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Barr Beacon

Photo: Barr Beacon, a 227m hill near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

Barr Beacon

© A J Paxton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© A J Paxton / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Barr Beacon

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Barr Beacon tops out at 227 m in West Midlands. It is the highest point of Walsall. It is one of seven hills the Albion Guide lists in West Midlands. The closest station is Hamstead (Birmingham), 4.8 km to the south.

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More places to visit near Barr Beacon

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.

7.3 km W · spans 14 counties

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.

8 km SE · spans 9 counties

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.

9.7 km NE · spans 4 counties

Photo of JW Evans Silver Factory, a visitor attraction near Birmingham, the West Midlands, central England.

JW Evans Silver Factory

Attraction near Birmingham

Family-run silverware works in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, trading from 1881 to 2008 and left as it closed, with its machinery and thousands of dies.

9.8 km S

Photo of Letocetum (Wall Roman Site), an ancient site near Alrewas, Staffordshire, central England.Highlight

Letocetum (Wall Roman Site)

Ancient site near Alrewas

Roman staging post with visible bathhouse remains.

10 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.

10.7 km S