Manchester Airport 1 hr 25
Weston Park (24 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Dudley Castle (24 min)
Castle, zoo, and ruins Black Country Living Museum (22 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. Severn Valley (26 min)
Safari park and safari Sandwell Valley Country Park (34 min)
Outdoor action in 660 acres of woods, farmland, lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. Walsall Arboretum (29 min)
A historic public park with formal gardens, children's play area, lido and outdoor fitness trail. Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses (29 min)
Woodland ridge with views of countryside and the Holy Austin Rock Houses inhabited until the 1950s. Moseley Old Hall (14 min)
Elizabethan farmhouse, where King Charles II hid in 1651, with a typical knot garden and a cafe. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (36 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. Bantock House (7 min)
Historic residence with oak-panelled rooms, a museum of art and archaeology, and a Dutch garden. Himley Hall and Park (19 min) National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (8 min)
Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (23 min)
Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. Royal Air Force Museum (18 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. Wolverhampton Art Gallery (8 min)
Collections of works from contemporary and pop art to Georgian and Victorian in a grand building. | 
