Thimble End is a Village in the county of West Midlands.

Thimble End postcode: B76 2RN

Retail in Thimble End

There are great places to visit near Thimble End 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, Halesowen, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, and Sutton Coldfield are some of Thimble End best towns to visit near Thimble End.

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

Castles to visit near Thimble End include Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).

Thimble End has some unmissable cities nearby like Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.

The area around Thimble End's best canals can be found at Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.

There are a several good country parks in the Thimble End 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.

Thimble End's best nearby woodlands can be found at Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

There are a number of parks near Thimble End including Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

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

Thimble End has some unmissable villages nearby like Bournville, and Lea Marston.

There are a several good museums in the Thimble End area like Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.

Thimble End is near some unmissable gardens like The Birmingham Botanical Gardens,

Thimble End's best nearby nature reserves can be found at Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.

Lakes to visit near Thimble End include Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.

Birmingham Airport is a great place to visit close to Thimble End if you like airports.

Thimble End History

There are some historic monuments around Thimble End:

• Kent's Moat
• Bowl barrow at King's Standing
• Shenstone Park moated site
• Tamworth Castle
• Motte and bailey castle with later moated site at Stonebridge Crescent
• Coleshill Bridge
• Bromwich Castle
• Medieval deanery, Lower Gungate
• Moated site at Peddimore Hall
• Moated site 270m south east of Middleton Farm
• Cross immediately south of St John's Church
• Medieval deerpark and other archaeological remains in Sutton Park
• Saxon defences