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The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum is situated in the heart of the beautiful Cathedral City of Lichfield in Staffordshire.
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum
Breadmarket Street
Lichfield
Staffordshire
WS13 6LG
Road links
Easy access from the A38, A5, M42, M40, M6, M1 and M5.
Parking
The Museum does not have a car park, however there are multiple car parks within walking distance. Information on parking in Lichfield can be found here (external site). Information on blue badge parking in Lichfield can be found here (external site).
Public transport
There are two train stations in Lichfield; Lichfield City and Lichfield Trent Valley. Lichfield is a 35-minute journey from Birmingham New Street and under two hours from London Euston.
Lichfield City train station is a short walk away (approximately nine minutes) from the Museum. For more information, please visit National Rail (external site).
West Midlands Railway also offer direct train routes to Lichfield from several locations across the region. To plan your journey or to book train tickets, please click here (external site).
Lichfield bus station is on Birmingham Road, opposite Lichfield City Station. There are regular buses between Lichfield and Cannock, Stafford, Walsall and Birmingham. If you don’t know which bus to catch, an online journey planner is provided by Traveline (external site).
Further details on accommodation, attractions, and events within Lichfield District can be found on Visit Lichfield (external site).
‘I lately took my friend Boswell and showed him genuine civilised life in an English provincial town.
I turned him loose in Lichfield that he might see for once real civility.’
