Tamworth

Worth seeing in and around Tamworth

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
   Tamworth Castle

   Tamworth Castle, a Grade I listed building, is a Norman castle overlooking the mouth of the River Anker into the Tame in the town of Tamworth in Staffordshire, England. Before boundary changes in 1889, however, the castle was within the edge of Warwickshire while most of the town belonged to Staffordshire.

   200 m · Grade I listed Norman motte and bailey castle and museum in Tamworth, Staffordshire, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Drayton Manor Theme Park

   Drayton Manor Resort is a family theme park, zoo and accommodation in the grounds of the former Drayton Manor, in Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK. It covers 180 acres, of which about 113 acres are in use. It is the fourth-largest amusement park in the UK by land area at 280 acres.

   2.9 km · Theme park and zoo · Wikipedia
3. 03
   St Chad's Church, Hopwas

   St Chad's Church is in the village of Hopwas, Staffordshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Tamworth, the archdeaconry of Lichfield and the diocese of Lichfield.

   3.3 km · grade II listed church in Wigginton and Hopwas, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   The Lamb Ground

   The Lamb Ground is a football stadium in the district of Kettlebrook, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England and is the home of Tamworth Football Club. It has a capacity of 4,000, and is approximately half a mile south of Tamworth railway station.

   700 m · football stadium in Tamworth, England · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Church of St Editha

   The Church of St Editha is a Church of England parish church and Grade I listed building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

   100 m · church in Tamworth, England · Wikipedia
6. 06
   St Editha's Church, Amington

   Amington Parish Church is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Amington.

   2.8 km · grade II listed church in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Moat House

   The Moat House is a Grade II* building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, in what were once the grounds of Tamworth Castle. The summer house, in the rear beer garden, is a Grade II listed building.

   500 m · Grade II* listed building in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Fazeley Junction

   Fazeley Junction is the name of the canal junction where the authorised Birmingham and Fazeley Canal terminates and meets the Coventry Canal at Fazeley, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.

   2.1 km · canal junction in the uk · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Bolehall Viaduct

   Bolehall Viaduct, also known as Bolebridge Viaduct or the Anker Viaduct, and known locally as the 19 Arches, is a railway bridge in Bolehall, Tamworth, Staffordshire, England. It was designed by George Stephenson and opened in 1839 for the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.

   700 m · viaduct in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Amington Hall

    Amington Hall is an early-19th-century former country house at Amington, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, which has been converted into residential apartments.

    2.8 km · house in Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Tamworth

Airports

Birmingham (BHX), 20 km · East Midlands (EMA), 33 km · Manchester (MAN), 89 km

Stations

Tamworth railway station, 700 m · Wilnecote railway station, 2.8 km · Polesworth railway station, 5.8 km

• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Tamworth

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 33m · £13–17
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• Liverpool → Tamworth

  122 km · quickest by road, 2h 22m · £14–19
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• London → Tamworth

  165 km · quickest by road, 3h 9m · £16–22
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