Manchester Airport 1 hr 24
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (33 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Wolverhampton Art Gallery (4 min)
Collections of works from contemporary and pop art to Georgian and Victorian in a grand building. Moseley Old Hall (13 min)
Elizabethan farmhouse, where King Charles II hid in 1651, with a typical knot garden and a cafe. Walsall Arboretum (25 min)
A historic public park with formal gardens, children's play area, lido and outdoor fitness trail. Weston Park (27 min)
Opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art, Capability Brown landscaping, restaurant and cafe. Black Country Living Museum (20 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (38 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (37 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Aston Hall (31 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Thinktank Science Museum (32 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Sandwell Valley Country Park (30 min)
Outdoor action in 660 acres of woods, farmland, lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. National Trust - Wightwick Manor and Gardens (12 min)
Timber-framed Victorian manor with Arts and Crafts movement interiors and Pre-Raphaelite paintings. Dudley Castle (21 min)
Castle, zoo, and ruins Dudley Zoo and Castle. (21 min)
Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. Royal Air Force Museum (24 min)
Aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers, plus tech exhibits. | 
