Birmingham Airport 12 min
Kingsbury Water Park (18 min) 600-acre park with 15 boating and fishing lakes, plus bird-watching hides, walking and bike trails. Coventry Transport Museum (19 min) State-of-the-art museum covering public transportation, the auto industry, cycling and eco concerns. Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Garden (12 min) Ruined castle with carved arbours, aviary and marble fountain, plus adults'/kids' audio-tours. Herbert Art Gallery & Museum (19 min) Eclectic, hands-on local history and culture displays from collections, plus temporary art shows. The National Motorcycle Museum (6 min) Large exhibition hall filled with hundreds of fully restored British motorcycles, plus a restaurant. Warwick Castle (23 min) A stately mansion and famous Medieval castle surrounded by gardens, lawns and woodland. Coventry Cathedral (19 min) Modern, 20th-century place of CofE worship plus the Medieval ruins of the building bombed in WWII. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (22 min) Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (27 min) Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Cadbury World (33 min) Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Thinktank Science Museum (21 min) Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (22 min) Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. National Trust - Baddesley Clinton (16 min) Tudor, timber-framed manor house with a moat and walled gardens, plus Elizabethan interiors. National Trust- Packwood House (16 min) Restored Tudor mansion with 16th-century furniture and textile collections plus garden topiary. The Bear Grylls Adventure (9 min) Activity center named after a British explorer, with high ropes, a free fall tunnel & PADI courses. |