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Town in West Midlands, England
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Solihull is a town near Birmingham in the West Midlands county on the River Blythe in the Forest of Arden area. It offers a mix of urban centres and rural villages. Many people visit Solihull for events at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC).
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On display in the museum is the world's largest collection of British motorcycles. With over 850 models on display, the museum's history covers over a century of motorcycle design and manufacturing. The museum opened in 1984 with an initial collection of some 350 motorcycles, among which several unique specimens such as a Wilkinson Luxury Tourer, a Wilkinson 850 and a Brough Superior Golden Dream.
Old walled garden is now a local nature reserve.
Restored Jacobean gardens; listed grade II* and the only remaining example in the country of a formal English garden design. The adjacent Hall is now privately owned.
Includes a factory tour and hands-on driving course.
Hotel and event venue offering 180 guest rooms, 13 event suites, leisure club and restaurant.
Splendid country house hotel in Victorian pile done up in mock-Tudor. Great dining. No children under 12 or dogs.
This shopping centre attracts shoppers from all over the region with its extensive range of small boutique style shops as well as big high street names. It is especially impressive for clothes shopping with a list of stores including Gap, French Connection, Zara, Bravissimo, Republic, SuperDry and Hollister. Touchwood also has the only John Lewis department store in the West Midlands and a large Apple Store. On the boutique side Touchwood is particularly strong on jewellery with ten jewellers and quirky extras such as 'Mr Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe'.
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By bus
Solihull is well served by Travel West Midlands buses. The following services go from Birmingham city centre to Solihull town centre: 4, 6, 37, 57 and 57A.
By car
For Solihull town centre leave the M42 motorway at junction 5. For the NEC and Airport leave at junction 6.
By taxi
Solihull has an abundance of taxi ranks all over the town, the best-served being Solihull Town Centre.
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