Tipton
Tipton is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Tipton postcode: DY4 9
There are great places to visit near Tipton including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
Tipton's best nearby towns can be found at Dudley, Stourbridge, Moseley, Sutton Coldfield, West Bromwich, and Solihull.
Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central are some of Tipton best shopping centres to visit near Tipton.
Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin) are great places to visit near Tipton if you like castles.
There are a number of cities near Tipton including Birmingham, and Coventry.
Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal is a great place to visit close to Tipton if you like canals.
Country Parks to visit near Tipton include 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.
The area around Tipton's best woodlands can be found at Lickey Hills Country Park.
Parks to visit near Tipton include Cannon Hill Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, and Elmdon Park.
Don't miss Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House's historic buildings if visiting the area around Tipton.
Tipton is near some unmissable villages like Bournville,
Museums to visit near Tipton include Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World.
The area close to Tipton boasts some of the best gardens including The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve are great places to visit near Tipton if you like nature reserves.
Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes are some of Tipton best lakes to visit near Tipton.
Birmingham Airport is one of Tipton's best, nearby airports to visit in Tipton.
Tipton History
There are some historic monuments around Tipton:
Places to see near Tipton
History of Tipton
James Watt built his first steam engine in or very near Tipton in the 1770s, which was used to pump water from the mines. In 1780, James Keir and Alexander Blair set up a chemical works there, making vast quantities of alkali and soap.