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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 Widney Manor StationWidney

26 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.

2.5 km E · spans 9 counties

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.

3.9 km W · Warwickshire & West Midlands

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.

5.9 km NE

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.

5.9 km S

Photo of Baddesley Clinton, a house & garden near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.Highlight

Baddesley Clinton

House & garden near Lapworth

Romantic moated medieval manor with priest holes.

7.4 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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.

0.2 km SE · West Midlands & Warwickshire

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.

3 km E

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.

5.4 km W

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.

5.5 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.

6.2 km E · spans 4 counties

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.

6.2 km N

Photo of The Boot Inn, a pub near Lapworth, Warwickshire, central England.

The Boot Inn

Pub near Lapworth

A canal-country dining pub at Lapworth, named among the best in the county.

6.9 km S

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.

8.7 km NW

Everything else within 10 km (13) — 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.