Castle Vale, Birmingham

Name: Castle Vale
Address: Birmingham, United Kingdom

#482 among attractions in Birmingham

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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. The area has an approximate population of 10,000 people and has a distinctly modern residential character stemming from its history as a postwar overspill estate. ()

Area: 0.97 mi²Coordinates: 52°31'17"N, 1°47'4"W

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TyburnBirmingham United Kingdom

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Castle Vale – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.2 miS
Botanical garden, Park, Garden
Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Birmingham
30 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.
1.1 miS
Church
St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Birmingham
28 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.
0.6 miNW
Park
Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, Birmingham
16 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.
0.8 miSW
Monuments and statues, Public art
Sentinel Sculpture, Birmingham
21 min walk • 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.
0.5 miW
Canal
Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Birmingham
13 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.
1.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Bromwich Castle, Birmingham
30 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.
0.6 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Castle Vale Shopping Centre, Birmingham
16 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.
0.7 miSE
National park
Park Hall Nature Reserve, Birmingham
18 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Castle Vale?

Nearby attractions include Birmingham and Fazeley Canal, Birmingham (13 min walk), Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, Birmingham (16 min walk), Park Hall Nature Reserve, Birmingham (18 min walk), Sentinel Sculpture, Birmingham (21 min walk).

How to get to Castle Vale by public transport?

The nearest stations to Castle Vale:

Bus

Tangmere Dr / Roundmoor Walk (11 min walk)
Walmley Ash Rd / Forge Croft • Lines: 75 (19 min walk)