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Town in Staffordshire, England
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Tamworth is a town in Staffordshire in the English Midlands, with a population of 78,700 in 2021. It has a medieval castle, and a series of leisure facilities and nature parks along the valley of the River Tame.
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This bastion was the seat of the Kingdom of Mercia from 781 AD, but this was a simple earthwork and palisade wrecked by the Vikings then the Danes. A stone motte-and-bailey castle appeared around 1080, extended in later centuries. It came into public ownership in the 1890s and was refurbished as a museum.
A church was established here in the 8th century, with the present building from the 14th with a makeover in the 1850s. It remains an active Anglican church.
For snooker, pool and darts.
Ten-pin bowling alley owned by the Namco Bandai entertainment chain.
Ski and snowboard year round. Ideal for off-season practice or a family day out. Plus pool and gym.
Theme park with rollercoasters for teens and Thomas the Tank Engine and zoo for younger children.
160 hectare (400 acre) nature reserve in former gravel pits, with meadow and wetland habitats for bird-watching.
A large flooded gravel pit forming numerous large boating, fishing and recreational lakes and field areas. Plus children's playgrounds and activities, a visitor centre and coffee shop.
Resort hotel and spa with three golf courses: the Brabazon, the PGA National and The Derby.
Reliable JD Wetherspoon, good for inexpensive food, drinks and rotating guest ales.
is a micro-pub specialising in cider. It's opposite The Globe at 51 Lower Gungate.
Inexpensive hotel, restaurant and pub.
Reliable chain hotel.
Convenient for motorists.
By train
Tamworth station has two lines criss-crossing. The lower level is on the West Coast Main Line, with hourly trains from London Euston taking 90 min via Milton Keynes, Rugby, Nuneaton and Atherstone.
By road
From Birmingham head north on M42, leave at Jcn 10 and follow A5 into town.
By bus
Long-distance coaches don't visit Tamworth, change in Birmingham for the local bus.
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