Smethwick
Smethwick is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Smethwick postcode: B66 4
There are great places to visit near Smethwick including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
Towns to visit near Smethwick include Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Harborne, Handsworth, Sutton Coldfield, and West Bromwich.
There are a number of shopping centres near Smethwick including Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin) are some of Smethwick best castles to visit near Smethwick.
The area around Smethwick boasts some of the best cities including Birmingham, and Coventry.
There are a number of canals near to Smethwick including Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.
Smethwick's best nearby country parks can be found at 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.
Don't miss Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum's woodlands if visiting the area around Smethwick.
Smethwick's best nearby parks can be found at Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Historic Buildings to visit near Smethwick include Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
The area around Smethwick boasts some of the best villages including Bournville, and Lea Marston.
There are a number of museums near Smethwick including Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
The area close to Smethwick boasts some of the best gardens including The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
There are a several good nature reserves in the Smethwick area like Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
The area around Smethwick features a number of interesting lakes including Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.
There are a number of airports near to Smethwick including Birmingham Airport.
Smethwick History
There are some historic monuments around Smethwick:
Places to see near Smethwick
History of Smethwick
One notable company was The London Works, manufacturing base of the Fox Henderson Company which made the steel framework for the Crystal Palace. This was founded by Charles Fox, whose inventions included the first patented railway points. His notable employees included William Siemens, the notable mechanical and electrical engineer. The company was bankrupted in 1855 by the failure of an overseas railway to pay for work done. The site was later used by the GKN company. In 2015 the site was being cleared to build the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital which aims to combine the Sandwell General Hospital at West Bromwich and City Hospital, Dudley Road. Work at the site has come to a standstill because of the crisis in the building industry.
