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The Peter James Collection
A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Whittington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Whittington
Whittington works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lichfield, 23km from The Peter James Collection.
Whittington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,100 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Lichfield, about 4 km away.
Whittington Old Hall is a 16th-century mansion house at Whittington, Staffordshire, England, which has been subdivided into separate residential apartments. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The house is believed to have been built by the Everard family during the Tudor period. The two-storey entrance front has fourRead more
gables with dormers and four substantial irregular stone mullioned bays, one offset incorporating a porch.
The Astleys and the Dyotts followed as owners but after the Dyott family moved to nearby Freeford Hall, in 1836, the house was let out to a series of tenants. In 1889, the estate was purchased and occupied by architect and brewer Samuel Lipscomb Seckham, developer of Park Town, Oxford and Bletchley Park, and High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1890.
Seckham extended and renovated the house, but following the death of his son Colonel Basset Thorne Seckham in 1926, the estate was sold off, and the house again passed through the hands of tenants.
In 1959, the neglected property was sold for redevelopment and was subdivided into several separate residential units.
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What is there to see near Whittington?
Within an hour or so of Whittington: The Peter James Collection (23 km), National Motorcycle Museum (26 km), Land Rover Experience Solihull (27 km), Black Country Living Museum (27 km).
Are there any good drives near Whittington?
The nearest famous roads are A54 Congleton to Buxton, Monsal Trail and A537 Cat and Fiddle Summit.
Where is Whittington?
Whittington is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Lichfield.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,085
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 52.6737, -1.7609
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 Whittington
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
27 km · about 30 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.
27 km · about 30 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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
Donington Grand Prix Collection
World's largest collection of Grand Prix racing cars spanning from the 1930s to modern F1 at Donington Park circuit.
31 km · about 35 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Whittington
8 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 62 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.
- 62 kmMonsal TrailAn 8.5-mile traffic-free walking and cycling route along a former railway through the Wye valley, passing through four lit tunnels.
- 63 kmMonsal HeadA viewpoint above the Wye valley looking down on the five-arch Headstone Viaduct, now carrying the Monsal Trail.
- 65 kmCat and Fiddle ViewpointA high-altitude viewpoint on the A537 between Macclesfield and Buxton, one of England's highest roads with expansive moorland vistas.
- 65 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.
- 65 kmA537 Cat and Fiddle SummitThe 515 m high point of the A537 between Buxton and Macclesfield, long one of Britain's most notorious motorcycling roads.
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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