Tardebigge Locks, Bromsgrove

Name: Tardebigge Locks
Address: Bromsgrove, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Bromsgrove

Top attraction, Canal

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Tardebigge Locks or the Tardebigge Flight is the longest flight of locks in the UK, comprising 30 narrow locks on a two-and-a-quarter-mile stretch of the Worcester and Birmingham Canal at Tardebigge, Worcestershire. It raises the waterway 220 feet, and lies between the Tardebigge tunnel to the North and the Stoke Prior flight of six narrow locks to the South. The Tardebigge Engine House is also on this stretch. ()

Coordinates: 52°19'17"N, 2°0'39"W

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Bromsgrove United Kingdom

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Day trips

Tardebigge Locks – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Jinney Ring Craft Centre, St John the Baptist Church.

3.2 miE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Districts of Redditch
81 min walk • Kingfisher Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in Redditch, England. It contains 150 stores, with a range of large and smaller units, including anchor tenants Next and Primark.
2.6 miW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, Bromsgrove
68 min walk • Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings is an open-air museum of rescued buildings which have been relocated to its site in Stoke Heath, a district of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England.
3.8 miSW
52°16'29"N • 2°3'27"W
Jinney Ring Craft Centre, Hanbury
97 min walk • Shop, Cafe, Shopping centre
2.4 miW
Church
St John the Baptist Church, Bromsgrove
63 min walk • The Church of St John the Baptist, Bromsgrove is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Bromsgrove.
0.7 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Tardebigge Lake
19 min walk • Tardebigge Lake is a large feeder reservoir, about 25 acres in size, built to supply water for the famous flight of locks running from Tardebigge towards Worcester, on the Worcester and Birmingham Canal.
2.1 miNW
Nightlife, Music and shows, Theater
Artrix, Bromsgrove
54 min walk • Artrix is an arts venue in Bromsgrove, England, located on School Drive just outside the town centre. The building was constructed between 2004 and 2005 on a green field site near Heart of Worcestershire College Bromsgrove campus and the Bromsgrove 'Blue Light' centre.
3.7 miN
Church
Holy Trinity Church
95 min walk • Holy Trinity Church, Lickey is a Church of England parish church in Lickey, Worcestershire.
3.3 miE
History museum, Museum
Forge Mill Needle Museum, Districts of Redditch
84 min walk • The Forge Mill Needle Museum in Redditch, Worcestershire, is a historic museum depicting Redditch's Industrial Heritage. Opened in 1983 by Queen Elizabeth II, it records how in Victorian times, Redditch was the international centre of the needle and fishing tackle industry and once produced 90% of the world's needles.
3.3 miE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Palace Theatre, Districts of Redditch
84 min walk • The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed theatre in Redditch in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1913 and has been primarily used as a theatre, but also as a cinema, rollerskating rink and bingo hall.
3.8 miNE
Canal
Bittell Reservoirs, Birmingham
96 min walk • The Bittell Reservoirs are located in Worcestershire between Barnt Green to the south and the Birmingham district of Longbridge to the north. They consist of the Upper and Lower reservoir.
3.1 miN
Nightlife
Barnt Green Inn, Birmingham
80 min walk • Barnt Green House is a building at Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England. It is a Grade II listed building. It was once a residence of the local nobles, the Earls of Plymouth. Queen Victoria is reputed to have spent the night there.