Frankley

Worth seeing in and around Frankley

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
   Newman University

   Birmingham Newman University is a public university based in the suburb of Bartley Green in Birmingham, England. The university was founded in 1968 as Newman College of Higher Education.

   1.8 km · university in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Weoley Castle

   Weoley Castle, known historically as the Manor of Welegh, is the remains of a fortified manor house located in the Birmingham district of Weoley Castle, a primarily residential area, in the English West Midlands. Owned by Birmingham City Council and administered as a community museum by Birmingham Museums Trust, it is a Grade II listed building and a Scheduled monument.

   3.7 km · remains of a fortified manor house, in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   The Leasowes

   The Leasowes is a 57-hectare estate in Halesowen, historically in the county of Shropshire, later Worcestershire, England, comprising house and gardens. The parkland is now listed Grade I on English Heritage's Register of Parks and Gardens and the home of the Halesowen Golf Club.

   3.8 km · house in Halesowen, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Dowery Dell Viaduct

   Dowery Dell, between Rubery and Halesowen in Worcestershire, was a 234 yards, nine span lattice steel, single-track railway viaduct that carried the Halesowen to Longbridge railway. A 10 mph speed limit was in operation.

   1.8 km · railway viaduct that carried the Halesowen to Longbridge railway until it was dismantled in 1964 · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima

   The Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle is a Roman Catholic parish in the Archdiocese of Birmingham.

   3.8 km · church in the Weoley Castle area of Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Our Lady and St Brigid's Church, Northfield

   The Church of Our Lady and St Brigid Northfield is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Northfield, Birmingham.

   2.7 km · church in Northfield, Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Bartley Reservoir

   Bartley Reservoir is a reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. It covers 460,000 square metres.

   1.3 km · reservoir in the West Midlands, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Laurence's Church, Northfield

   St. Laurence's Church, Northfield is a parish church in the Church of England in Northfield, Birmingham.

   3.5 km · church in Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Gas Street Longbridge

   St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

   3.9 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Bournville College

    Bournville College is a further education college based in Longbridge, Birmingham, England. The college offers courses that include A Levels, BTECs, NVQs, apprenticeships, and bespoke qualifications.

    3.4 km · further education college in Birmingham, West Midlands, England · Wikipedia

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Getting to Frankley

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 18 km · East Midlands (EMA), 65 km · Manchester (MAN), 105 km

Stations

Longbridge railway station, 3.7 km · Northfield railway station, 3.6 km · Halesowen railway station, 4 km · Hunnington railway station, 2.5 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Frankley

  83 km · quickest by road, 1h 56m · £10–13
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Frankley

  119 km · quickest by road, 2h 41m · £13–18
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• London → Frankley

  164 km · quickest by road, 3h 11m · £17–23
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