Village in Walmley
Thimble End
West Midlands, West Midlands
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Days out & attractions in Thimble End
Days out around Thimble End – lakes, viewpoints, nature reserves, parks and more, including 4 in Thimble End itself. Each comes with a description, photo, address and map where available.
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🏞️ Lakes & lochs
Longmoor Pool
Banners Gate · 3.1 miles
Longmoor Pool at the south western end of the park, was created in 1733 by John Riland and a flour and button mill was constructed on its dam in 1754.
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🌄 Viewpoints
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🌿 Nature reserves
Sutton Park National Nature Reserve
Little Aston · 3.1 miles
Spanning more than 2,200 acres of heath, wetland and ancient woodland, Sutton Park National Nature Reserve lies on the edge of Sutton Coldfield in Birmingham, close to the Little Aston area of the West Midlands. Managed by Birmingham City Council since its designation as a nature reserve in 1997, the site offers unrestricted public entry and permits dogs throughout the grounds. Visitors can wander among seven lakes, explore a network of trails suitable for dog walking, pony trekking, mountain biking and kite-flying, or try the designated zones for model aeroplanes and helicopters. A visitor centre, several cafés, a municipal golf course to the south and a private 18-hole course on the western fringe complement the playgrounds, while a former donkey sanctuary now stands closed. Parking arrangements are currently under review, but no admission fee is required. The landscape bears evidence of continuous human use from the Iron Age onward, including burnt mounds, a prehistoric well and a preserved stretch of the Roman Icknield Street, still walkable near the Royal Oak Gate. Royal connections date back to the ninth-century Mercian forest, later becoming a Norman deer park and, in 1528, a royal grant to Sutton Coldfield by Henry VIII. Features such as Wyndley Pool, possibly of twelfth-century origin, and other historic pools created for watermills illustrate the park’s long-standing water management. A railway line cut through the area in 1879, with a now-defunct station closed in 1964, and the site has hosted wartime camps, the 1957 World Scout Jamboree and a 1992 BBC Radio 1 roadshow. Regular events include a free 5 km parkrun each Saturday at 09:00 from Boldmere Gate, alongside numerous organised runs throughout the year.
Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA
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🌳 Parks & gardens
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🗿 Monuments & memorials
Gravelly Hill Interchange
Nechells · 3.7 miles
Interchange in Birmingham that was the first to be called a "Spaghetti Junction".
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🏺 Archaeological sites
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🖼️ Galleries
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📸 Landmarks & sights
CastleBromwich Hall & Gardens Trust
Castle Bromwich · 2.5 miles
Chester Road, Solihull B36 9BT
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🛝 Playgrounds
Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Distances are as the crow flies from Thimble End.
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