Berkswell is a Village in the county of West Midlands.

Retail in Berkswell

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

The area around Berkswell boasts some of the best towns including Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, and Sutton Coldfield.

There are a number of shopping centres near Berkswell including Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.

There are a several good castles in the Berkswell area like Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).

Berkswell's best nearby cities can be found at Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.

Places near Berkswell feature a number of interesting canals including Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.

There are a several good country parks in the Berkswell area like 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.

Berkswell has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

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

Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House are some of Berkswell best historic buildings to visit near Berkswell.

Bournville, and Lea Marston are some of Berkswell best villages to visit near Berkswell.

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

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

Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are some of Berkswell best nature reserves to visit near Berkswell.

Berkswell has some unmissable lakes nearby like Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.

Berkswell is near some unmissable airports like Birmingham Airport,

Berkswell History

There are some historic monuments around Berkswell:

• Standing cross on the village green
• The Pleasance moated site
• Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm
• Moated site at Eastcote Hall
• Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm
• Moated site at Marlbrook Hall Farm
• Moated site at Moat House
• Coleshill Bridge
• Churchyard cross in St Mary and St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Baddesley Clinton Hall moated site and fishponds
• Packhorse bridge
• Maxstoke Castle
• Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm
• Medieval moated site of Bockenden Grange
• Maxstoke Priory and moated site
• Little Packington Bridge
• Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall
• Corley camp univallate hillfort
• Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Swithin's churchyard
• Astley Castle moated site, fishponds, garden remains and Astley College
• Roman settlement at Glasshouse Wood
• Ringwork castle 80m south west of Castle Farm
• Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's Church
• Kenilworth Abbey
• Beausale camp, a multivallate hillfort
• St Leonard's Priory: a Benedictine nunnery, post Dissolution house and 19th century garden remains
• Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds
• Preceptory at Temple Balsall
• Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard
• Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens