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

Grand Union Canal© Andrew Abbott / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Water Orton StationWater Orton

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.

7.9 km W · spans 9 counties

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

1.6 km N · West Midlands, Warwickshire & Staffordshire

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.

3.2 km E · West Midlands & Warwickshire

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.

3.4 km SW

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.

3.9 km SW

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.

4.6 km E · 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.

4.8 km NW

Kingsbury Water Park

Country park near Coleshill

A country park in Warwickshire.

4.9 km NE

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.

5.6 km S

Sutton Park

Country park near Birmingham

A country park in West Midlands.

7.6 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (14) — 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.