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5
I spent many happy days with a friend and her Mum many years ago. I would have been about 7. I'm 60 now and haven't been here in all that time even though I pass it regularly. I stopped this morning and parked in the layby. It is small, at least smaller than I remember it. But how beautiful it is. Just beautiful. I shall go back soon for a longer visit
4
If you want to see Birmingham - this hill provides a great vantage point. Sadly the views are spoiled by the huge amount of litter and fly tipping by the layby / parking. This summarises Birmingham, it could be a great place but the council spending priorities ensure it falls short. From here you can walk towards Birmingham and round Bartley Reservoir and back allow a couple of hours.
5
Parking's in a small layby on a dangerous road. One footpath takes you to a farmer's field with a fine view over Bartley reservoir to the city. Another footpath on the other side takes you into a secluded grove of magnificent tall beeches. Magical place!
4
very scenic with a great view of the Bartley green reservoir
5
One of the most spectacular natural viewing spots within Birmingham's surroundings. Well worth a walk or pull in to go to. Unfortunately the layby can be ruined by rubbish left by cars.
1
Nice view of Birmingham but the place was totally overrun by an ignorant group of chavs riding quads and motorbikes, including their feral children. The air was thick with exhaust and the deafening noise of the engines. The lay-by where you can park is on the other side of the road, which necessitates a mad scramble across the blind summit of a 50 mph B-road. There was a lovely, if small, canopy of mature trees there, but we were honestly too occupied with calculating the trajectories of the various off-road vehicles to appreciate it. The viewpoint of Birmingham, which thankfully is on the same side of the road as the parking, was nonetheless located down a completely overgrown embankment littered with beer cans and broken glass. There was a "no fly tipping" sign, but in grim irony a mattress had been leant against it and amongst the rows of nettles there were the contents of several small houses. There was, bizarrely, an old gravestone here, presumably from prettier times when Frankley Beeches did not resemble a low-budget Mad Max sequel. Drive past in the car but don't stop.