Our Location

Our head office is located at Sense TouchBase Pears, a vibrant and inclusive community hub in Birmingham.

The space fosters a welcoming environment where individuals, families, and professionals come together to access services and support. With modern facilities and a central location, TouchBase Pears is the perfect setting for Autism West Midlands to provide essential resources, host events, and work collaboratively with the community to support autistic people and their families.

Getting Here

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By Car

Secure parking is available at Sense TouchBase Pears including spaces for parents and for blue badge holders. Our car park is behind the building and is accessed by Selly Wharf, entry is controlled by barriers and an intercom system. The Car park entrance is via Selly Wharf using electronic barrier in/out. The barrier is controlled by the reception staff using an intercom. If you are visiting or volunteering you are free to park in the car park, if there are spaces available.

Selly Wharf is parallel to Bristol Road, you can access it from the main traffic light intersection on Bristol Road down Elliot Street (with Bristol Street Motors Car Garage on the corner) and then onto Selly Wharf. This will take you up to the barriers for the Sense Touchbase Centre.

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By Train

Selly Oak Train station is a two-minute walk away from Sense TouchBase Pears and operates regular services in the city centre. Trains to Birmingham New Street run four times an hour on weekdays with the journey time being roughly ten minutes. Services to Bromsgrove, Redditch and Lichfield also pass through the station. Details about the station can be found here, including train times, parking and accessibility information: Selly Oak Train Station | Trains to Selly Oak | West Midlands Railway

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By Bus

AWM at Sense TouchBase Pears can be reached by a number of bus services that stop nearby on the Bristol Road. The 61 and 63 buses both stop on Elliot Road and at Selly Oak train station and run roughly every ten minutes throughout the day. These bus routes take you into or out of the city centre or in the opposite direction towards Longbridge. Busses stop immediately outside of the Sense TouchBase Centre. If you are travelling from Northfield direction, you will arrive on the opposite side of the road and should use the crossing points to arrive at the main entrance.

Address

Head Office

Sense TouchBase Pears,
750 Bristol Rd,
Selly Oak,
Birmingham,
B29 6NA.

Getting Here

Download a pdf with directions and parking information for your travel to our head office

Residential Services

Other Services

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