Tipton
Tipton is a Town in the county of West Midlands.
Tipton postcode: DY4 9
There are great places to visit near Tipton including some great towns, shopping centres, castles, cities, canals, country parks, woodlands, parks, historic buildings, villages, museums, gardens, nature reserves, lakes and airports.
Dudley, Stourbridge, Halesowen, Moseley, Handsworth, Harborne, and Sutton Coldfield are great places to visit near Tipton if you like towns.
Shopping Centres to visit near Tipton include Merry Hill, and Bullring & Grand Central.
There are a several good castles in the Tipton area like Dudley Castle, and Caluden Castle (ruin).
The area around Tipton features a number of interesting cities including Birmingham, Coventry, and Wolverhampton.
There are a number of canals near to Tipton including 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 some of Tipton best country parks to visit near Tipton.
Tipton has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Lickey Hills Country Park, and Walsall Arboretum.
Cannon Hill Park, Grove Park, Caludon Castle Park, Baddesley Clinton, Elmdon Park, and Walsall Arboretum are some of Tipton best parks to visit near Tipton.
There are a number of historic buildings near Tipton including Victoria Square - Birmingham, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Selly Manor Museum, Baddesley Clinton, St Alphege Parish Church, and Packwood House.
Tipton has some unmissable villages nearby like Bournville, and Lea Marston.
Selly Manor Museum, and Cadbury World are great places to visit near Tipton if you like museums.
There are a several good gardens in the area around Tipton like The Birmingham Botanical Gardens.
Tipton has some unmissable nature reserves nearby like Moseley Bog, RSPB Sandwell Valley, and Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve.
Pendigo Lake, Cocks Close Pond, Kingsbury Water Park, and Earlswood Lakes are some of Tipton best lakes to visit near Tipton.
Tipton is near some unmissable airports like Birmingham Airport,
Tipton History
There are some historic monuments around Tipton:
Places to see near Tipton
History of Tipton
James Watt built his first steam engine in or very near Tipton in the 1770s, which was used to pump water from the mines. In 1780, James Keir and Alexander Blair set up a chemical works there, making vast quantities of alkali and soap.
