Romsley

Worth seeing in and around Romsley

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
   Clent Castle

   Clent Castle is a sham ruin castellated folly in the grounds of Clent Grove that is situated opposite the Fountain Inn on Adams Hill in Clent, Worcestershire, England. It was built in the late 18th century by Thomas Liell, and it has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.

   3.9 km · castle in the UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   1.3 km · railway viaduct that carried the Halesowen to Longbridge railway until it was dismantled in 1964 · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Frankley Reservoir

   Frankley Reservoir is a semi-circular reservoir for drinking water in Birmingham, England, operated by Severn Trent Water. Its construction was authorised by the Birmingham Corporation Water Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict.

   3.9 km · reservoir in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   St Leonard's Church, Frankley

   St Leonard's Church, Frankley is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Frankley, Worcestershire.

   3.6 km · church in Bromsgrove, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Michael and All Angels' Church

   St. Michael and All Angels' Church, Bartley Green is a parish church in the Church of England located in Bartley Green, Birmingham.

   4 km · church in Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Church of St John the Baptist, Halesowen

   The Church of St John the Baptist, Halesowen, is a Grade I listed parish church in the Black Country town of Halesowen, in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Church of England and lies within the Anglican Diocese of Worcester.

   3.6 km · church in Halesowen, West Midlands, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
7. 07
   St Chad's Church, Rubery

   St Chad’s Church, Rubery is a Church of England parish church in Rubery, Worcestershire.

   3.8 km · church in Rubery, Worcestershire, England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Castlebourne folly

   The Castlebourne folly in the parish of Belbroughton, Worcestershire, England, was built as a sham castle towards the end of the eighteenth century and is similar in age and design to Clent Castle another folly about 2.2 miles away in an adjacent parish of Clent. In the middle nineteenth century a house, Castlebourne was built in a Gothic castle style close to the folly and connected by a wall about 20 yards long and 5 yards high with an archway.

   3.7 km · building in Worcestershire · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Halesowen Abbey

   Halesowen Abbey was a Premonstratensian abbey in Halesowen, England of which only ruins remain. Founded by Peter des Roches with a grant of land from King John, the abbey's official year of inauguration was 1218.

   3.1 km · Grade I listed abbey in Halesowen, West Midlands, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Walton Hill

    At 316 metres above sea level, Walton Hill is the highest point in the range of hills in northern Worcestershire known as the Clent Hills. It is the highest point for 21 miles in all directions, and as such commands an excellent panorama.

    2.1 km · hill in Worcestershire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Romsley

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 21 km · East Midlands (EMA), 67 km · Manchester (MAN), 105 km

Stations

Halesowen bus station, 3.5 km · Hunnington railway station, 1.5 km

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  167 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · £17–23
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