| the property offers free breakfast, and there's also a bar and a function room. check-in time: 12:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. rooms all have straightforward modern decor, free wi-fi, and flat-screen tvs, as well as tea and coffeemaking facilities. this simple family-run hotel is an 11-minute walk from chester road train station, 7 miles the national sea life centre, and 9 miles from drayton manor theme park
Manchester Airport 1 hr 32
Black Country Living Museum (31 min)
Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (15 min)
Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Drayton Manor Theme Park (18 min)
Large adventure playground with 12 rides based on Thomas the Tank Engine, indoor play and parklands. Thinktank Science Museum (14 min)
Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (15 min)
Live demonstrations of the jeweller's craft with legacy tours of time-warp workshops. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (15 min)
Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (19 min)
16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. Sandwell Valley Country Park (28 min)
Outdoor action in 660 acres of woods, farmland, lakes and streams with hiking and biking trails. Cadbury World (26 min)
Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Aston Hall (12 min)
Jacobean-style mansion with tours of its period rooms, scenic gardens & occasional special events. Library of Birmingham (15 min)
Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. SnowDome (22 min)
Indoor snow skiing & snowboarding centre with an ice rink, swimming pool & gym. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (20 min)
Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Sutton Park (6 min)
2000 acres of parkland with bike/bridle paths and lakes, for walking, jogging, cycling and angling. Kingsbury Water Park (17 min)
600-acre park with 15 boating and fishing lakes, plus bird-watching hides, walking and bike trails. | 
