Aston is a Town in the county of West Midlands.

Aston postcode: B6 5PL

Retail in Aston

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

There are a several good towns in the Aston area like Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, and Sutton Coldfield.

Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central are great places to visit near Aston if you like shopping centres.

There are a number of castles near Aston including Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).

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

Canals to visit near Aston include Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.

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 are some of Aston best country parks to visit near Aston.

Woodlands to visit near Aston include Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

Aston has some unmissable parks nearby like Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

The area around Aston features a number of interesting historic buildings including 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 Aston area like Bournville, and Lea Marston.

Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World are great places to visit near Aston if you like museums.

Places near Aston feature a number of interesting gardens including The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are great places to visit near Aston if you like nature reserves.

The area around Aston features a number of interesting lakes including Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.

There are a several good airports in the area around Aston like Birmingham Airport.

Aston History

There are some historic monuments around Aston:

• Roman forts at Metchley
• Smeaton's Summit Bridge
• Burnt mound in Fox Hollies Park, 140m south east of Round Pool
• Kent's Moat
• Medieval fortified house at Rushall Hall
• Perry Bridge
• Bromwich Castle
• Engine Arm Aqueduct, Warley
• Medieval deerpark and other archaeological remains in Sutton Park
• Remains of the Boulton and Watt Soho foundry and mint, Birmingham Canal, Smethwick
• Moated site, 15m south of Moat Farm
• Bowl barrow at King's Standing
• Hlaew 12m north west of Rushall Hall
• Burnt mounds at Moseley Bog, 380m north east of Moseley New Pool
• Weoley Castle
• Guillotine Lock, Stratford Canal
• Hob's Moat, 60m north of Castle Lane
• Burnt mounds in Woodlands Park, 540m and 640m west of The Pavilion
• Sandwell Priory, a Benedictine monastery
• Smethwick Engine House