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I personally love Solihull town centre. The touchwood shopping mall comprises of many well known stores and is in a very clean atmosphere. There are numerous restaurants and a fantastic modern cinema. The variety of shops appeal to all people. The surrounding outdoor shops are of a high standard also with plenty of variety.

Solihull is basically a university town, and is full of students and student housing. not necessarily a bad thing, but it could be better.

i've stayed there a couple of times, and it has an average range of shops and places to eat, with it's own train station for the university. everything is very geared towards the students, and i wouldn't reccomend living there unless you like it noisy and slightly grotty.

The town has existed since medieval times when it was founded as a market centre, and it later became an important coaching stop. Solihull probably came into being about a thousand years ago as a clearing in the forest to which people would come to trade. The town is noted for its historic architecture, which includes examples of timber-framed Tudor style houses and shops. The historic Solihull School dates from 1560 (although not on its present site). The red sandstone parish church of St. Alphege dates from a similar period and is a large and handsome example of classical British Church architecture, with a traditional spire making the Church visible from a great distance. It is located at the head of High Street, Solihull has a number of parks including Malvern Park, Brueton Park, Tudor Grange Park and Shirley Park. The nearest parks to the town centre are Malvern and Brueton parks. They are interlinked and cover about 130 acres (0.53 km2). Brueton Park used to be part of the grounds of Malvern Hall, which dates back to about 1690. It is home now to St Martin''s School. Solihull has numerous leisure facilities including a public swimming pool on the edge of Tudor Grange Park. This pool replaced an outdoor pool in Tudor Grange Park which was demolished in the 1960s. The current pool is now being replaced by a new leisure centre. At present there are two sports centres, the more modern Tudor Grange sports centre, and the older Norman Green sports centre, formerly known as the Norman Green Athletics Centre. There is also an outdoor wooden skateboarding and in-line skating facility in Tudor Grange Park. Sailing takes place on Olton Reservoir.

Solihull is where my grandfather lived it''s full of very expensive houses which really look the part with nice large back gardens the town centre is of a decent size and has a lovely park next to it which is full of decent park equipment catering for all ages and gets very crowded on good days the town centre is only a two minuet walk from here and has all of the main stream shops that you come to expect of town centres there''s a shopping mall Solihull also has regular markets visiting it''s town centre that brings the town to life a bit it does have a nice night life and is close enough to Birmingham to escape for wild nights out it also offers Solihull Arts Complex so if you fancy some culture come here for me Solihull will always remind me of all the times I''ve visited my grandfather Solihull is where my grandfather lived it''s full of very expensive houses which really look the part with nice large back gardens the town centre is of a decent size and has a lovely park next to it which is full of decent park equipment catering for all ages and gets very crowded on good days the town centre is only a two minuet walk from here and has all of the main stream shops that you come to expect of town centres there''s a shopping mall Solihull also has regular markets visiting it''s town centre that brings the town to life a bit it does have a nice night life and is close enough to Birmingham to escape for wild nights out it also offers Solihull Arts Complex so if you fancy some culture come here for me Solihull will always remind me of all the times I''ve visited my grandfather

Solihull is part of the West Midlands.
There is a lovely red sandstone church at the top end of the High street that has the most spectaular spire that can be seen for many miles.
There are some lovely old tudor style shops on the High street too that look stunning.
The main shopping area of Solihull is thrieving at this time due to the addition of the Touchwood centre which was opened by the Queen.
Not only is there shopping in the Touchwood centre but it also incorporates a 9 screen cinema.
Just behind the Touchwood centre there is Solihull Library and Arts Complex. I have been to the Arts Complex on many occasions as they have a theatre in there which my daughters have done dancing shows on.
Solihull has a leisure centre recently been build on the old Tudor Grange site where I spent many a days in the swimming pool and diving off the diving boards. Can''t wait to go into the new centre and see if its as good or better that what I remember of the old building and facilities.
Solihull of course is also known for been the home to the LandRover site. As a youngest I remember my granddad telling me stories of when he worked there. Will be a shame if it goes as, has been threatened on a few occasions recently as many jobs would be lost.
Education is well accounted for as there are 2 main colleges in Solihull , Solihull Sixth Former College and also Solihull College and with 3 universities in nearby birmingham and 2 in nearby Coventry Solihull is certainly a great place educationally to live.
Leisure wise as already mentioned a leisure centre but also Solihull has an Ice Rink, home to Solihull Barrons, the ice hockey team that both of my brothers use to play for.
So all in all Solihull is not only a lovely place to visit but also a lovely place to live.