory ruins

Wenlock Priory (28 Pictures)

(18.7 miles, 30.0 km, direction W)

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Buildwas Abbey

Buildwas Abbey (33 Pictures)

(18.8 miles, 30.2 km, direction NW)

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