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Wolverhampton
City in the West Midlands, England

Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.

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Located around 12 miles (19 km) north-west of Birmingham, it forms the north-western part of the West Midlands conurbation, with the towns of Willenhall and Walsall to the east, and the towns of Sedgley and Dudley to the south. The population in 2021 was 263,700, making it the third largest city in the county after Birmingham and Coventry.

Get in

Getting to Wolverhampton

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    Wolverhampton
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    West Midlands Metro
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    Wolverhampton St George's
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    Wolverhampton Airport
See

Worth seeing

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    Wolverhampton Art Gallery

    Home to one of the best collections of Pop Art in the UK, including works by Andy Warhol.

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    West Park

    A fine example of a Victorian park close to the city centre, with a refurbished bandstand, and lake.

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    Moseley Old Hall

    Moseley Old Hall Lane, Fordhouses, WV10 7HY (between the A449 Stafford Road (junc 2, M54) and A460 Cannock Road (junc 1, M54) south of the M54), moseleyoldhall@nationaltrust.org.uk.

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    Wightwick Manor and Gardens

    Wightwick Bank, WV6 8EE (Off the A454 Bridgnorth Road), wightwickmanor@nationaltrust.org.uk.

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    St Peter's Collegiate Church

    A 14th-century church and gardens in Cheapside - Green Heritage status.

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    Boscobel House and The Royal Oak

    Brewood, Bishop's Wood, ST19 9AR (10 miles north-west of Wolverhampton),.

Do

Things to do

Wolverhampton Wanderers, Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Rd WV1 4QR. Wolves were relegated in 2026 and now play soccer in the Championship, the second tier. The stadium (capacity 31,000) is half a mile north of town centre, just beyond the ring road. The women's team was promoted in 2026 and play in WSL2, their second tier, at New Bucks Head in Wellington Shropshire.

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    Wolverhampton Racecourse

    Dunstall Park WV6 0PE (Two miles north of town off Gorsebrook Rd),.

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    Grand Theatre

    Grade II listed theatre that was opened in 1894.

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    Civic Hall

    The 3,000-seat Civic Hall and Wulfrun Hall host concerts and other performances.

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    The South Staffordshire Golf Club
Eat

Where to eat

A visit to Wolverhampton wouldn't be complete without trying a curry from one of the many Indian restaurants located in and around the city center. Of particular note is the award-winning Bilash Tandoori on Cheapside.

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    Bilash Tandoori

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.