Solihull

Worth seeing in and around Solihull

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
   bp pulse LIVE

   bp pulse LIVE is a multipurpose indoor arena located at the National Exhibition Centre in Solihull, England, just outside Birmingham. It has a capacity of 15,685 seats.

   6 km · arena in Solihull near Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   5.8 km · area in Hall Green, Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   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.

   4.8 km · church in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   National Motorcycle Museum

   The National Motorcycle Museum occupies an 8-acre site in Bickenhill, Solihull, England and holds the world's largest collection of British motorcycles. In addition to over 1,000 motorcycles, which cover a century of motorcycle manufacture, the museum developed award-winning conference facilities in 1985.

   6 km · motorcycle museum in West Midlands, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St. Alphege's Church

   St Alphege Church, Solihull, is a medieval parish church in the Church of England in Solihull, West Midlands.

   200 m · church in Solihull, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Damson Park

   Damson Park is an association football stadium in Solihull, West Midlands, England. It was the new home of Solihull Borough following their departure from their original Widney Lane Ground.

   3.2 km · stadium · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Knowle Parish Church

   Knowle Parish Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Knowle, West Midlands.

   4.1 km · church in Knowle, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St James the Great, Shirley

   St James the Great, Shirley is a Grade II listed parish church in the town of Shirley in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands, England. It is part of the Anglican Diocese of Birmingham.

   3.3 km · church in Shirley, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   St Peter's Church, Hall Green

   St Peter's Church is a Church of England parish church in the Hall Green area of Birmingham, England.

   5.2 km · church in Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Christ Church

    Christ Church, Yardley Wood is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham.

    5.9 km · church in Yardley Wood, Birmingham, England, UK · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   National Motorcycle Museum
2. 02
   Elmdon Park

   Old walled garden is now a local nature reserve.

3. 03
   Brueton and Malvern Parks
4. 04
   Baddesley Clinton

   Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton, B93 0DQ (6 miles south of Solihull), baddesleyclinton@nationaltrust.org.uk.

5. 05
   Packwood House

   Packwood Lane, Lapworth, B94 6AT (6 miles south of Solihull), packwood@nationaltrust.org.uk.

6. 06
   Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

   Restored Jacobean gardens; listed grade II* and the only remaining example in the country of a formal English garden design.

From Wikivoyage: Solihull, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

In Solihull town centre, there is a range of food outlets ranging from McDonald's on the High Street to Nando's, Wagamama and TGI Friday in Touchwood to expensive restaurants and brasseries at the top of the High Street near the church. All 3 department stores (M&S, Beatties and John Lewis) have cafes and there are many pubs in and around Solihull that serve excellent food.

1. 01
   Touchwood -
2. 02
   Indian Dream

   Dovehouse Parade.

From Wikivoyage: Solihull, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Solihull

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 5 km · East Midlands (EMA), 56 km · Manchester (MAN), 109 km

Stations

Birmingham Airport, 5 km · Birmingham International railway station, 5.5 km · Hampton-in-Arden railway station, 5.6 km · AirRail Link, 5.5 km · Shirley railway station, 4.7 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Solihull

  73 km · quickest by road, 1h 33m · £8–10
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• London → Solihull

  152 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £16–22
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Solihull

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 31m · £15–19
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