Plan your visit to Tamworth

Tamworth is located in the southern most tip of Staffordshire and uniquely placed right in the centre of the UK, easily accessible by rail, with direct services from London, Glasgow, Birmingham and Manchester and major road networks offering visitors a range of options when planning a visit. 

The town centre is flat and easy to navigate with car parks, railway station, bus terminuses all very walkable within a short distance of each other. 

Travel and visitor information to plan a perfect trip to Tamworth 

Bordered by the M42, only a short distance from the M6 Toll, and bisected by the A5, Tamworth’s road links make getting here from the UK’s major cities an easy journey to plan. 

Trains run north and south, east and west to Tamworth.  The town is only 15 minutes from Birmingham New Street and just over an hour from London Euston, with Manchester and Leeds around 90 minutes away. 

Airports at Birmingham and East Midlands are both just a half-hour drive. 

Getting around is so straightforward, with regular bus services around the borough. A range of maps can be downloaded to help you discover local walking trails and explore an array of nature reserves as well as plan trips to the many attractions in and around the borough. 

There are well-signed car parks and toilets to ensure visitors can easily find their way around.

To help you make the most of your visit to Tamworth, all the visitor information you need to know before and during your stay is available here including details about accessibility and sustainability. 

For the lone traveller looking to discover more about Tamworth’s intriguing past, then the Historic Tamworth AR Trail is a must, for families & groups, why not engage one of Tamworth’s Green Badge Guides to provide the real guided tour experience.