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Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal© Stephen McKay / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Longbridge StationLongbridge

47 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo along the Monarch's Way, a 625-mile long-distance path running from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea, England.Highlight

Monarch's Way

Long-distance path

England's longest inland waymarked trail, tracing Charles II's escape route from defeat at Worcester in 1651 to the ship waiting at Shoreham.

3.8 km W · spans 14 counties

Photo of the Stratford-upon-Avon Canal, a 26-mile canal running from King's Norton Junction to Stratford-upon-Avon, central England.Iconic

Stratford-upon-Avon Canal

Canal

Through the old Forest of Arden to Shakespeare's town, saved by volunteers in the 1960s restoration that changed canal history.

4.3 km NE · Warwickshire & West Midlands

Photo: Clent Hills, a viewpoint near Chaddesley Corbett, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Clent Hills

Viewpoint near Chaddesley Corbett

National Trust hills of woodland and heath near Birmingham, with a summit topograph and views to the Cotswolds and Wales.

7.9 km W

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.

8.5 km NE

Photo of Tardebigge Locks, a landmark near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.Highlight

Tardebigge Locks

Landmark near Barnt Green

A flight of thirty narrow locks climbing 67m in just over two miles, the longest lock flight in Britain.

8.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo of Lickey Hills Country Park, a country park near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.

Lickey Hills Country Park

Country park near Barnt Green

A country park in Worcestershire.

1.9 km SW

Photo of Cofton Hackett, a country estate near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.

Cofton Hackett

Country estate near Barnt Green

A National Trust place in Worcestershire.

2.4 km S

Photo of the Worcester & Birmingham Canal, a 30-mile canal running from Birmingham to Worcester, central England.

Worcester & Birmingham Canal

Canal

Down from Birmingham to the Severn at Worcester by fifty-eight locks, thirty of them in the great Tardebigge flight.

2.8 km SE · Worcestershire & West Midlands

Photo of Frankley Beeches, a country estate near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.

Frankley Beeches

Country estate near Barnt Green

A National Trust place in Worcestershire.

3 km NW

Photo of Chadwich Manor Estate, a country estate near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.

Chadwich Manor Estate

Country estate near Barnt Green

A National Trust place in Worcestershire.

3.4 km SW

Photo of Waseley Hills Country Park, a country park near Barnt Green, Worcestershire, central England.

Waseley Hills Country Park

Country park near Barnt Green

A country park in Worcestershire.

3.5 km W

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

Woodgate Valley Country Park

Country park near Birmingham

A country park in West Midlands.

4.6 km NW

Photo of The Peacock Inn, a pub near Forhill, Worcestershire, central England.

The Peacock Inn

Pub near Forhill

Red-brick former coaching inn popular with walkers and cyclists, with a garden over the countryside.

4.6 km SE

Halesowen Abbey

Abbey near Barnt Green

Halesowen Abbey and associated water control features

6.4 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (33) — 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.