Birmingham Airport 27 min
Clent Hills (23 min) Scenic set of hills featuring historic structures & seasonal nature walks to view bluebells. The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (24 min) Art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists, sculpture and coins. Winterbourne House & Garden (24 min) Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (29 min) Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Cadbury World (18 min) Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (31 min) Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings (14 min) A collection of 25 historic buildings rebuilt in a spacious area with gardens and a cider orchard. Cannon Hill Park (24 min) Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (28 min) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Thinktank Science Museum (31 min) Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Library of Birmingham (29 min) Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (34 min) Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. Lickey Hills Country Park (10 min) Sprawling woodland with walking trails, a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (33 min) Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (22 min) Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. |