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Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Metropolitan Borough of Dudley

Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre in Dudley is a research institute. Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre is near Wildlife Walk.

Amenity
research institute
Building Type
building

Artwork

  • Giraffe Statue (wheelchair accessible, artist: Tim Roper, metal) – approx. 100 m.
  • Crocodile Statue (wheelchair accessible, artist: Tim Roper, metal) – approx. 100 m.
  • Bronze Cannon (artist: Andrew Burton, brick). The mediaeval style bronze Cannon is wittily directed towards the Castle with a stack of 10 cannon balls (one of the cast concrete cannon balls, dubbed "scotch eggs" by one local wit, appears to have been "fired" across the road!). – approx. 100 m.
  • Cannon Balls (artist: Andrew Burton, concrete). The mediaeval style bronze Cannon is wittily directed towards the Castle with a stack of 10 cannon balls (one of the cast concrete cannon balls, dubbed "scotch eggs" by one local wit, appears to have been "fired" across the road!). – approx. 150 m.
  • Sea Lion Statue (wheelchair accessible, artist: Tim Roper, metal) – approx. 150 m.
  • Tiger Statue (wheelchair accessible, artist: Tim Roper, metal) – approx. 150 m.
  • Heraldic Lion (artist: Andrew Burton, steel) – approx. 150 m.
  • Ruined Walls (artist: Andrew Burton, reinforced_concrete). The enigmatic stone walls of GRC (glass fibre reinforced cement) provide a counterfoil to the architecture of the Castle and their curved shapes and pale colouring also echo the 1930s work of modernists Tecton at the Zoo. – approx. 150 m.
  • Medieval Plough (artist: Andrew Burton, steel). The Plough, made of Corten steel, refers to mediaeval agriculture and the fact that many of the plots in the nearby town still follow the old strip farming pattern. – approx. 150 m.
  • Bronze Crucible (artist: Andrew Burton, bronze) – approx. 150 m.
  • Orangutan Statue (wheelchair accessible, artist: Tim Roper, metal) – approx. 150 m.
  • Premier Inn Dudley Town Centre sculpture (metal) – approx. 200 m.

Kiosks

  • Ice Cream Van – approx. 100 m.
  • Token Exchange – approx. 200 m.
  • Candy Floss (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 200 m.

Fast food restaurants

  • Watering Hole (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 150 m.

Restaurants

  • Trindles – approx. 150 m.

Gift shops

  • Safari Gift Shop (wheelchair accessible) – approx. 200 m.

Bus stops

  • Tipton Rd / Castle Gate – approx. 50 m.
  • Castle Hill / Trindle Rd – approx. 200 m.

Hotels

  • The Station Hotel at Castle Hill (DY1 4RA) – approx. 150 m.

Tram stops

  • Dudley Castle & Zoo [2025 Q3] – approx. 150 m.

Stations

  • Dudley Castle & Zoo [2025] – approx. 150 m.

Roads nearby

Trindle Road
Texaco, MDT M.O.T. Bay, MDP Used Car Sales, Spraywell Paints, Dudley Motor Company Vauxhall, Dudley Motor Company Van Center
150 m
Wildlife Walk
Safari Gift Shop, Watering Hole, Token Exchange, Candy Floss, Tiger Statue, Orangutan Statue
200 m
Pride Parade
Plight of the Orangutan
250 m
Mammouth Walk
Grey Lady Tavern & Courtyard Tea Room, Elephant Statue, Elephant House Viewpoint (NE Birmingham to E Wolverhampton), Hot Dogs
250 m
Snail Trail
350 m
Tipton Road
Tipton Rd / Setton Drive, Tipton Rd / Castle Gate, Tipton Rd / Black Country Museum, Tipton Rd / Tipton Cross Rds, Super Hand Car Wash, Britannia Pizza, Tipton Rd / Parkes Hall Rd, Tipton Rd / Parkes Lane, Tipton Rd / Woodsetton School, Tipton Rd / Marlborough Rd, Tipton Rd / High Arcal Drive
350 m
Zoological Drive
Dudley Castle & Zoo [2025], Dudley Castle & Zoo [2025 Q3], Ice Cream Van, Giraffe Statue, Crocodile Statue
400 m
Discovery Way
450 m

Beauty salons nearby

Unique Beauty
200 m

Buildings nearby

Aspire Money
150 m
The Station Hotel
200 m
Admissions and Exit
200 m
Chair Lift Bottom
250 m
Down on the farm
250 m
Chair Lift Top
250 m
Lorikeet Lookout
300 m
Castle Creatures (Bats)
300 m
Former Bear Ravine
350 m
Black Lemurs
400 m
Tecton Aviary
400 m
Lions
400 m

Constructions nearby

Midland Metro Line 2 (Dudley Castle & Zoo station)
50 m
University of Worcester Health Innovation Campus
100 m
Midland Metro Line 2
300 m

Fast food restaurants nearby

McDonald's
200 m

Fitness centres nearby

Unique Fitness Ladies Gym
200 m

Forests nearby

Orangutans
300 m

Gift shops nearby

The Curiosity Shop
200 m

Grass nearby

Flamingo Falls
250 m
Howler Monkeys
300 m

Heaths nearby

The Great Crested Newt Project
300 m
Llamas and Emus
300 m
Barbary Sheep (Female)
400 m

Hotels nearby

Travelodge
500 m

Libraries nearby

Dudley Archives and Local History Centre
500 m

Light rail lines nearby

VLR Test Track
200 m

Office buildings nearby

Office Options Group
150 m

Playgrounds nearby

Rides
200 m

Restaurants nearby

Harvester
250 m

Sands nearby

Camels
200 m
Peccarie Pigs
250 m
Reindeer
250 m
On the Farm
250 m

School buildings nearby

Black Country & Marches Institute of Technology
350 m

Scrublands nearby

Gelada Baboons (Family Group)
250 m
Gibbons
300 m
Chimpanzees
350 m
Lemur Wood
Lemur Wood, A leap of faith
400 m

Zoo nearby

Dudley Zoo & Castle
100 m