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Recommended Towns & Villages near Blackwell

The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction N)

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

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

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (7.5 miles, 12.0 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...

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (8.6 miles, 13.9 km, direction NE)

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...

Taken from the Norton Road

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (9.4 miles, 15.1 km, direction NW)

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 (10.5 miles, 16.9 km, direction W)

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 (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

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...

Autumn in Malvern Park 3

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (10.7 miles, 17.2 km, direction NE)

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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 (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)

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...

Alcester, Warwickshire

Alcester (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction SE)

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...

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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (11.3 miles, 18.2 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...

Dudley Castle, Dudley, in the West Midlands

Dudley (78 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (11.6 miles, 18.6 km, direction N)

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...

Telford's Bridge, Bewdley, Worcestershire

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (13.1 miles, 21.1 km, direction W)

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...

Touch of snow

Worcester (212 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Worcestershire (14.1 miles, 22.6 km, direction SW)

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

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (16.2 miles, 26.0 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...

Cottage at Luddington, Warwickshire

Luddington (3 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Warwickshire (16.3 miles, 26.3 km, direction SE)

A picturesque village in Warwickshire..

Stratford upon Avon

Stratford-upon-Avon (382 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (16.8 miles, 27.0 km, direction SE)

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

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (18.0 miles, 28.9 km, direction NW)

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

This is Evesham back in july on a summer day

Evesham (107 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (18.1 miles, 29.1 km, direction S)

Particularly beautiful in the early spring when it is a mass of blossom, Evesham stands proudly on the river Avon right at the heart of a famous fruit and vegetable region known.....

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

Kenilworth (70 Pictures)

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

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...

Recommended attractions near Blackwell

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

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction N)

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Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(6.0 miles, 9.7 km, direction NE)

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.....

Hanbury Hall with the gardens in full bloom

Hanbury Hall (21 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 km, direction SW)

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

Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Fantastic place.

Harvington Hall (12 Pictures)

(7.3 miles, 11.8 km, direction W)

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Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(9.7 miles, 15.7 km, direction NE)

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

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.6 km, direction N)

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

Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(11.1 miles, 17.9 km, direction E)

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

Here kitty..here kitty...

West Midlands Safari Park (22 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.9 km, direction W)

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Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(11.8 miles, 18.9 km, direction N)

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

Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(12.0 miles, 19.3 km, direction NE)

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

The Black Country Museum

The Black Country Living Museum (26 Pictures)

(12.1 miles, 19.5 km, direction N)

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

Worcester Cathedral

Worcester Cathedral (77 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.0 km, direction SW)

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Stratford-Upon-Avon, England.  Shakespeare's childhood home

Shakespeare's Birthplace (25 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.6 km, direction SE)

At the heart of busy Stratford-upon-Avon lies one of the most visited places in Europe; the magnificent half-timbered building of.....

Anne Hathaway's cottage

Anne Hathaway's Cottage (61 Pictures)

(15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction SE)

This is the most charming of all the Birthplace Trust's properties, not only is it tinged with romance as the place where William.....

Middle Littleton Tithe Barn, Evesham

Middle Littleton Tithe Barn (1 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction S)

13th-century tithe barn, one of the largest and finest in the country...

Nash`s House & New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire

Nash's House & New Place (11 Pictures)

(16.9 miles, 27.2 km, direction SE)

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Pershore Abbey

Pershore Abbey (7 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.3 km, direction S)

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Hall's Croft, Stratford-upon-Avon - Jacobean home of Shakespeare's daughter

Hall's Croft (20 Pictures)

(17.0 miles, 27.4 km, direction SE)

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Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(17.1 miles, 27.5 km, direction N)

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Harvard House, Stratford-upon-Avon

Harvard House (8 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.9 km, direction SE)

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