Drakelow
Built-up area in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.416, -2.278 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 81 79 |
| Dialling code: | 01562 (Kidderminster) |
Drakelow is a small, quiet settlement in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England, set against a backdrop of mixed farmland and ancient woodland. The area feels rural and well suited to walking and cycling, with the larger towns of Kidderminster and Bewdley providing nearby services and light industry while the forest and countryside draw nature‑lovers and day visitors.
What gives Drakelow a particular local interest is the nearby Drakelow Tunnels, an underground complex with wartime and Cold War associations that attracts historians and urban explorers; otherwise the place retains a low‑key village atmosphere shaped by forestry, small‑scale farming and the heritage tourism of the Wyre Forest area. Socially it tends to be a close‑knit, commuter‑and‑rural mix rather than a commercial centre in its own right.
Postcode districts covering Drakelow
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 17.4 miles27.9 km
- Wolverhampton 13.7 miles22.1 km
- Dudley 9.8 miles15.8 km
- Walsall 17 miles27.3 km
- Telford 19.8 miles31.9 km
- West Bromwich 15 miles24.1 km
- Solihull 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Sutton Coldfield 21.7 miles35 km
- Worcester 15.4 miles24.8 km
- Cannock 22.4 miles36.1 km
- Redditch 17 miles27.3 km
- Kidderminster 2.6 miles4.2 km
Neighbouring places
- Wolverley Built-up area 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Wolverley and Cookley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Franche & Habberley North Ward 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Kidderminster Foreign Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Wribbenhall & Arley Ward 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Cookley Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Blakebrook & Habberley South Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Upper Arley Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Broadwaters Ward 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Trimpley Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Kidderminster Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Offmore & Comberton Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
Example postcodes in Drakelow
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 22.5 miles36.2 km
- East Midlands Airport 49.1 miles79 km
- Kidderminster Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Kidderminster Town Railway Station 2.8 miles4.5 km
Hotels near Drakelow Ad
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Brockencote Hall 4 6.1 miles9.9 km
- The Elms Hotel & Spa 4 9.2 miles14.8 km
- Granary Villa 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 8.3 miles13.4 km
- The Falcon Hotel & Restaurant 9.9 miles16 km
- Parlors Hall Hotel 10 miles16.1 km
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Bromsgrove 4 9.9 miles16 km
- Stourport Manor Hotel 4 5.2 miles8.4 km
Local points of interest
- Aggborough Stadium 2.9 miles4.6 km
- Wyre Forest Forest 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Hagley Hall Country house 6.6 miles10.7 km
- Witley Court Historic site 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Davenport House Estate 10 miles16 km
- Westwood House Estate 11.1 miles17.8 km
- Patshull Hall Estate 12.7 miles20.4 km
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 13.6 miles21.8 km
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Hewell Grange Estate 14.2 miles22.9 km
- The Hawthorns Stadium 14.7 miles23.7 km