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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 Marston Green StationMarston Green

24 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 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.

4.2 km W · spans 9 counties

Photo of Grace and Savour at Hampton Manor, a restaurant near Hampton-in-Arden, the West Midlands, central England.Highlight

Grace and Savour at Hampton Manor

Restaurant · With rooms near Hampton-in-Arden

Kitchen-garden tasting menus in the walled garden of a Victorian country manor.

5.8 km SE

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.

9.5 km SW · Warwickshire & West Midlands

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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

Sheldon Country Park

Country park near Coleshill

A country park in West Midlands.

0 km SW

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.

2.1 km N

Photo of the River Blythe, a 25-mile river running from Earlswood to River Tame at Coleshill, central England.

River Blythe

River

A lowland clay river winding through Warwickshire and Solihull, unusual for never having been straightened.

4.7 km E · West Midlands & Warwickshire

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.

4.8 km NW

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

The Shire Country Park

Country park near Birmingham

A country park in West Midlands.

6.4 km W

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.

6.6 km NW · West Midlands, Warwickshire & Staffordshire

Photo along the Heart of England Way, a 104-mile long-distance path running from Cannock Chase to Bourton-on-the-Water, England.

Heart of England Way

Long-distance path

The Midlands' green spine, from Cannock Chase through the old Forest of Arden to Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds.

8.1 km NE · spans 4 counties

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.

8.8 km N

Photo of Knowle: Children's Field, a country estate near Lapworth, the West Midlands, central England.

Knowle: Children's Field

Country estate near Lapworth

A National Trust place in West Midlands.

8.9 km S

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.