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| Aston Arena |
| Overview |
| The Aston Arena, formerly known as the Aston Villa Leisure Centre, is a 2000-capacity sport and leisure arena on Aston Hall Road in north Birmingham, three kilometres from the city centre. |
| Layout @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| The Aston Arena consists of a ground floor sports hall and first floor sports bar. |
| Map of Aston Arena (Top) |
| Sport @ Aston Arena (Top) |
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The Aston Arena hosts major sporting events such as championship
boxing and British League basketball. The sports hall may be booked for 5-a-side football, netball, basketball, badminton and indoor cricket on Monday-Thursday evenings and occasionally on Friday evenings. |
| Music @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| The Aston Arena stages regular live music gigs and has attracted high-profile stars such as Bob Dylan, Morrissey and the Manic Street Preachers. |
| Hospitality @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| The Aston Arena can host exhibitions, conferences, weddings, private and public parties. |
| Bars @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| The first floor of the Aston Arena contains a large sports bar which is particularly busy on Aston Villa match days. |
| Area around Aston Arena (Top) |
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The Aston Arena is flanked by the elevated Aston Expressway, the
Birmingham-Walsall Railway, the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal,
Aston Church and a row of terraced housing on Serpentine Road. It is barely 300 metres from Villa Park Football Stadium and 600 metres from Spaghetti Junction. |
| Pubs Near Aston Arena (Top) |
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The nearest pubs are the Holte at Villa Park (300 metres/map)
and the Cap n Gown @ 458 Witton Road (500 metres/map). The New Aston Social Club (members only) is next door to the Arena. Please visit our Birmingham pub guide for more information. |
| Eateries near Aston Arena (Top) |
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The nearest restaurants/takeaways are Big John's on Priory Rod (150 metres/map), the Khanum Balti House @ 405 Witton Road (450 metres/map), the Dragon Dragon Chinese @ 407 Witton Road (500 metres/map) and Charcoal Chicken @ 478 Witton Road (500 metres/map). Please visit our restaurant guide and cafe/fast food guide for more information. |
| Convenience Shopping near Aston Arena (Top) |
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There is a small commercial centre at Witton Road Island (map), barely
500
metres from the Arena. It includes a newsagents, food store,
off-license, bookies (William Hill), several takeaways and a
Tesco superstore. There is also a Costcutter store @ 14 Church Road (map/600 metres). |
| Hotels Near Aston Arena (Top) |
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The nearest hotel is the Aston
(map) which is a family-run
bed-and-breakfast on Witton Road Island, barely 400 metres from
the Arena. The nearest alternative hotels are the Campanile on Chester Street (map/1 kilometre), the Premier Inn on Richard Street (map/1.2 kilometres) and the Hampton-by-Hilton at Star City (map/1.2 kilometres). There are over 40 hotels within 5 kilometres of the Aston Arena; it may be preferable to stay in the city centre and travel to the Arena by bus or train. Please visit our hotel guide for more information. |
| Aston Arena by Car (Top) |
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The Aston Arena (B6 7LB) is on Aston Hall Road, roughly 600
metres from Witton Road on the Outer Circle (A4040). If you are travelling from outside Birmingham take the A5127 Lichfield Road at Junction 6 of the M6 (Spaghetti Junction) and turn into Aston Hall Road after roughly 400 metres. |
| Parking @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| The Aston Arena has a large car park which doubles as an overspill on Villa match days. |
| Taxi @ Aston Arena (Top) |
| Cabs may be booked on the following numbers: 0121 327 2000, 0121 685 8888 and 0121 327 3691. |
| Aston Arena by Bus (Top) |
| The following bus routes pass near Aston Arena: 7, 40X, 65, 67, 67A, 104, 105, 114, 115, 123 |
| Aston Arena by Rail (Top) |
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There are two rail stations nearby: 1) Witton Rail Station is roughly 600 metres from the Aston Arena. The station is located on the Walsall-Birmingham-Wolverhampton Line; trains generally run at 30 minute intervals; typical journey times are 13 minutes to New Street, 15 minutes to Walsall and 47 minutes to Wolverhampton. Please visit our guide to Witton Station for more information. 2) Aston Rail Station is roughly 600 metres from the Aston Arena. The station is located on the Cross City Line and the Walsall-Birmingham-Wolverhampton Line; trains generally run at 10 minute intervals; typical journey times are 9 minutes to New Street, 18 minutes to Walsall and 44 minutes to Wolverhampton. Please visit our guide to Aston Station for more information. |
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