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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 Whitlocks End StationWhitlocks End

33 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.

0.4 km NE · 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.

6.2 km NE · spans 9 counties

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.

8.8 km SE

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.

9.8 km NW

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.

1.9 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.

2.6 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.

4 km SE

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 km W

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.

5.1 km W · Worcestershire & West Midlands

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.

7.6 km NW

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.

8.1 km E

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.

8.1 km N

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.

8.1 km NE

Everything else within 10 km (20) — 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.