Alum Rock is a Village in the county of West Midlands.

Alum Rock postcode: B8 3ES

Retail in Alum Rock

There are great places to visit near Alum Rock including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.

Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Solihull are great places to visit near Alum Rock if you like towns.

There are a several good shopping centres in the Alum Rock area like Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.

Castles to visit near Alum Rock include Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).

Don't miss Birmingham, and Coventry's cities if visiting the area around Alum Rock.

Canals to visit near Alum Rock include Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.

There are a number of country parks near Alum Rock including Lickey Hills Country Park, Woodgate Valley Country Park, Sutton Park, Kingsbury Water Park, Sandwell Valley Country Park, Coombe Country Park, and Coombe Abbey Country Park.

Woodlands to visit near Alum Rock include Lickey Hills Country Park.

There are a number of parks near Alum Rock including Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park.

There are a several good historic buildings in the Alum Rock area like Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.

There are a several good villages in the area around Alum Rock like Bournville.

The area around Alum Rock boasts some of the best museums including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.

Gardens to visit near Alum Rock include The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Nature Reserves to visit near Alum Rock include Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.

There are a several good lakes in the Alum Rock area like Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.

Birmingham Airport is a great place to visit close to Alum Rock if you like airports.

Alum Rock History

There are some historic monuments around Alum Rock:

• Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool
• Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane
• Tilehouse Green moated site
• Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm
• Bowl barrow at King's Standing
• Medieval deerpark and other archaeological remains in Sutton Park
• Cross immediately south of St John's Church
• Perry Bridge
• Berry Mound Camp, Solihull
• Kent's Moat
• Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent
• Moated site at Peddimore Hall
• Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal
• Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool
• Bromwich Castle