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 Tamworth is a thriving, historic market
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Tamworth
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. |
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Tamworth
- Travel by road - Tamworth is about 3
miles west of Junction 10 of the M 42 Motorway. The M 42 Motorway
begins at Junction 4A of the M5 Motorway (Bromsgrove), forming
part of the Birmingham circular before heading north towards
Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Tamworth is about 40 miles from Bromsgrove and 20 miles from
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Tamworth -
Travel by train - Tamworth Station, Victoria
Road Tamworth, B79 7JT. CCTV. Ticket office. Waiting room. Refreshment facilities. Pay phone. Toilets. Whole station step free access. Taxi rank. |
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Birmingham
International Airport Ltd, Birmingham, B26 3QJ. Tel: +44 (0)8707
335511. The airport has an extensive range
of facilities to offer passengers, visitors and staff whilst
at the airport. The airport rail station is only a two minute
ride away, and just one mile from Junction 6 of the M42. The
airport is adjacent to the National Exhibition Centre. Birmingham
airport is about 14 miles from Tamworth. |
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Tamworth
- Sport - Tamworth FC, The Lamb, Kettlebrook,
Tamworth, Staffs, B77 1AA. Tel: 01827 65798. |
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Tamworth
- Sport - There are golf courses nearby
including the Belfry National Golf Centre. Belfry Golf Club,
Wishaw, West Midlands, B76 9PR. Tel: 01675470301. About 6 miles
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Tamworth
- Shopping - In the historic town centre
there are a variety of specialist shops as well as high street
names. Tuesdays and Saturdays - Tamworth’s popular market.
Marks & Spencer, Ventura Park, Bitterscote, Tamworth, Staffordshire,
B78 3JD. Tel: 01827 302835.
Tamworth Services Simply Food - Marks
& Spencer, Junction 10, M42/A5, Green Lane, Tamworth, Staffordshire,
B77 5PS. |
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Tamworth
- Entertainment and attractions - Hartshill
Hayes Country Park, Oldbury Road, Hartshill, Nuneaton, Warks,
CV10 0TE. Phone 01827 872660. Drayton
Manor Park, near Tamworth, Staffordshire, B78 3TW. Tel: 08708
725252. Twycross Zoo, Twycross, near Market
Bosworth, Leicestershire. Tel: 01827 880250. |
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Tamworth
- Other information - Tamworth has a fine
Norman Castle boasting a medieval banqueting hall, furnished
Jacobean apartments, ghostly apparitions and a fine herringbone
curtain wall. Market Street, in the shadow of the castle, is
also home to the old Town Hall with its Tuscan columns. |
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Airport indicated is Birmingham International. Tamworth is about 3 miles west of Junction 10 of
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Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). Tamworth
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- Alton Towers, Alton, Staffordshire, ST10 4DB. Tel: 08705 20
40 60. alton-towers.co.uk.
- Rudyard Lake and steam
railway - near Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 8PF. Tel: 01538 306280.
rudyardlake.com.
- The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Bethesda Street, Hanley,
Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3DW. Tel: 01782 232323.
- Biddulph Grange Garden,
Grange Road, Biddulph, Staffordshire ST8 7SD. Tel: 01782 517999.
nationaltrust.org.uk.
- Lichfield Cathedral, 19A The Close, Lichfield, Staffordshire,
WS13 7LD. Tel: 01543 306100.