Birmingham Airport 30 min
National Trust - Birmingham Back To Backs (27 min.) guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Lickey Hills Country Park (7 min.) sprawling woodland with walking trails a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. Longbridge (7 min) Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (20 min.) small zoo with focus on endangered species conservation and captive breeding. Black Country Living Museum (27 min.) exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town with a coal seam forge steam engine and shops. Rednal Island (12 min) Lickey Church (5 min) Bullring U0026 Grand Central (27 min.) contemporary landmark mall with diverse high-street fashion and household shops plus restaurants. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (23 min.) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant victorian glasshouses bonsai garden and bird collection. Winterbourne House U0026 Garden (21 min.) antiques and botanical gardens with 6 000 plants in edwardian industrialist s grand country house. Thinktank Science Museum (29 min.) close encounters with technology past present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Birmingham Museum U0026 Art Gallery (28 min.) victorian building with domed round room showing pre-raphaelites staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Library Of Birmingham (28 min.) europe s largest public library is a modern 31 000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. West Midland Safari Park (31 min.) landscaped park with 150-acre safari and other animals plus theme park discovery trail and events. Dudley Zoo And Castle. (29 min.) walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles plus a farmyard area and face painting. Rose And Crown (6 min) National Sea Life Centre Birmingham (28 min.) family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Cannon Hill Park (23 min.) tennis courts bowling green boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. |