This page contains some information about parking and transport between towers for the Birmingham 2025 RWNYC.
[Updated 15 June 2025]
Teams have unique schedules, and many will be using a blend of transport across the day – it is difficult to park near the Bullring, for instance, so travelling there for your open ringing there and the results in the evening will require some walking and/or public transport at least.
We have tried to provide useful information on this page for the different options teams will be travelling with. Please email us if you are still struggling to make a plan for the day.
Using Google Maps to plan your public transport journey on bus and train is very reliable. There are a few exceptions where walking a little further will yield an easier route, e.g. see Moseley.
Tickets
Buses
The group saver bus ticket is valid for up to 5 adults or 2 adults 4 children. You can buy tickets onboard buses, and for large groups the driver will help you calculate group tickets.
Trains
Train tickets can be bought online, on ticketing apps like Trainline or at ticket machines at all stations.
If you still need advice on your transport plans for the day, please contact us via the RWNYC email.
Birmingham – St Martin in the Bullring
New Street Station is a few minutes walk away, or you can arrive by bus – we suggest one of these, possibly leaving your vehicle at your last out-of-town tower before the results. Or St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter has parking.
Parking
Parking near the Bullring is difficult, but if you have to, there are some multi-storey carparks for the Bullring shopping centre. If you have good local knowledge and ample time you might park for free in the Digbeth area.
Otherwise our recommendation is to park out of town for the results ceremony and travel in by bus or train. Parking at Edgbaston, Moseley, Selly Oak, or St Paul’s in the Jewellery Quarter may all work depending on your schedule.
Birmingham – St Paul, Jewellery Quarter
Moor Street Station is nearby, as are several bus stops. You can walk from St Martin’s.
Parking
Harborne
Parking
There is a church carpark and there is some street parking.
Edgbaston
Transport
Five Ways Station is a 20 minute walk away from the church and is on the cross-city line. The tram stops at Five Ways or Edgbaston Village are a further 10 minutes away. The X21/X22 buses, which depart from New Street Station, stop at Aston House which is a 1 minute walk from the church. There are also bus stops directly outside the church for bus 1, which travels from Five Ways.
Parking
Parking near Edgbaston is very easy – there is plenty of free on-road parking. Examples are on Ampton Road, Arthur Road or Wellington Road.
Erdington St Barnabas (Erdington ‘Parish’)
The nearest train station is Erdington, a five to ten minute walk from the church. Erdington Station is on the Cross City Line. New Street Station is a fourteen minute journey away.
St Barnabas is also on major bus routes from the city centre. West Midlands buses X3, X4, X5 and Arriva 110 all stop within a couple of minutes walk to the church.
Erdington Abbey our neighbouring tower, is also a short walk away via the High Street, Sutton New Road and Sutton Road.
Parking
Most parking in Erdington is paid, but cheap. There are two car parks next to the church on Church Road (B24 9AX) ///galaxy.agreed.landed and ///lungs.vows.cheeks (this carpark has 8 regular and 2 rapid charge points).
There is small car park next to the Abbey and a much larger Lidl car park opposite (B23 6QH) ///still.burns.event
Moseley (St Anne and St Mary)
Trains and buses
If you are travelling from the city centre, particularly from St Paul’s, you may find it easiest to walk to Moor Street Station and take a single number 50 bus from opposite the station (every 10min) – rather than Google Maps’s likely suggestion of multiple buses starting from St Paul’s.
Parking
Parking in Moseley is good. It may be a good option for leaving a car while heading into town for the results ceremony at the end of the day.
Selly Oak
Transport
Less than ten minutes walk from Selly Oak train station (trains every 10-15m from city centre). About five minutes walk from the Bristol Road (A38) which is a major bus artery.
Parking
Ample free parking on nearby residential streets, and on the church drive.
Shirley
Transport
There are bus stops on the main Stratford Road immediately east of the church. The stop on the same side as the church can be used to get into central Birmingham (journey time about 45 mins) – get a 6 bus (every 10 mins). The stop on the far side of the road can be used to get into Solihull (journey time about 15 mins) – get a 6 or 76 bus.
Shirley railway station is about a mile (20-min walk) from the church, with two trains an hour running into Birmingham Moor St and Birmingham Snow Hill stations.
Parking
There is a public car park on the south side of Church Street across the road from the church. On Saturdays between 8am and 6pm there is free parking here for up to 3 hours, but you must display a Free Parking Ticket, obtainable from the machines by pressing the green button. Charges are payable for stays longer than 3 hours.
Further free parking is available on side roads to the west of the church, such as Shirley Park Road and Portia Avenue.
Solihull
Transport
Solihull train station is ten minutes walk away.
Parking
Plenty of town centre parking. Limited availability at the church hall. To avoid a fine do not park in Rectory Drive between the church and church hall unless a blue badge holder.
Parking in the church car park is a little complicated: it is run with cameras by a parking company so you must walk directly to the church, not the shopping centre, from your car!
Walsall
Transport
15 minutes walk from the train station.
Parking
Please use sat nav to find vehicle access WS1 3DG. There is lots of parking by the church.
