Birmingham Airport 41 min
Cadbury World (28 min) Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (30 min) Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Kinver Edge and the Rock Houses (14 min) Woodland ridge with views of countryside and the Holy Austin Rock Houses inhabited until the 1950s. Clent Hills (13 min) Scenic set of hills featuring historic structures & seasonal nature walks to view bluebells. Dudley Castle (18 min) Castle, zoo, and ruins Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (31 min) Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (30 min) Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (18 min) Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. Lickey Hills Country Park (18 min) Sprawling woodland with walking trails, a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (25 min) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Black Country Living Museum (17 min) Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. West Midland Safari Park (28 min) Landscaped park with 150-acre safari and other animals, plus theme park, discovery trail and events. Sandwell Valley Country Park (27 min) Outdoor action in 660 acres of woods, farmland, lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. Thinktank Science Museum (34 min) Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Library of Birmingham (29 min) Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. |