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The Peter James Collection
A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Aldridge
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Aldridge
Aldridge works well as a base: 10 minutes from Pelsall, 13km from The Peter James Collection.
Aldridge is in England, United Kingdom, with about 27,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Pelsall, about 4 km away.
Aldridge is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in the West Midlands, England. It was historically a village, which was part of Staffordshire until 1974. The town is three miles (five kilometres) from Brownhills, five miles (eight kilometres) from Walsall, six miles (ten kilometres) from Sutton Coldfield andRead more
seven miles (eleven kilometres) from Lichfield. The town is also the second-largest town in the Walsall Borough (by population, after Walsall).
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What is there to see near Aldridge?
Within an hour or so of Aldridge: The Peter James Collection (13 km), Black Country Living Museum (14 km), Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders) (14 km), Land Rover Experience Solihull (22 km).
Are there any good drives near Aldridge?
The nearest famous roads are A54 Congleton to Buxton, A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit and Goyt Valley road, Peak District.
Where is Aldridge?
Aldridge is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Pelsall.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 26,896
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.6055, -1.9171
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Aldridge
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Black Country Living Museum
Open-air museum rebuilding an industrial Black Country town: canal boats, a working replica Newcomen engine, 1930s fish and chips fried in beef dripping, and a coal mine walk. A key Peaky Blinders filming location.
14 km · about 25 min drive
film location
Black Country Living Museum (Peaky Blinders)
The open-air museum in Dudley provides the canal-side streets and workshops of Peaky Blinders' Small Heath.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Land Rover Experience Solihull
Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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National Motorcycle Museum
The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Coventry Transport Museum
Houses the world's largest publicly owned collection of British road transport, including land speed record holders.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Ironbridge Gorge
Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to the world's first iron bridge built in 1779.
38 km · about 45 min drive
racetrack
Mallory Park
Compact lakeside circuit at Kirkby Mallory known as the 'friendly circuit', racing since 1956. Its Gerard's Bend is one of the longest, fastest corners in British motorsport.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Aldridge
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 67 kmA54 Congleton to BuxtonA fast moorland alternative to the Cat and Fiddle, rolling over the Peak District's western edge past Danebridge and the Cheshire border.
- 71 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
- 71 kmGoyt Valley road, Peak DistrictA quiet reservoir road between Errwood and Fernilee in the Goyt Valley, wooded and twisting, often closed to through traffic on summer Sundays.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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