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Rudyard lake, Staffordshire

Rudyard

in the county of Staffordshire

Dover viewed from castle

Dover

a Seaside Town in the county of Kent

Recommended Towns & Villages near Old Hill

The town of Halesowen in the West Midlands

Halesowen (5 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (2.1 miles, 3.4 km, direction S)

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 (2.4 miles, 3.9 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...

A picture of Stourbridge

Stourbridge (14 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (3.9 miles, 6.2 km, direction SW)

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...

A picture of Edgbaston

Edgbaston (28 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (6.4 miles, 10.4 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...

Match postponed.(Melt the snow with braziers) St Andrews, Birmingham City football ground, Birmingham

Birmingham (224 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of West Midlands (7.4 miles, 11.9 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...

Holy Trinity Church

Wolverhampton (38 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (7.9 miles, 12.8 km, direction N)

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

Wolverley (16 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (9.4 miles, 15.2 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...

Kidderminster parish church. August 2006.

Kidderminster (42 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (10.0 miles, 16.1 km, direction SW)

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

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

Claverley (3 Pictures)

in the county of Shropshire (11.0 miles, 17.7 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...

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

Cutnall Green (13 Pictures)

in the county of Worcestershire (12.2 miles, 19.6 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...

View from the footbridge at Arley near Bewdley

Bewdley (178 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Worcestershire (12.8 miles, 20.7 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...

Autumn in Malvern Park

Solihull (63 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (13.0 miles, 20.9 km, direction E)

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Royal Oak Hotel, Cannock Town Centre.

Cannock (37 Pictures)

in the county of Staffordshire (14.5 miles, 23.3 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...

Canal boats

Bodymoor Heath (16 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (16.1 miles, 25.9 km, direction E)

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

Lichfield Cathedral from Minster Pool

Lichfield (216 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Staffordshire (17.1 miles, 27.5 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.....

Kingsbury village

Kingsbury (229 Pictures)

in the county of Warwickshire (17.2 miles, 27.6 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...

Henley In Arden, Warwickshire

Henley in Arden (8 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (18.1 miles, 29.1 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...

The museum at Berkswell, Warwickshire

Berkswell (7 Pictures)

in the county of West Midlands (18.6 miles, 29.9 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...

Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth (32 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Staffordshire (19.0 miles, 30.6 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...

Alcester

Alcester (24 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Warwickshire (20.0 miles, 32.2 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...

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Ghostly tavern

Dudley Castle (17 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 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.....

The Black Country Museum

The Black Country Living Museum (26 Pictures)

(3.0 miles, 4.8 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.....

A picture of Soho House

Soho House (1 Pictures)

(6.1 miles, 9.9 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.....

Selly Manor in Birmingham

Selly Manor (6 Pictures)

(6.3 miles, 10.1 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.....

Sea Life Centre in Birmingham

The National Sea Life Centre (1 Pictures)

(6.4 miles, 10.3 km, direction E)

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

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

Lickey Hills Country Park (5 Pictures)

(7.1 miles, 11.4 km, direction S)

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Aston Hall, Birmingham

Aston Hall (10 Pictures)

(7.8 miles, 12.6 km, direction E)

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

Wolverhampton - St Peter`s Gardens & Art Gallery

Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 Pictures)

(7.9 miles, 12.7 km, direction N)

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Harvington Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Fantastic place.

Harvington Hall (12 Pictures)

(9.1 miles, 14.7 km, direction SW)

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Here kitty..here kitty...

West Midlands Safari Park (22 Pictures)

(11.7 miles, 18.7 km, direction SW)

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Hanbury Hall with the gardens in full bloom

Hanbury Hall (21 Pictures)

(14.3 miles, 23.1 km, direction S)

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

The building housing the Cold War exhibition

Royal Air Force Museum (39 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction NW)

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Packwood House

Packwood House (135 Pictures)

(16.2 miles, 26.1 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.....

Zoo at Drayton Manor

Drayton Manor Park (6 Pictures)

(16.5 miles, 26.6 km, direction NE)

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

Kingsbury Water Park (210 Pictures)

(16.7 miles, 26.8 km, direction E)

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

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.....

Seventeenth Century Weston Park House

Weston Park (5 Pictures)

(17.3 miles, 27.8 km, direction NW)

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Tamworth Castle, Staffordshire

Tamworth Castle (9 Pictures)

(18.9 miles, 30.4 km, direction NE)

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The Victorian Fairground, Blists Hill, Shropshire

Blists Hill Victorian Town Museum (137 Pictures)

(19.4 miles, 31.2 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.....

Sunrise through the Pines, Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase Country Park (140 Pictures)

(19.7 miles, 31.7 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.....


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