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Photo of Gas Street Basin, a landmark near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

Gas Street Basin© Roger D Kidd / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Gravelly Hill StationGravelly Hill

24 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of the Grand Union Canal, a 137-mile canal running from Brentford to Birmingham, England.Highlight

Grand Union Canal

Canal

London to Birmingham by water — the trunk route of the canal age, with arms reaching Leicester, Aylesbury, Northampton and Paddington.

0.8 km SW · spans 9 counties

Photo of Gas Street Basin, a landmark near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.Highlight

Gas Street Basin

Landmark near Birmingham

The canal crossroads at the heart of Birmingham, narrowboats moored among the old warehouses where the city's waterways meet.

5.7 km SW

Photo of Birmingham Botanical Gardens, a Grade II* registered house & garden in the West Midlands, central England.Highlight

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

House & garden near Birmingham

A John Claudius Loudon design of 1832, arranged around four Victorian glasshouses.

7.5 km SW

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Photo of the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal, a 15-mile canal running from Birmingham to Fazeley Junction, central England.

Birmingham & Fazeley Canal

Canal

Out of central Birmingham down the Farmer's Bridge and Aston flights, carrying the network's traffic toward the Trent valley.

0.8 km SE · West Midlands, Warwickshire & Staffordshire

Photo of Kingfisher Country Park, a country park near Coleshill, the West Midlands, central England.

Kingfisher Country Park

Country park near Coleshill

A country park in West Midlands.

3.7 km SE

Photo of Castle Bromwich Hall, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Coleshill, the West Midlands, central England.

Castle Bromwich Hall

House & garden near Coleshill

A formal garden of around 1700, among England's most complete, with a holly walk.

4.1 km E

Photo of Newhall Valley Country Park, a country park near Coleshill, the West Midlands, central England.

Newhall Valley Country Park

Country park near Coleshill

A country park in West Midlands.

4.3 km NE

Sutton Park

Country park near Birmingham

A country park in West Midlands.

4.4 km N

Key Hill Cemetery

House & garden near Birmingham

Birmingham's first nonconformist burial ground of 1836, where Joseph Chamberlain lies.

5 km SW

Photo of JW Evans Silver Factory, a visitor attraction near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

JW Evans Silver Factory

Attraction near Birmingham

Family-run silverware works in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, trading from 1881 to 2008 and left as it closed, with its machinery and thousands of dies.

5.3 km SW

Photo of Back to Backs, a house & garden near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

Back to Backs

House & garden near Birmingham

A National Trust place in West Midlands.

5.4 km SW

Photo of the Birmingham Canal Main Line, a canal running from Birmingham to Wolverhampton, central England.

Birmingham Canal Main Line

Canal

The spine of the Birmingham Canal Navigations — Brindley's winding old main line and Telford's ruler-straight new one, side by side.

5.6 km SW · West Midlands

Everything else within 10 km (12) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.