| linens are provided; high chairs and cribs are available on request. the bright, modern 1- and 2-bedroom apartments feature full kitchens, flat-screen tvs and free wi-fi, plus dining tables and washer/dryers. penthouses add private balconies. a 5-minute walk from the national sea life centre, this laid-back apartment hotel is a 3-minute walk from the barclaycard arena sports and entertainment venue, and 2 miles from the birmingham museum and art gallery. continental breakfast and parking are offered for a surcharge. check-in time: 4:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. there's also a dvd library
Manchester Airport 1 hr 32
Winterbourne House & Garden (12 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Cadbury World (20 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Ikon Gallery (7 min)
Free-admission venue for exhibitions across a range of media from global contemporary artists. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (10 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Thinktank Science Museum (10 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (12 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (4 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (4 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. Cannon Hill Park (14 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (8 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Library of Birmingham (4 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Aston Hall (12 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Black Country Living Museum (24 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (17 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (15 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. | 
