Peels Meadow

Shopping and entertainment

Residents at Peels Meadow will benefit from the wide variety of retail and entertainment facilities the town has to offer, including a market, which takes place three times a week. For shopping, there is a good mix of brand-name and independent retailers, as well as several supermarkets, all of which can be found either within the town centre or its many shopping venues, including Ankerside Shopping Centre and Ventura Retail Park.

Nearby Birmingham offers a range of shopping destinations, including the Bullring Shopping Centre and the popular Jewellery Quarter. There are also many cultural and entertainment venues, from live music and theatre at the NEC Arena and Birmingham Hippodrome, to galleries and museums, for instance the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

Sports and leisure

Near to the development, Tamworth has a castle and museum, as well as a multiscreen cinema and a popular theatre, Tamworth Assembly Rooms. The town is also home to the SnowDome, an indoor snow and ice facility which incorporates an ice rink, ski slopes, a swimming pool and the UK’s only ice track.

For golf fans, there are two 18-hole golf courses – Whittington Heath and Drayton Park golf clubs – less than 15 minutes’ drive from Peels Meadow.

Family days out can be enjoyed at Drayton Manor Theme Park, which is around four miles away. The park is home to Thomas Land, a Thomas the Tank Engine themed adventure park aimed at younger children, while the main theme park itself boasts a number of high-adrenaline rides and attractions, restaurants and a 15-acre zoo.

Twycross Zoo is only 10 miles from the development, set within 80 acres of parkland, it is home to more than 500 animals and to the World Primate Centre.

Education

Families at Peels Meadow are well catered-for, with several highly-regarded schools nearby. For primary schools, both St Elizabeth Catholic and St Leonard’s C of E primary schools, can be accessed within a five-minute drive. While students aged 11 to 16 will find Landau Forte Academy QEMS and The Rawlett School Academy nearby.

Further education is provided by the University of Birmingham, approximately a 40-minutes’ drive from home.

Transport

Commuters residing at Peels Meadow will benefit from good road connections, with ease of access to both the M6 and M42, each providing a link to Birmingham within approximately 35 minutes.

For train travel, Tamworth Railway Station is only a five-minute drive from home and offers services to major cities including Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and London. International air travel is covered by Birmingham airport, around half-an-hour's drive from Peels Meadow.