Gravelly Hill

Worth seeing in and around Gravelly Hill

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
   Aston University

   Aston University is a public university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first college of advanced technology in 1956.

   3.9 km · university in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Back to the Beginning

   Back to the Beginning was a one-off benefit concert by the English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, with a number of supporting artists. It took place on 5 July 2025 at Villa Park in Aston, Birmingham, England, near to where the band was formed in 1968.

   2.3 km · 2025 Black Sabbath concert · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Birmingham City University

   Birmingham City University is a public university in Birmingham, England. Initially established as the Birmingham College of Art with roots dating back to 1843, it was designated as a polytechnic in 1971 and gained university status in 1992.

   3.2 km · UK university (2007-) · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Aston Hall

   Aston Hall is a Grade I listed Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, England, designed by John Thorpe and built between 1618 and 1635. It is a leading example of the Jacobean prodigy house.

   2.3 km · Jacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   4 km · canal in England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Barnabas' Church, Erdington

   St. Barnabas' Church is a Church of England parish church in Erdington in the north of Birmingham, England.

   1.4 km · grade II listed church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   All Saints' Church, Gravelly Hill

   All Saints’ Church, Gravelly Hill is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

   500 m · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mark's Church, Stockland Green

   St Mark's Church, Stockland Green is a Church of England parish church in Birmingham.

   1.6 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   2.3 km · church in Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Aston Junction

    Aston Junction is the name of the canal junction where the Digbeth Branch Canal terminates and meets the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near to Aston, Birmingham, England.

    3.5 km · canal junction in the uk · Wikipedia

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Getting to Gravelly Hill

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 10 km · East Midlands (EMA), 50 km · Manchester (MAN), 97 km

Stations

Wylde Green railway station, 4 km · Adderley Park railway station, 3.3 km · Perry Barr railway station, 3.4 km · Gravelly Hill railway station, 300 m · Aston railway station, 1.7 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Gravelly Hill

  68 km · quickest by road, 1h 29m · £7–10
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Gravelly Hill

  110 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £12–17
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• London → Gravelly Hill

  12 km · quickest by road, 57 min · £1.5–2
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