Tourist exit sign

A brown sign with an arrow pointing diagonally up and left, and the following text.

Black; Country [Tourist information symbol] Sandwell; Valley [Country Park symbol] .

The M5 forms part of the box of motorways surrounding Birmingham, but it doesn’t actually pass through any of Birmingham itself. Instead we will be travelling through the Black Country for the next few junctions, and if you’d like some information about what the Black Country is, you’ll find it at the next exit.

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