Bristol Airport 1 hr 2
Thinktank Science Museum (16 min.)
close encounters with technology past present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Bullring U0026 Grand Central (13 min.)
contemporary landmark mall with diverse high-street fashion and household shops plus restaurants. Aston Hall (20 min.)
jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms scenic gardens & occasional special events. University (6 min) Northfield (7 min) The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (11 min.)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant victorian glasshouses bonsai garden and bird collection. Library Of Birmingham (16 min.)
europe s largest public library is a modern 31 000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Black Country Living Museum (27 min.)
exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town with a coal seam forge steam engine and shops. Cannon Hill Park (9 min.)
tennis courts bowling green boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. The Barber Institute Of Fine Arts (8 min.)
art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists sculpture and coins. Kings Norton (15 min) National Trust - Birmingham Back To Backs (13 min.)
guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Winterbourne House U0026 Garden (9 min.)
antiques and botanical gardens with 6 000 plants in edwardian industrialist s grand country house. Selly Oak (6 min) National Sea Life Centre Birmingham (16 min.)
family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Museum Of The Jewellery Quarter (17 min.)
live demonstrations of the jeweller s craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (7 min.)
small zoo with focus on endangered species conservation and captive breeding. Birmingham Museum U0026 Art Gallery (15 min.)
victorian building with domed round room showing pre-raphaelites staffordshire hoard and artefacts. | 
