This lovely rural area is well known as the home of the training ground for Aston Villa Football Club...
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...
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, 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...
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...
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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...
Coventry has been at the heart of industry for many decades and has a great industrial past...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Burton-on-Trent is an attractive town, it has a pleasing market place surrounded by pleasant properties, some being timber-frame black and white...
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...
For several centuries Halesowen was a farming region and despite the spread of urban sprawl the region still has nearby open beauty spots...
Staunton was mentioned in the Doomsday Book when it was held by Henry de Ferrers...
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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...
Repton is one of England's most ancient towns, it was once the capital of the Saxon Kingdom of Mercia and the church there is the burial ground of Saxon Kings...
This picturesque little town in the Dove Valley is dominated by the ruins of the medieval castle...
This vast landscape of lakes nestling on the eastern edge of Birmingham provides a wonderful escape from seething city life. .....
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Come face-to-face with over 900 animals of more than 150 species, including some of the most endangered on our planet, at.....
This magnificent Jacobean mansion is currently undergoing a 10 million pound make-over to both the Hall, its range of buildings.....
Most recently Lichfield Cathedral has been the scene of an important archaeological find which has astounded the world of.....
Matthew Boulton was born in Snow Hill, Birmingham in 1728. His father was a Toy maker, and the young Matthew was eventually to.....
The Sea Life Centre offers a unique insight into the lives of a myriad of creatures from shrimps to sharks...
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The stunning modern cathedral designed by Sir Basil Spence replaces Coventry's cathedral of the 14th and 15th-centuries. The.....
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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.....
This is a gorgeous richly timber-framed mid-Tudor house with additions from the 17th-century. It was probably built for John.....
This is all that remains of a castle that once heaped lavish entertainments on England's "Good Queen Bess" for here in the heart.....
The ancient, crumbling walls of Ashby de la Zouch castle keep once rose to a towering 95ft and had four floors. It belonged to.....
This is a delightful outdoor museum developed with flair and imagination to celebrate all that is best of the rich social and.....
Dudley possesses one of the most important ruins in the West Midlands, the panorama from the keep of this fortress which was once.....
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Imposing church built in 1653, with fine panelled interior, set in attractive parkland...
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