Welcome to Visit Selly Park Places The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Selly Park
Visit Selly Park places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Selly Park places to visit. A unique way to experience Selly Park’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Selly Park as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Selly Park Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Selly Park
Visit Selly Park – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 236 audio plaques & Selly Park places for you to explore in the Selly Park area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Selly Park places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Selly Park history
Initially Selly Park was developed on the parkland around Selly Hall, whilst the land to the west of the Pershore Road (A441) was laid out for development in the mid nineteenth century. Between it and Cannon Hill Park are several streets of superior c19 terraced housing, built by Grants, the principal local builder.
Selly Park toponymy
Selly Park is named after the parkland that was originally associated with Selly Hall, now preserved within Selly Convent. The parkland was named after parkland associated with the hall’s original parkland.
Why visit Selly Park with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Selly Park places with Walkfo Selly Park to hear history at Selly Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Selly Park has 236 places to visit in our interactive Selly Park map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Selly Park, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Selly Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Selly Park & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 236 audio facts unique to Selly Park places in an interactive Selly Park map you can explore.”
Walkfo Selly Park tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Selly Park
Best Selly Park places to visit
Selly Park has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Selly Park’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Selly Park’s information audio spots:
Chinese Quarter, Birmingham The Chinese Quarter of Birmingham is located in the city centre’s Southside . It is an area with a predominantly Chinese influence as a result of a concentration of Chinese owned businesses . The area now covers a neighbourhood that includes Hurst Street, Ladywell Walk and Pershore Street .
Highgate, Birmingham Highgate is the site of the original Anglo-Saxon settlement which gave the city of Birmingham its name . Following the Big City Plan of 2008, Highgate has become a district of Birmingham City Centre .
Perrott’s Folly Perrott’s Folly, grid reference SP047862, also known as The Monument, or The Observatory, is a 29-metre (96-foot) tall tower . It is a Grade II* listed building in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, United Kingdom .
St Bartholomew’s Church, Edgbaston St Bartholomew’s Church, Edgbaston, is a parish church in the Church of England . It is also known as Edgbast Old Church .
Chad Brook Chad Brook is a brook wholly within Birmingham, England . It rises in Harborne, giving its name to the area known as Chad Valley . It runs through the suburb of Edgbaston, giving the name Chad Valley to Chad Valley toys .
Selly Oak Pumping Station Selly Oak Pumping Station was a water pumping station operating in Birmingham, England, from 1878 until the 1920s . The station was operating in Selly Oak from 1878 to the 1930s .
Selly Oak Library Selly Oak Library is Grade II listed in Birmingham . It is a Carnegie library in the city centre . It was built in 1903 and is now Grade II-listed .
St Francis of Assisi’s Church, Bournville St Francis of Assisi’s Church, Bournville is a parish church in the Church of England in Birmingham . The church is located in the city centre of Birmingham .
Sparkhill Library Sparkhill Library is a library located in Sparkhill, Birmingham . The Library falls under the jurisdiction of Birmingham City Council . It is located in the city centre of Birmingham .
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre Woodbrooke Study Centre is a Quaker college in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England . It was founded by the Quaker Quaker community .
Visit Selly Park plaques
121 plaques hereSelly Park has 121 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Selly Park plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Selly Park using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Selly Park plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
Experience Selly Park audio walks & tours
Walkfo guides for things to do / places to visit in Selly Park allows exploration as you would do an art gallery or museum. Walk close to one of Selly Park’s 236 historic places & our digital tour guide will create an audio story for that spot. With headphone connected, you can explore Selly Park freely by foot, bike or bus – with your own personal tour guide in your pocket.
Explore Selly Park Map App
Our visit Selly Park map shows you things-to-do & places you can visit in Selly Park & surrounding areas using the Walkfo digital audio tour guide app. Each spot has plaque, building, street or area information on history, culture or tourism.
You can set your Walkfo’s Selly Park tourist map to find historic & tourism spots within 1km, 3km & 5km of the Selly Park centre, depending on how far you plan to explore whilst you visit Selly Park area at LONG:-1.920854, LAT:52.443597.
Walkfo App
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Walkfo is free to download & use (for a limited time period), so if you are looking to explore Selly Park, go to your App Store to search for “Walkfo” or follow a links below and install on your mobile phone. Walkfo is designed for use with headphones or AirPods, so you can walk & explore whilst learning about the things around you without digital distraction.
Things to do & visit in Selly Park / surrounding areas
● Westside, Birmingham ● Ikon Gallery ● Church of the Messiah, Birmingham ● Rum Runner (nightclub) ● The Crown Inn, Birmingham ● Symphony Hall, Birmingham ● ICC Birmingham ● Brindleyplace ● Bingley Hall ● National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham ● Birmingham Walk of Stars ● Quayside Tower ● Old Turn Junction ● Jurys Inn Birmingham ● Barbarella’s ● Capital Midlands ● Hyatt Regency Birmingham ● Birmingham Canal Navigations ● Gas Retort House ● Worcester and Birmingham Canal ● Boulton, Watt and Murdoch ● Crescent Theatre ● Regal Tower ● Birmingham Municipal Bank headquarters ● The Mercian ● Trident House ● CBSO Centre ● V Building ● Immanuel Church, Birmingham ● Ladywood
● The Cube, Birmingham ● St Barnabas’ Church, Birmingham ● BBC Radio WM ● Heart West Midlands ● Mailbox Birmingham ● BBC Birmingham ● St Thomas’ Church, Birmingham ● Five Ways tram stop ● Birmingham Accident Hospital ● Singers Hill Synagogue ● Birmingham Wholesale Markets ● St David’s Church, Highgate ● Birmingham Gay Village ● Holte Bridgman’s Apollo Gardens ● Peters Bookselling Services ● Birmingham Superprix ● Birmingham Back to Backs ● St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham ● Birmingham Hippodrome ● Southside, Birmingham ● The Night Out Theatre Restaurant ● Chinese Quarter, Birmingham ● Patrick Centre ● Highgate, Birmingham ● Ringway Centre ● Lee Bank ● St Asaph’s Church, Birmingham ● Chinese Pagoda ● Centre City Tower, Birmingham ● The Sentinels ● 10 Holloway Circus ● Highgate Park ● St Jude’s Church, Birmingham ● The Electric, Birmingham ● Old Rep ● Henry’s Blueshouse ● The Alexandra, Birmingham ● Camp Hill, West Midlands ● St Patrick’s Church, Bordesley ● Stratford House (Birmingham) ● Sparkbrook and Small Heath ● Friends’ Institute buildings ● Christ Church, Sparkbrook ● St Thomas’ Peace Garden ● Sparkbrook ● Orion Building ● Park Central, Birmingham ● St Agatha’s Church, Sparkbrook ● St Thomas in the Moors, Balsall Heath ● Balti Triangle ● Piccadilly Cinema, Birmingham ● St James’ Church, Edgbaston ● Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath ● Calthorpe Park ● St Margaret’s Church, Ladywood ● Metropolitan House ● Capital Birmingham ● Five Ways, Birmingham ● Joseph Sturge memorial ● Edgbaston House ● Five Ways Tower ● St James’s House, Birmingham ● Edgbaston Waterworks ● Perrott’s Folly ● Perrott’s Folly ● Birmingham Botanical Gardens ● Edgbaston Archery and Lawn Tennis Society ● Chad Valley, Birmingham ● St Bartholomew’s Church, Edgbaston ● Edgbaston Hall ● Edgbaston Priory Club ● Edgbaston ● Birmingham Classic (tennis) ● Martineau Gardens ● Edgbaston Pool ● Winterbourne Botanic Garden ● The Queen’s Foundation ● Edgbaston Cricket Ground ● Brumbrella ● West Midlands Police F.C. ● Pebble Mill Studios ● Mac, Birmingham ● Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park ● Birmingham Dental Hospital ● Birmingham Youth Theatre ● Centre for International Education and Research ● Edgbaston (ward) ● Chad Brook ● Cannon Hill Park ● University House, University of Birmingham ● Equestrian statue of George I, Birmingham ● University of Birmingham ● Balsall Heath ● St Paul’s Church, Balsall Heath ● Lapworth Museum of Geology ● Centre for Human Reproductive Science ● Birmingham Women’s Fertility Centre ● Bournbrook ● Metchley Fort ● Selly Park ● Birmingham Women’s NHS Foundation Trust ● St Stephen’s Church, Selly Park ● Harborne carnival ● St Anne’s Church, Moseley ● Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham ● Selly Oak Pumping Station ● Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham Charity ● Highfield, Birmingham ● Birmingham Women’s Hospital ● Selly Oak Library ● Moseley Park ● St Edward’s Church, Selly Park, Birmingham ● Birmingham Battery and Metal Company ● Oak Cinema ● Grove Park, Birmingham ● Selly Oak Park ● Harborne ● Selly Oak ● Selly Oak Hospital ● Highbury Hall ● St Mary’s Church, Selly Oak ● Moseley ● Moor Pool ● Highbury Park, Birmingham ● Harborne Reserve ● Fighting Cocks, Moseley ● Moseley Hall, Birmingham ● St Mary’s Church, Moseley ● Church of the Ascension, Stirchley (II) ● Minworth Greaves ● Bournville Centre for Visual Arts ● International Project Space ● Moseley and Kings Heath (ward) ● Bournville ● Cadbury World ● St Barnabas’ Church, Balsall Heath ● BBC Drama Village ● Wake Green ● St Agnes’ Church, Moseley ● Ritz Ballroom, Kings Heath ● St Francis of Assisi’s Church, Bournville ● All Saints’ Church, King’s Heath ● Church of the Ascension, Stirchley (I) ● West Midlands Police Museum ● Sparkhill Library ● Sparkhill ● Kings Heath Park ● The Antelope, Birmingham ● Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre ● St John’s Church, Sparkhill ● Kings Heath ● Bournville Cricket Ground ● Stirchley, West Midlands ● Harborne (ward) ● Swanshurst Park ● Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle ● Kings Heath Boys ● Billesley Common ● St Gabriel’s Church, Weoley Castle ● Weoley (ward) ● Weoley Castle ● Weoley Castle (house) ● California, Birmingham ● Queens Park, Birmingham ● Murder of Thomas Bates ● Haden Hill Park ● St Mary’s Church, Harborne ● Cotteridge Park ● Lifford Reservoir ● Cotteridge ● Lifford, Birmingham ● Brandwood End Cemetery ● Brandwood End ● St Agnes’ Church, Cotteridge ● King’s Norton Stop Lock ● Brandwood (ward) ● Kings Norton Junction ● Cadbury Athletic F.C. ● Church of the Holy Prince Lazar, Birmingham ● St Nicolas Church, Kings Norton ● Royal Orthopaedic Hospital ● Northfield Town F.C. ● Weoley Hill United Reformed Church ● Saracen’s Head ● Northfield Manor House ● Wychall Reservoir ● Roundhouse, Birmingham ● St Alban the Martyr, Birmingham ● Birmingham Central Synagogue ● St John’s Church, Ladywood ● Birmingham Oratory ● St George’s Church, Edgbaston ● Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston ● Barber Institute of Fine Arts ● Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower ● Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (1933–2010) ● Selly Oak Elim Church ● Birmingham Natural History Society ● St Peter’s Church, Harborne ● Lodge Hill Cemetery ● St Augustine’s Church, Edgbaston ● Harborne Railway ● Edgbaston tram stop ● Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath
Getting to / around Selly Park – transport link, station & street map
Getting around in Selly Park using public transportation may include road, street, train, underground, bus or tram transport options. Walkfo has identified the following Selly Park places with historic / cultural / factual content when you visit:
Local Selly Park Public Transport Stations
Selly Park Notable Streets & Road Destinations
Granville Street railway station
Central Goods railway station
Camp Hill railway station
Five Ways railway station
Church Road railway station
Somerset Road railway station
University railway station (England)
Harborne railway station
Moseley railway station
Brighton Road railway station
Kings Heath railway station
Bournville railway station
Hagley Road railway station
Lifford railway station
Kings Norton railway station
Selly Oak railway station
Hazelwell railway station
Broad Street, Birmingham
Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Birmingham
Gas Street Basin
Gas Street Studios
Holliday Street Aqueduct
Severn Street Synagogue
Hurst Street
Thorp Street drill hall, Birmingham
St Luke’s Church, Bristol Street, Birmingham
A4400 road
21 Yateley Road, Edgbaston
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Local Selly Park historians & Selly Park tour guides
Trying to encourage visitors to Selly Park? Walkfo has millions audio places already available but Walkfo Creator gives Selly Park’s places, attractions & landmarks ability to create their own unique outdoor audio museums & using our simple & easy to use Walkfo Creator. – Creating a new audio experience for your Selly Park place is free* and quick (15+ minutes if you prepare text content) to use, with Walkfo Creator doing the hard work of generating AI audio files for geo-spots from the text you provide with a simply click on a map. – The 100 Amazing Selly Park Places is just one example of an outdoor museum created using Walkfo Creator (pictured to the left) for people to safely explore during Covid-19 times whilst visiting a city. Our tool is open to tourism organisations, travel destinations & National Trust locations to create their own audio walks to offer free when people visit Selly Park destinations. – Walkfo itself is looking to partner with websites offering things-to-do / what’s on events listings to enhance the content of our ‘visit-Selly Park’ web pages (for example: www.visitSelly Park.com). If you are interested in partnering, please contact us to discuss options.
* Walkfo Creator is free to use for a limited number of audio spots within a map with a license fee applicable when more than 20 audio spots within location walk are created. v1.1336
Visit Selly Park places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Selly Park places to visit. A unique way to experience Selly Park’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Selly Park as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
You can visit Selly Park places with Walkfo Selly Park to hear history at Selly Park’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Selly Park has 236 places to visit in our interactive Selly Park map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Selly Park, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Selly Park places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Selly Park & the surrounding areas.
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