Sentinel Sculpture, Birmingham

Name: Sentinel Sculpture
Address: Chester Rd, Birmingham, B3 5 7, United Kingdom

#166 among attractions in Birmingham

Monuments and statues, Public art

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Sentinel is a 16-metre-high sculpture by Tim Tolkien, installed upon Spitfire Island, a roundabout at the intersection of the Chester Road and the A47 Fort Parkway at the entrance to the Castle Vale estate in Birmingham, England. ()

Coordinates: 52°30'48"N, 1°47'53"W

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Chester RdTyburnBirmingham B3 5 7 United Kingdom

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Sentinel Sculpture – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, The Fort Shopping Park, Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve.

0.6 miSE
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Birmingham
16 min walk • Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens are situated adjacent to the west side of Castle Bromwich Hall, a Jacobean Mansion. They are in the old centre of Castle Bromwich, a large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull of the English West Midlands area.
0.6 miSE
Church
St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Birmingham
15 min walk • St Mary and St Margaret Church, Castle Bromwich is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham.
1.1 miW
52°30'31"N • 1°49'26"W
The Fort Shopping Park, Birmingham
29 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
1 miN
Park
Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, Birmingham
25 min walk • Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve is a nature reserve on the Plants Brook in The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, England, consisting of open water, wetland, woodland and meadow.
1.1 miNW
Park
Pype Hayes Park, Birmingham
28 min walk • Pype Hayes Park is one of the larger parks in Birmingham, England. The park is in Erdington Constituency and straddles the boundary between Pype Hayes and Erdington now Tyburn ward. It covers B72 and B24.
0.6 miN
Canal
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Birmingham
17 min walk • The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal is a canal of the Birmingham Canal Navigations in the West Midlands of England. Its purpose was to provide a link between the Coventry Canal and Birmingham and thereby connect Birmingham to London via the Oxford Canal.
0.5 miS
Forts and castles
Bromwich Castle, Birmingham
14 min walk • Bromwich Castle was a motte castle in the large village now called Castle Bromwich in the West Midlands. Bromwich Castle is a scheduled monument.
1.7 miNW
Street
Orphanage Road, Birmingham
43 min walk • Orphanage Road is a road in Erdington and Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. Orphanage Road runs from Erdington Library, just before Erdington High Street, to Penns Lane, Sutton Coldfield and leads to Berwood Farm Rd and Welwyndale Rd.
~1340 ftN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Castle Vale Shopping Centre, Birmingham
7 min walk • Castle Vale Shopping Centre is a retail park located on the Castle Vale estate in Birmingham, England. It is situated off the A452 Chester Road and was originally built in the 1970s.
1.1 miE
National park
Park Hall Nature Reserve, Birmingham
27 min walk • Park Hall was a Wildlife Trust nature reserve in Birmingham England, until it was taken possession of by HS2. The 40 hectare site lies between the M6 motorway and Castle Vale in the east of Birmingham.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
Castle Vale, Birmingham
21 min walk • Castle Vale is a housing estate located between Erdington, Minworth and Castle Bromwich. Currently Castle Vale makes up the Castle Vale Ward of Birmingham City Council which is part of Erdington constituency, 6 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre in England.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Sentinel Sculpture?

Nearby attractions include Bromwich Castle, Birmingham (14 min walk), St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Birmingham (15 min walk), Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Birmingham (16 min walk), Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Birmingham (17 min walk).

How to get to Sentinel Sculpture by public transport?

The nearest stations to Sentinel Sculpture:

Bus

Tangmere Dr / Roundmoor Walk (10 min walk)
Tyburn Rd / Egerton Rd • Lines: X14 (19 min walk)