Theatres · West Midlands
The Core
In or near Bickenhill.
The Core is a theatre in the United Kingdom.

Nigel Mykura — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Solihull · 0.7 km
- Wheelchair accessible
Getting there & planning your visit
The Core is located in Solihull, with the nearest railway station being Solihull, approximately 0.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is B91 3RG. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
About
The Core is a working theatre in the West Midlands. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Solihull West and Shirley parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Solihull, about 0.7 km away. Postcode area B91.
Photo gallery
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Blythe SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Core is a 2003 American science fiction disaster film directed by Jon Amiel with screenplay written by Cooper Layne and John Rogers and starring Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Stanley Tucci, D. J. Qualls, Richard Jenkins, Tcheky Karyo, Bruce Greenwood, and Alfre Woodard. The film focuses on a team of scientists whose mission is to drill to the center of the Earth and set off a series of nuclear explosions in order to restart the rotation of the Earth's core. The film was released on March 28, 2003, by Paramount Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $74 million worldwide with a production budget of $85 million.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4122, -1.7798
- District
- Solihull
- Parish
- Solihull, unparished area
- Postcode
- B91 3RG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Nearest railway station
- Solihull — 0.7 km
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Core?
- The Core is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B91 3RG), in the parish of Solihull, unparished area.
- What is The Core?
- The Core is a theatre in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Core?
- The nearest railway station is Solihull, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode B91 3RG.
- Is The Core a protected site?
- Yes — The Core is part of the River Blythe SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to The Core?
- The nearest railway station is Solihull, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode B91 3RG.