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Visit Sarehole Mill car-free
It’s easy to visit Sarehole Mill car-free. It’s under 20 minutes from central Birmingham.
Trains run to Hall Green from Moor Street (10 mins) and Snow Hill (15 mins).
Bus 5 stop outside from central Birmingham (35 mins) and bus 6 stops 10 minutes away (25 mins).
Check out our recommended route (below) and then use our journey planner (above) for door-to-door train, bus and walking routes.
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When you travel by train, a Birmingham PlusBus ticket offers unlimited travel by bus and tram across the whole West Midlands. You can also use TFWM tickets across Birmingham, the Mill is situated in zone 3.
Circumnavigate Birmingham on bus 11, which passes Sarehole Mill.
Kids’ activities for train journeys can be found at Heart Community Rail.
A cycle path runs beside the River Cole. Sarehole Mill sits on the Ackers to Billesley section, a family friendly route. It is about 10 minutes from Tyseley or Yardley Wood, and 35 minutes from Stechford.
Bike racks are available within the Mill car park. Plan your cycle route here.
Walk to Sarehole Mill across Shire Country Park. Buses stop at The College Arms or Manor Farm.
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Getting to Sarehole Mill car-free
Here's our recommended route to Sarehole Mill. To get bus and train times and walking routes use our journey planner.
By train via Hall Green
West Midlands Railway links Hall Green Station to vital Birmingham stations like Snow Hill and Moor Street, ensuring a quick journey of no more than 20 minutes from Birmingham City Centre to Hall Green.
There are direct trains to Hall Green from:
- Local: Cradleigh Heath (45 mins), The Hawthorns (25 mins), Moor Street (15 mins), Smethwick Galton Bridge (30 mins), Snow Hill (15 mins), Stourbridge Junction (50 mins)
- Warwickshire: Stratford-upon-Avon (45 mins)
- Worcestershire: Kidderminster (60 mins)
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This is 10 minutes walk away.
From Hall Green Station turn left onto Stratford Road, then right at large crossing onto Cole Bank Road. Entrance to the mill is located on the right hand side of Cole Bank Road.
By bus
From Birmingham City Centre use bus Number 5 (35 mins), which also runs from: Sparkbrook (20 mins), Shirley (15 mins), Monkspath (30 mins) & Widney Manor (40 mins).
Bus 6 Platinum runs to South & City College, for a 10-minute walk.
From other Birmingham areas use circular Number 11A and Number 11C, via Erdington (100 mins), Perry Barr (75 mins), Bearwood (50 mins), Harborne (40 mins), Kings Heath (10 mins) & Acocks Green (10 mins).
Get off at the Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road bus shelter.
About Sarehole Mill
Walk in the footsteps of one of the most famous authors of all time and discover the inspiration behind the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings trilogy.
JRR Tolkien grew up across the road from Sarehole Mill and spent many hours exploring the grounds as a child; in later life he would draw on its rural surroundings to create Middle-earth.
There has been a mill on this site since 1542, and the current building dates from the mid-18th century. In the 1850s a steam engine was installed and the chimney – which provides its distinctive silhouette – was built.
There are also connections with another Birmingham son. Matthew Boulton, manufacturer and business partner of engineer James Watt, leased the building between 1756 and 1761 and used it as a ‘flatting mill’ to producing sheet metal to make buttons.
For any queries about visiting contact Sarehole Mill on 0121 348 8000 or [email protected]
Address: Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Birmingham, B13 0BD. Visit Website