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Recommended Towns & Villages near Solihull

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction E)

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...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

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

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...

Victoria Square, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (7.0 miles, 11.3 km, direction NW)

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...

Henley In Arden, Warwickshire

Henley in Arden (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (8.6 miles, 13.8 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 (9.4 miles, 15.1 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...

canal side, Bodymoor heath, North Warwickshire

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (10.8 miles, 17.3 km, direction N)

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 (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E)

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

Kingsbury church from Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction N)

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 town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction W)

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

Warwick

Warwick (262 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

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

In the city gardens

Royal Leamington Spa (37 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (13.5 miles, 21.7 km, direction SE)

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...

Alcester, Warwickshire

Alcester (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (14.1 miles, 22.7 km, direction S)

Alcester developed as a market town in Roman times. It grew out of a settlement at the meeting point of two roads and two rivers, the Arrow and the Alne...

Dudley Castle, Dudley, in the West Midlands

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (14.6 miles, 23.5 km, direction NW)

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...

Stratford upon Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon (382 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

Stratford Upon Avon is a beautiful historic market town in the County of Warwickshire. Famous as the birthplace of the legendry playwright William Shakespeare..

Dungeon

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

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

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...

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (16.0 miles, 25.7 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...

Cottage at Luddington, Warwickshire

Luddington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Warwickshire (16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

A picturesque village in Warwickshire..

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

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (18.2 miles, 29.2 km, direction W)

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

Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (18.8 miles, 30.2 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.....

Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction NW)

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Recommended attractions near Solihull

Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S)

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

Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.3 km, direction W)

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.....

Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction NW)

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

Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(8.0 miles, 12.8 km, direction NW)

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)

(8.7 miles, 13.9 km, direction NW)

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

Kenilworth Castle

Kenilworth Castle (84 Pictures)

(8.9 miles, 14.3 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.....

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

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(10.3 miles, 16.5 km, direction W)

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(10.9 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

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

Coventry Cathedral Alter tapestry of Christ in Glory

Coventry Cathedral (37 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 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)

(11.4 miles, 18.3 km, direction E)

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A picture of Lord Leycester Hospital

Lord Leycester Hospital (6 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction SE)

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 Warwick Museum

Warwick Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

The Warwickshire County Museum is housed in the Market Hall which was built in 1670. It was built on arches to allow for stalls.....

A picture of Okens House

Okens House (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

The black and white fronted Oken's House houses one of the finest collections of early dolls and toys in the country. It was the.....

Collegiate church - Church of St Mary's in Warwick

Warwick Church of St Mary (1 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction SE)

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

St John's House Museum, Warwick

St Johns House Museum (1 Pictures)

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

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

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St Nicholas Park

(12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction SE)

Lovely in the summer, St Nicholas park contains a crazy golf course, childrens train, amusements, paddling pool and boats for.....

Warwick Castle, Warwickshire

Warwick Castle (309 Pictures)

(12.5 miles, 20.1 km, direction SE)

The first military encampment was built on the banks of the river Avon in Warwickshire by Ethelfleda, sister of Edward the Elder,.....

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(13.4 miles, 21.6 km, direction N)

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Caludon Castle Remains

Caludon Castle (1 Pictures)

(13.8 miles, 22.1 km, direction E)

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Hartshill Hayes Country Park, Nr Atherstone, North Warwickshire.

Hartshill Hayes Country Park (88 Pictures)

(14.2 miles, 22.9 km, direction NE)

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