| check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. set in a redbrick victorian mansion, this elegant hotel is 7 miles from sutton park and 7. cosy cottages feature separate living areas, conservatories and private gardens. refined rooms (some with countryside views) offer contemporary furnishings, satellite tv, and tea and coffeemaking equipment. 7 miles from tamworth castle. amenities include meeting and event space, a chic, airy restaurant and bar, plus access to 8 landscaped acres. cooked breakfast is complimentary
Manchester Airport 1 hr 28
Thinktank Science Museum (20 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (26 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Tamworth Castle (15 min)
Medieval, motte-and-bailey fortress with pleasure grounds, re-enactments and children's workshops. Library of Birmingham (21 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (21 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Cadbury World (32 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (26 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Drayton Manor Theme Park (9 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. Lichfield Cathedral (17 min)
Gothic edifice with daily CofE services and choral evensong, plus an Anglo-Saxon treasure hoard. Kingsbury Water Park (8 min)
600-acre park with 15 boating and fishing lakes, plus bird-watching hides, walking and bike trails. Thomas Land (13 min)
Themed zone of Drayton Manor with numerous family-friendly Thomas the Tank Engine activities. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (21 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Aston Hall (21 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. SnowDome (16 min)
Indoor snow skiing & snowboarding centre with an ice rink, swimming pool & gym. Sutton Park (10 min)
2000 acres of parkland with bike/bridle paths and lakes, for walking, jogging, cycling and angling. | 
