check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. off the a441, this understated hotel is 3 miles from barnt green train station, 4 miles from lickey hills golf course and 5 miles from the chocolate-themed cadbury world. there's a casual restaurant serving traditional and modern british cuisine, as well as a lounge bar serving light meals. parking is free. room service is provided. other amenities include a guest laundry service and meeting space. the simple, modern rooms and suites feature en suite bathrooms, free wifi and tvs Birmingham Airport 23 min
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts (18 min) Art deco stone-and-brick gallery with small collection of great artists, sculpture and coins. Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (25 min) Victorian building with domed Round Room showing Pre-Raphaelites, Staffordshire hoard and artefacts. Library of Birmingham (23 min) Europe's largest public library is a modern, 31,000-sq-m. building with a cafe & a gift shop. Clent Hills (20 min) Scenic set of hills featuring historic structures & seasonal nature walks to view bluebells. Cadbury World (12 min) Self-guided tours through colorful interactive displays about chocolate-making & Cadbury history. Winterbourne House & Garden (18 min) Antiques and botanical gardens with 6,000 plants in Edwardian industrialist's grand country house. Cannon Hill Park (18 min) Tennis courts, bowling green, boats on the lake and walking trails in 120 acres of woodland. Thinktank Science Museum (25 min) Close encounters with technology past, present and future in family-friendly interactive displays. The Birmingham Botanical Gardens (22 min) 16-acre site with exotic flora in elegant Victorian glasshouses, Bonsai garden and bird collection. National Trust - Birmingham Back to Backs (23 min) Guided tours of 4 fully restored historic houses that show how life changed between 1840 and 1977. Dudley Zoo and Castle. (30 min) Walkthrough zoo in grounds with exotic mammals and reptiles, plus a farmyard area and face painting. Lickey Hills Country Park (8 min) Sprawling woodland with walking trails, a sculpture walk and over 380 species of flowering plants. Black Country Living Museum (28 min) Exploration of life in an 1850s iron-working town, with a coal seam, forge, steam engine and shops. National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham (27 min) Family-friendly exhibits with a variety of sea creatures (most offer play areas & group packages). Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park (16 min) Small zoo with focus on endangered species, conservation and captive breeding. |