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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 Northfield StationNorthfield

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 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.

3 km E · Warwickshire & West Midlands

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.

5.1 km W · spans 14 counties

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.

6.9 km N

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.

8.6 km NE

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.

8.7 km W

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.

9.2 km NE · spans 9 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

2.5 km E · 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.

3.3 km W

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.

3.6 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.

3.9 km S

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.

3.9 km N

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.

4.5 km SE

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.

4.6 km W

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.

4.9 km SW

Halesowen Abbey

Abbey near Barnt Green

Halesowen Abbey and associated water control features

6.1 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (32) — 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.