| a 4-minute walk from birmingham coach station, this funky hostel in an industrial area is 11 minutes on foot from the bull ring shopping centre and a mile from birmingham museum and art gallery. free perks include breakfast, tea and coffee, and movie screenings. linen is provided. private rooms sleep from 1 to 4 and add tea and coffeemaking facilities. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. basic dorms sleep from 4 to 12 and have wooden bunk beds, free wi-fi and shared bathrooms; some have japanese-style pods and/or lockers. there's also a communal kitchen, a lounge, and a garden with a bbq area
Birmingham Airport 20 min
Cannon Hill Park (10 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Aston Hall (11 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (11 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Ikon Gallery (13 min)
Free-admission venue for exhibitions across a range of media from global contemporary artists. Drayton Manor Theme Park (25 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (12 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (13 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Winterbourne House & Garden (12 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (11 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (10 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. Library of Birmingham (9 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (9 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Cadbury World (16 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Thinktank Science Museum (10 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. | 
