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Solihull
Town in West Midlands, England

Solihull

Solihull is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands county, England.

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Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. The town had a population of 126,577 at the 2021 census, and the wider metropolitan borough had a population of 216,240. The town is located around 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Birmingham and 14 miles (23 km) west of Coventry.

Get in

Getting to Solihull

  1. 01
    Birmingham Airport
  2. 02
    Solihull

    A couple of minutes walk from the town centre.

  3. 03
    Birmingham International

    3 miles north of Solihull, near the airport and NEC.

See

Worth seeing

  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.

Eat

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.

How locals move

Getting around Solihull the local way

  • Get inHolyhead's ferry port ensures that the north of Wales is well connected with the whole West Midlands.

From Wikivoyage: West Midlands (county), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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