Buckland End

Worth seeing in and around Buckland End

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Birmingham and Fazeley Canal

   The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Its purpose was to provide a link between the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and thereby connect Birmingham to London via the Oxford Canal.

   2.8 km · canal in England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bromwich Castle

   Bromwich Castle was a motte castle in the large village now called Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands. Bromwich Castle is a scheduled monument.

   1.2 km · castle in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Castle Bromwich Hall

   Castle Bromwich Hall is a Jacobean mansion in the Castle Bromwich area of Solihull, England. It is a Grade I listed building.

   900 m · Grade I listed English country house in Castle Bromwich, Solihull, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Sentinel

   Sentinel is a 16-metre-high sculpture by Tim Tolkien, installed upon Spitfire Island, a roundabout at the intersection of the Chester Road and the A47 Fort Parkway at the entrance to the Castle Vale estate in Birmingham, England. It is near Junction 5 of the M6 motorway and the present day Jaguar Cars plant.

   1.9 km · 2000 sculpture by Tim Tolkien · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Margaret's Church, Ward End

   St Margaret's Church is a Grade II listed former Church of England parish church in Ward End, Birmingham, in the county of the West Midlands.

   3.2 km · church in Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Blakesley Hall

   Blakesley Hall, a grade II* listed building is a Tudor hall on Blakesley Road in Yardley, Birmingham, England. It is one of the oldest buildings in Birmingham and is a typical example of Tudor architecture with the use of darkened timber and wattle-and-daub infill, with an external lime render which is painted white.

   3.2 km · Tudor hall in Yardley, Birmingham, England; now a museum · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Edburgha's Church, Yardley

   St Edburgha's Church is a parish church in the Yardley area of Birmingham, England. It is a Grade I listed building and a part of the Old Yardley conservation area.

   2.8 km · Grade I listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   All Saints' Church

   All Saints’ Church, Shard End is a brick built Grade II listed Church of England parish church in Shard End, Birmingham.

   800 m · church in Shard End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Our Lady Help of Christians Church

   Our Lady Help of Christians is a Grade II* listed Catholic church in Tile Cross, Birmingham. Built in 1966–67 and designed by Richard Gilbert Scott of Giles Scott, Son and Partner.

   2.2 km · Grade II* listed building in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Shard End Lake

    Shard End Lake is a man-made lake created out of a gravel quarry, it is managed by Kingfisher Country Park. Located in Birmingham, this lake holds a variety of silverfish including roach to 1 lb, perch to 2 lbs, bream and tench to 6 lbs, and carp and pike to 30 lbs.

    1.2 km · lake in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia

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Getting to Buckland End

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 6 km · East Midlands (EMA), 48 km · Manchester (MAN), 100 km

Stations

Stechford railway station, 2.2 km · Water Orton railway station, 3.7 km · Lea Hall railway station, 2 km · Bromford Bridge railway station, 3 km · Castle Bromwich railway station, 1.6 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Buckland End

  67 km · quickest by road, 1h 24m · £7–9
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Buckland End

  113 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · £13–17
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• London → Buckland End

  159 km · quickest by road, 2h 59m · £16–22
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