Visitor attractions and information for
Solihull
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 National Motorcycle Museum, 86 Henwood Lane,
Solihull, B91 2TH. Tel: 0121 704 2784. The complex re-opened
after the fire in 2003, with a larger gift shop, conference facilities
for over 5000 delegates and better access for the disabled. www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk.
About 1 mile from Solihull. |
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The
NEC, Birmingham, England, B40 1NT. Tel: 0121 780 4141. The National
Exhibition Centre is the busiest exhibition centre in Europe,
staging more than 180 exhibitions each year, ranging from world-famous
public shows as Crufts Dog Show and Clotheshow Live to international
trade exhibitions like IPEX and Spring Fair, Birmingham. Up to
four million people visit the centre each year. www.necgroup.co.uk.
About 4 miles north of
Solihull. |
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Packwood House, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire
B94 6AT. Tel: 01564 783294. A much-restored Tudor house, garden
with notable topiary and park. Tudor manor house with a fascinating
civil war history. Lavish interior with renowned collections
of stained glass and tapestries. Walled flower garden offers
a riot of colour throughout the year. Unusual 17th-century Yew
Garden. National Trust. Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Stephen
Robson). About 5 miles
south of Solihull. |
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Baddesley
Clinton, Rising Lane, Baddesley Clinton Village, Knowle, Solihull,
Warwickshire B93 0DQ. Tel: 01564 783294. Picturesque medieval
moated manor house and garden. Atmospheric house dates from 15th
century. Discover the three priest holes used to hide persecuted
Jesuit priests in the 1590s. Exquisite 19th-century Catholic
chapel. National Trust. Charges apply. (Photo © NTPL / Andrew
Butler). www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About 5 miles south of Solihull. |
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Grand Union Canal. The Grand Union Canal main
line covers the 137 miles from London and Birmingham. Branches
take it to places such as Slough, Leicester, Wendover, Aylesbury
and Northampton. One end of the Canal is at Brentford on the
River Thames, the other end at Bordesley Junction in the centre
of Birmingham. At Bordesley it divides to join up with other
canals. Passes 1 mile
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