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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 Shirley StationShirley

30 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.

0.5 km SW · Warwickshire & West Midlands

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.

5 km NE · spans 9 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.

9 km NW

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.

9.3 km NW

Photo of Packwood House, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Packwood House

House & garden near Lapworth

Tudor house with famous yew topiary garden.

9.3 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.8 km NW

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.

3.3 km SE · West Midlands & Warwickshire

Photo of Earlswood Moat House, an ancient site near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.

Earlswood Moat House

Ancient site near Lapworth

A National Trust place in Warwickshire.

5 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.

5.2 km W · Worcestershire & West Midlands

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.

5.9 km SW

Photo of Cannon Hill Park, a Grade II* registered house & garden near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

Cannon Hill Park

House & garden near Birmingham

A Birmingham park given by Louisa Ryland in 1873, laid out with ornamental lakes.

6.7 km NW

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.

6.7 km NE

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.

6.8 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.

7.9 km E

Everything else within 10 km (16) — 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.