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The Rockface, Europe's premier indoor climbing centre, gives people the chance to climb, abseil, cave and even walk across rope bridges. It also hosts the British Indoor Climbing Championships and British Team Trials. The centr... more
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Slightly off the beaten track, any pub crawl of Harborne would still have to include the Sportsman. It's more of a locals' boozer but the atmosphere is friendly - though it can get a bit raucous when the rugby crowd turn up. Al... more
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Dive In is a great place to learn to dive, whatever your age. There are courses for adults, whilst children over 12 years old can sign up for the Junior Open Water Professional Association of Diving Instructors course. Dive In... more
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Follies—buildings constructed for little or no practical purpose—were all the rage in the 18th century. This is an example built by local landowner John Perrott in the 1750s. It is an unusual octagonal brick tower, 96 feet in h... more
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A day out in beautiful Shropshire is enhanced by a visit to this 17th century house set in 1,000 acres of parkland. The seat of the Earls of Bradford for 15 generations, the house includes art treasures by the likes of Van Dyck... more
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One of a number of similar clocks dotted about the city, this neo-gothic cast-iron timepiece in dark green with gold details stands about 20 feet high. It is situated at Five Ways, a busy traffic island to the south-west of the... more
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As redevelopment work in Birmingham gathered pace in the 1990s, so public art was incorporated into the new developments. Spirit of Enterprise is an example, and is unmissable as the visitor crosses Centenary Square towards the... more
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Small live music venue feeding the more obscure musical tastes of south-west Birmingham. For such a parochial setting, though, the Old Chapel still attracts some genuine stars of the recording studio, albeit in world or folk mu... more
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This annual event is the biggest arts' festival in the UK and takes place mostly in and around the Broad Street/Centenary Square/Brindleyplace area in the city centre. There are over 300 events taking place during a three day p... more
Churchtown Travel Experiences
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Day 4: Kilkenny City - Where the Hell is the Holy...
Day 4 we were woken up at 4:00 a.m. by the most God-awful screeching. We thought maybe the Blair Witch really was outside but it turned o... Continue reading »
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All castled out in Kilkenny
This is an excert from an article entitled 'Twelve things to see in twelve days, by public transport, out of season", by Karen Watkins. I... Continue reading »
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Kilkenny - mmm
As a drinker of Kilkenny from way back I couldn’t resist a visit here! There is a beautiful castle on one side of town with lovely (and... Continue reading »
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Kell's Priory - Undiscovered Ruins to Call Your Own
[Note: These next few sections may be a little shorter - they are really just snapshots of our Irish highlights - I guess they could have... Continue reading »
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Home Sweet Home
Today I decided to do something I've never done before - I became a tourist in my own city and have to say, it was a lot of fun and I saw... Continue reading »
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Popular Churchtown Hotels
- Holiday Inn Express Redditch
- Apollo Hotel Birmingham
- Holiday Inn Birmingham M6 Jct 7
- Best Western Abbey Hotel Golf & Country Club
- Swallow Plough And Harrow
- Awentsbury Hotel
- Quality Hotel Birmingham
- The Birmingham Hotel
- Natural Bridge Hotel
- Menzies Strathallan
Popular Churchtown Things to Do
- Rockface (The)
- Sportsman Inn
- Dive In
- Juggling and Kite Shop
- Perrott's Folly
- Weston Park
- Five Ways Clock
- Spirit of Enterprise
- Old Chapel (The)
- ArtsFest
