Sparkhill

Worth seeing in and around Sparkhill

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.

   4.5 km · university in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   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.

   9.4 km · football stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, England · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Andrew's

   St Andrew's, known since 2024 for sponsorship reasons as St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park, is an association football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham, England.

   2.8 km · football stadium in the Bordesley district of Birmingham · Wikipedia
4. 04
   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.

   4.3 km · university in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
5. 05
   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.

   4.3 km · museum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   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.

   4.2 km · cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   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.

   4.7 km · indoor sports arena in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
8. 08
   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.

   4.4 km · public library in Birmingham, England · Wikipedia
9. 09
   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.

   4.8 km · Church of England church in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Alexander Stadium

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

    9.3 km · stadium in Birmingham, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Sparkhill

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 8 km · East Midlands (EMA), 56 km · Manchester (MAN), 104 km

Stations

Birmingham Airport, 7.9 km · Birmingham New Street railway station, 3.8 km · Birmingham Moor Street railway station, 3.6 km · Birmingham Snow Hill station, 4.4 km · Birmingham International railway station, 9.4 km

• Nottingham, Leicestershire → Sparkhill

  74 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · £8–10
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Sparkhill

  117 km · quickest by road, 2h 43m · £13–17
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• London → Sparkhill

  159 km · quickest by road, 3h 10m · £17–22
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