Heathrow Airport 1 hr 38
National Trust - Wightwick Manor And Gardens (7 min.) timber-framed victorian manor with arts and crafts movement interiors and pre-raphaelite paintings. Dudley Zoo And Castle. (19 min.) walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles plus a farmyard area and face painting. Aston Hall (31 min.) jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms scenic gardens & occasional special events. Wolverhampton Bus Station (5 min) Library Of Birmingham (33 min.) europe s largest public library is a modern 31 000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Sandwell Valley Country Park (30 min.) outdoor action in 660 acres of woods farmland lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. National Sea Life Centre Birmingham (37 min.) family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Wolverhampton Art Gallery (7 min.) collections of works from contemporary and pop art to georgian and victorian in a grand building. Bantock House (9 min.) historic residence with oak-panelled rooms a museum of art and archaeology and a dutch garden. Lord St (6 min) Dudley Castle (19 min.) ruins of a castle at dudley zoo The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (38 min.) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant victorian glasshouses bonsai garden and bird collection. Birmingham Museum U0026 Art Gallery (33 min.) victorian building with domed round room showing pre-raphaelites staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Compton Rd (4 min) Weston Park (25 min) opulent 17th-century mansion with fine art capability brown landscaping restaurant and cafe. Moseley Old Hall (13 min.) elizabethan farmhouse where king charles ii hid in 1651 with a typical knot garden and a cafe. Connaught Rd (6 min) Royal Air Force Museum (19 min.) aviation history seen through decommissioned planes housed in wartime hangers plus tech exhibits. |