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National Motorcycle Museum, 86 Henwood Lane, Solihull, B91 2TH.
Tel: 0121 704 2784. The complex re-opened after the fire in 2003,
with a larger gift shop, conference facilities for over 5000
delegates and better access for the disabled. www.nationalmotorcyclemuseum.co.uk.
About 1 mile from Solihull.
The NEC, Birmingham, England,
B40 1NT. Tel: 0121 780 4141. The National Exhibition Centre is
the busiest exhibition centre in Europe, staging more than 180
exhibitions each year, ranging from world-famous public shows
as Crufts Dog Show and Clotheshow Live to international trade
exhibitions like IPEX and Spring Fair, Birmingham. Up to four
million people visit the centre each year. www.necgroup.co.uk.
About 4 miles north of Solihull.
Packwood House, Lapworth, Solihull, Warwickshire B94 6AT. Tel:
01564 783294. A much-restored Tudor house, garden with notable
topiary and park. Tudor manor house with a fascinating civil
war history. Lavish interior with renowned collections of stained
glass and tapestries. Walled flower garden offers a riot of colour
throughout the year. Unusual 17th-century Yew Garden. National
Trust. Charges apply. About 5 miles south of Solihull.
Baddesley Clinton, Rising
Lane, Baddesley Clinton Village, Knowle, Solihull, Warwickshire
B93 0DQ. Tel: 01564 783294. Picturesque medieval moated manor
house and garden. Atmospheric house dates from 15th century.
Discover the three priest holes used to hide persecuted Jesuit
priests in the 1590s. Exquisite 19th-century Catholic chapel.
National Trust. Charges apply. www.nationaltrust.org.uk. About
5 miles south of Solihull.
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