| 5 miles from the thinktank, birmingham science museum and 2. some rooms provide courtyard or city views. 2 miles from birmingham town hall. event and banquet rooms are also available. the on-site restaurant's offerings range from light bites to 3-course meals under skylights, and there's also a laid-back bar. guests have access to the woodcock sports centre, which has a gym and indoor pool. offering vibrant, colourful decor, the rooms have tea and coffeemaking equipment, free wi-fi and flat-screen tvs. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. on the campus of aston university, this modern conference hotel is 0
Manchester Airport 1 hr 27
National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (11 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (10 min)
Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (6 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. Drayton Manor Theme Park (21 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. Cadbury World (17 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Aston Hall (7 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Winterbourne House & Garden (11 min)
Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. LEGOLAND Discovery Centre & LEGO Store Birmingham (10 min)
Denmark's most famous export, LEGO, is at the heart of this playground & entertainment center. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (16 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Ikon Gallery (11 min)
Free-admission venue for exhibitions across a range of media from global contemporary artists. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (6 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Thinktank Science Museum (8 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Library of Birmingham (6 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Cannon Hill Park (12 min)
Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. | 
