Balsall Common Mill, Solihull

Name: Balsall Common Mill
Address: Windmill Lane, Solihull, United Kingdom

#14 among attractions in Solihull

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Berkswell windmill is a four bladed tower mill constructed in 1826 on the site of a former post mill, in the village of Balsall Common, in the parish of Berkswell, in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, West Midlands. The windmill is built in brick with a wooden boat shaped cap, and is turned into the wind by an endless chain winding mechanism. It was historically used to grind flour and animal feeds, and in 1927 the milling wheels were adapted to run via a diesel engine, not reliant upon the variable nature of the wind. The mill was finally closed in 1948, after the last miller John Hammond died. ()

Coordinates: 52°22'51"N, 1°38'7"W

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Windmill LaneSolihull United Kingdom

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Balsall Common Mill – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Butts Park Arena, Baddesley Clinton, Kenilworth Castle, Cyclists War Memorial.

4.9 miE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Butts Park Arena, Coventry
126 min walk • Butts Park Arena is a versatile stadium situated in the vibrant city of Coventry, England. Known primarily as the home ground of the Coventry Rugby Football Club, this venue has become a focal point for sports enthusiasts and visitors to the city alike.
4.1 miSW
15th-century estate with moat and gardens
Baddesley Clinton, Henley-in-Arden
106 min walk • Nestled in the serene countryside of Henley-in-Arden, Baddesley Clinton offers a picturesque escape into England's historical tapestry. This enchanting manor house, replete with moat and verdant gardens, is a quintessential example of a medieval English home, exuding...
3 miSE
Castle created to impress Elizabeth I
Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth
76 min walk • Kenilworth Castle is a castle in the town of Kenilworth in Warwickshire, England which was founded during the Norman conquest of England; with development through to the Tudor period.
4 miN
Memorial
Cyclists War Memorial, Meriden
101 min walk • The Cyclists War Memorial is a war memorial on the village green in Meriden, West Midlands. The village between Coventry and Birmingham was long reputed to be at the geographical centre of England.
3.3 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Priory Theatre, Kenilworth
85 min walk • The Priory Theatre is an amateur theatre building and company located in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. There are 120 seats in a circle and stall layout. The original company were named the Kenilworth Players and formed in 1932. Based in a local hotel they however only lasted until 1939 and the outbreak of World War II.
3.8 miN
Hiking, Hiking trail
Coventry Way, Meriden
97 min walk • The Coventry Way is a 40-mile long distance footpath in central England that starts and finishes in Meriden. It forms a circular route around the city of Coventry covering countryside in both the West Midlands and Warwickshire.
3.1 miSE
Monastery
St Mary's Abbey, Kenilworth
80 min walk • The remains of St Mary's Abbey, of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England are situated in the grounds of St Nicholas' Church and in an adjacent area of Abbey Fields. Some of its ruins are above ground and some are below ground.
3.1 miSE
Cinema, Convention center, Dance studio
St Nicholas Church, Kenilworth
80 min walk • St Nicholas Church is a Church of England parish church in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. The church is built of local red sandstones. The main phases of building are Decorated Gothic, Perpendicular Gothic and a Gothic Revival Victorian restoration of 1864. It is a Grade I listed building.
3.2 miSE
Playground, Nature and wildlife, Park
Abbey Fields, Kenilworth
82 min walk • Abbey Fields is a 68-acre park that is found in the centre of Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England. The park was once farmland belonging to St Mary's Abbey, which was dissolved in the middle of the sixteenth century and is now ruined.
3.1 miE
Museum, Theater, Art museum
Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
80 min walk • Warwick Arts Centre is a multi-venue arts complex at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England. It attracts around 300,000 visitors a year to over 3,000 individual events embracing all types of theatre and performance, contemporary and classical music, dance, comedy, visual art, films, talks and family events.
2.6 miW
Church
St Mary's Church, Solihull
67 min walk • St Mary's Church, Temple Balsall is a parish church in the Church of England in Temple Balsall, Solihull, West Midlands, England.