Hockley

Worth seeing in and around Hockley

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
   The Hawthorns

   The Hawthorns is an all-seater football stadium in West Bromwich, in the Black Country borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England, with a capacity of 27,087. It has been the home of Championship club West Bromwich Albion since 1900, when it became the sixth ground to be used by the club.

   3.4 km · football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   2.4 km · university in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

   Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history.

   2.4 km · museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Arena Birmingham

   Utilita Arena Birmingham is an indoor arena and sporting venue in central Birmingham, England. It is owned by parent company the NEC Group.

   2.3 km · indoor sports arena in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Philip's Cathedral

   The Cathedral Church of Saint Philip, also called the Birmingham Cathedral, is a Church of England cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Birmingham. Built as a parish church in the Baroque style by Thomas Archer, it was consecrated in 1715.

   2.4 km · cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Library of Birmingham

   The Library of Birmingham is a public library in Birmingham, England. It is situated on the west side of the city centre at Centenary Square, beside the Birmingham Rep and Baskerville House.

   2.3 km · public library in Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Alexander Stadium

   Alexander Stadium is an athletics stadium in Perry Barr, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It is the largest athletics stadium in the United Kingdom.

   3.5 km · stadium in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Paul's Church

   St Paul's is a Church of England church in the Georgian St Paul's Square in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, England.

   1.8 km · Church of England church in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   West Midlands Metro

   The West Midlands Metro is a light-rail/tram system in the county of West Midlands, England. The network has 35 stops with a total of 14.9 miles of track; it currently consists of a single route, Line 1, which operates between two termini in the city of Birmingham and two in the city of Wolverhampton via the towns of Bilston, Wednesbury and West Bromwich, on a mixture of former railway lines and urban on-street running.

   2.4 km · light rail system in the West Midlands, England · Wikipedia
10. 10
    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.

    2.4 km · 2025 Black Sabbath concert · Wikipedia

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Getting to Hockley

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 13 km · East Midlands (EMA), 54 km · Manchester (MAN), 98 km

Stations

Birmingham New Street railway station, 2.8 km · Birmingham Moor Street railway station, 3 km · Birmingham Snow Hill station, 2.2 km · Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station, 3.7 km · Five Ways railway station, 3.3 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Hockley

  72 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £7–10
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Hockley

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £12–16
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• Liverpool → Hockley

  124 km · quickest by road, 2h 21m · £14–18
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