Kings Heath

Worth seeing in and around Kings Heath

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
   University of Birmingham

   The University of Birmingham is a public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham, and Mason Science College, making it the first English redbrick university to receive its own royal charter, and the first English unitary university.

   3.2 km · university in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Edgbaston Cricket Ground

   Edgbaston Cricket Ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England, is home to Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Edgbaston has also been the venue for Test matches, One-Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals.

   2.7 km · cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Birmingham Central Mosque

   Birmingham Central Mosque, is a mosque in the Highgate area of Birmingham, England, run by the Birmingham Mosque Trust. The organization, 'Muslims in Britain’ classify the Birmingham Central Mosque as, nonsectarian.

   3.6 km · mosque in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Barber Institute of Fine Arts

   The Barber Institute of Fine Arts is an art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England. It is situated in purpose-built premises on the campus of the University of Birmingham.

   3.1 km · Art gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower

   The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, or colloquially Old Joe, is a clock tower and campanile located in Chancellor's court at the University of Birmingham, in the suburb of Edgbaston. It is the tallest clock tower in the UK, although its actual height is the subject of some confusion.

   3.2 km · clock tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Sarehole

   Sarehole is an area in Hall Green, Birmingham, England. Historically in Worcestershire, it was a small hamlet in the larger parish, and manor, of Yardley, which was transferred to Birmingham in 1911.

   2.5 km · area in Hall Green, Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

   Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre is a Quaker community and educational organization, offering online courses and worship, Master's degrees through the University of Birmingham, and in-person retreats and events in various venues. It was formerly based at a conference facility in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England, which closed in 2023.

   3.7 km · Quaker college in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Lazar's Church, Bournville

   Saint Prince Lazar Serbian Orthodox Church, also known as Lazarica is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Bournville, Birmingham, England. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Britain and Ireland of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is dedicated to Lazar of Serbia.

   4 km · church in United Kingdom · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Church of the Ascension, Hall Green

   The Church of the Ascension is a Church of England parish church in the Hall Green area of Birmingham, England.

   3.6 km · church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park

    Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, formerly Birmingham Nature Centre, and before that Birmingham Zoo, is a small zoo on the edge of Cannon Hill Park in Birmingham, England. It is owned and managed by Birmingham City Council.

    2.3 km · zoo · Wikipedia

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Getting to Kings Heath

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 10 km · East Midlands (EMA), 58 km · Manchester (MAN), 105 km

Stations

Selly Oak railway station, 3 km · Bournville railway station, 2.3 km · Yardley Wood railway station, 2.9 km · Hall Green railway station, 3.3 km · Kings Norton railway station, 3.5 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Kings Heath

  76 km · quickest by road, 1h 46m · £8–11
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Kings Heath

  118 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · £13–17
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• London → Kings Heath

  159 km · quickest by road, 3h 6m · £17–22
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