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Land Rover Experience Solihull
Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.
2 km · about 5 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Barston works well as a base: 5 minutes from Berkswell, 15km from Warwick Castle.
Barston is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Barston is a village and civil parish in Metropolitan Borough of Solihull in the West Midlands of England. It is approximately 4.5 miles (7 km) east of Solihull and is located inside a large meander of the River Blythe, at the western edge of the Meriden Gap, and midway between the far larger villages of BalsallRead more
Common and Hampton-in-Arden. The nearest large city is Birmingham, 11 miles (18 km) away to the west. According to the 2001 UK Census, the parish had a population of 499, increasing to 533 at the 2011 Census.
Barston is an affluent village with many historic buildings, some of which are timber-framed. The Church of St. Swithin is a Church of England church which dates from 1721, and is built on the site of an earlier church. The village also possesses two pubs, The Bulls Head Archived 14 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine and The Malt Shovel, and about 50 residential properties. The Barston Memorial Institute, opposite the Bulls Head, hosts many village activities with a Friday night youth club and regular Art Classes as well as the Barston WI and U3A meetings. There is no bus service or any other form of public transport in the village, although an abandoned bus stop still exists at the end of the central road of Barston, Oak Lane, which is left over from an old-school service from the 1970s and 1980s. Next to the bus stop is an old-fashioned red phone box.
The footballer Robbie Keane owned a house in Barston from 1999 to 2000, whilst playing for Coventry City F.C.
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Barston is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.3999 latitude, -1.6955 longitude.
Barston has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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Off-road driving experience at Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters on a purpose-built terrain course.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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The world's largest collection of British motorcycles with over 1,000 machines spanning a century of manufacturing near Solihull.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Jaguar Land Rover's dedicated classic vehicle facility in Coventry where heritage models are restored and reimagined.
12 km · about 20 min drive
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Houses the world's largest publicly owned collection of British road transport, including land speed record holders.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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A medieval castle built by William the Conqueror in 1068, situated on the banks of the River Avon in Warwickshire.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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A remarkable private collection of over 100 classic and vintage cars on display in Birmingham.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Home to the world's largest collection of historic British cars with over 400 vehicles at the Gaydon Heritage Centre.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Guided tours of Aston Martin's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility where DB11 and Vantage models are hand-built.
28 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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