| this straightforward hotel in a redbrick building is 6 miles from both the nec national exhibition centre, and cadbury world. it's also a 9-minute walk from spring road train station. the unassuming rooms come with free wifi, flat-screen tvs, desks, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. other amenities include an informal grill restaurant and a bar. parking is complimentary. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am
Birmingham Airport 15 min
The National Motorcycle Museum (17 min)
Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (17 min)
Art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists, sculpture and coins. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (18 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (14 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (17 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Winterbourne House & Garden (18 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Aston Hall (19 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Cannon Hill Park (13 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Edgbaston Stadium (13 min)
Top-flight county cricket team's home at an England Test venue with a kit and memorabilia shop. Cadbury World (21 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (18 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. Thinktank Science Museum (13 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Library of Birmingham (16 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (16 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (20 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). | 
