Berkswell is a Village in the county of West Midlands.

Retail in Berkswell

There are great places to visit near Berkswell including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.

There are a number of towns near Berkswell including Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, and Sutton Coldfield.

Don't miss Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central's shopping centres if visiting the area around Berkswell.

The area around Berkswell features a number of interesting castles including Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).

There are a number of cities near Berkswell including Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.

There are a several good canals in the area around Berkswell like Birmingham to Wolverhampton Canal.

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 are great places to visit near Berkswell if you like country parks.

There are a number of woodlands near Berkswell including Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

Berkswell's best nearby parks can be found at Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum.

The area around Berkswell boasts some of the best historic buildings including Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.

Bournville, and Lea Marston are some of Berkswell best villages to visit near Berkswell.

Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World are great places to visit near Berkswell if you like museums.

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens is one of Berkswell's best, nearby gardens to visit in Berkswell.

Don't miss Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve's nature reserves if visiting the area around Berkswell.

Berkswell has some unmissable lakes nearby like Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes.

The area close to Berkswell boasts some of the best airports including Birmingham Airport.

Berkswell History

There are some historic monuments around Berkswell:

• Churchyard cross, St Michael's churchyard
• Kenilworth Castle: a motte and bailey and enclosure castle with mere, dams and 16th century gardens
• Corley camp univallate hillfort
• Moated site at Marlbrook Hall Farm
• St Leonard's Priory: a Benedictine nunnery, post Dissolution house and 19th century garden remains
• Castle Hills: a motte and bailey castle 700m NE of St Mary and All Saint's Church
• Maxstoke Priory and moated site
• Goodrest Lodge: a double moated site with fishponds
• The Pleasance moated site
• Motte castle 150m SSW of Allesley Hall
• Maxstoke Castle
• Moated site at Moat House
• Wedgnock Park pale, dam, two watermill sites, bridge and hollow way 200m north east of Goodrest Farm
• Medieval moated site of Bockenden Grange
• Fishpond complex, 260m east of Castle Farm
• Churchyard cross in St John the Baptist's churchyard
• Baddesley Clinton Hall moated site and fishponds
• Standing cross on the village green
• Moated site north east of Oldfield Farm
• Preceptory at Temple Balsall
• Beausale camp, a multivallate hillfort
• Roman settlement at Glasshouse Wood
• Churchyard cross in St Swithin's churchyard
• Packhorse bridge
• Astley Castle moated site, fishponds, garden remains and Astley College
• Ringwork castle 80m south west of Castle Farm
• Coleshill Bridge
• Churchyard cross in St Mary and St Bartholomew's churchyard
• Churchyard cross in St Lawrence's churchyard
• Moated site at Eastcote Hall
• Little Packington Bridge
• Kenilworth Abbey