Holiday apartment in Walsall: Discover art, nature and history

Walsall combines nature, art and a long history as a town in a remarkable way. Walsall Arboretum opened in 1874 and offers opportunities for walking. At the same time, it is home to more than 10,000 different species of trees and shrubs. From the arboretum, people can roll, walk or cycle along the towpath to Alexander Stadium and beyond. This brings botanical diversity and a route for different forms of transport together in one immediate setting.

Nature and trails

Park Lime Pits also showcase Walsall's natural side. There are more than 300 plant species and 100 different bird species. A purpose-built platform allows visitors to go pond dipping, and a circular path leads around the nature reserve. Numerous paths run through Merrion's Wood, a Local Nature Reserve. Goscote Valley has surfaced paths, while Barr Beacon offers views from one of the highest points in the West Midlands. Together, these places represent very different landscape features: protected areas with plant and bird species, paths through a nature reserve, surfaced paths in the valley and an elevated viewpoint.

Art and history

The New Art Gallery Walsall adds a strong cultural perspective. The gallery presents, collects and interprets historical, modern and contemporary art. The Garman Ryan Collection includes works from Europe and non-European regions. The New Art Gallery Walsall is within easy walking distance from Walsall railway station and bus station.

Historical traces can also be found in St Matthew's Church and the town centre. The church contains a 13th-century crypt. A market has been held on High Street since around 1220. Both places represent different forms of the town's inherited history: a sacred interior with a medieval crypt and a market whose origins date back approximately to the year 1220.

Walsall Leather Museum is temporarily closed. It tells the story of the leather trade in Walsall; activities at various locations in the borough are planned in connection with the museum. The leather trade therefore remains a theme linked to several places within the borough, even though the museum itself is currently not open.

Water and urban change

Walsall Canal provides moorings for boaters and is increasingly becoming an example of the revitalisation of an urban waterway. Alongside the paths by the arboretum and through the nature areas, a waterway is therefore also one of the defining elements that come together in Walsall within a closely connected thematic setting.

Direct location navigation leads to Walsall and Aldridge.

Further linked destinations include Dudley, Worcestershire, Telford And Wrekin, Warwickshire, Staffordshire and Stoke-On-Trent.

For the higher-level travel overview: West Midlands.