Aston Hall is a 400 year old Grade I listed building set in 52 acres of historic parkland. It still stands proudly next to Aston Villa FC despite many wars and weathering. The largest and oldest of the five community museums owned by Birmingham City ...
BBC Birmingham is offering people the chance to take a tour of the state of the art studios situated in The Mailbox, take a peek behind the scenes of programmes such as BBC Midlands Today, BBC WM, Asian Network and the Politics Show and even take par ...
Carefully restored 19th-century courtyard of working people's houses. Birmingham's last surviving court of back to back housing has now been fully restored by the Birmingham Conservation Trust and the National Trust. Thousands of houses like these we ...
Opened in 1885, the collections cover fine art and applied arts, archaelogy and ethnography, natural history, social history. The Museum has the largest collection of Pre-Raphaelite works in the world, as well as Old Masters and Impressionists.Recent ...
One of the U.K.'s leading operators of main line steam train excursions.
We have a varied year-round tour programme of steam railway trains and some classic modern traction tours all run on the Network Rail network.
During the summer we opera ...
An eighteenth century cottage which was the boyhood home of Francis Asbury, the first American Methodist Bishop. Furnished in period style, and with memorabilia and information relating to Asbury's life both in West Bromwich and in America. Also info ...
This unique example of an English Baroque Garden is being restored as near as possible to the period 1680 - 1762 by Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust .
The 10 acre Walled Garden contains over 600 species of plants from the period.
The Holl ...
Situated close to the city centre, Edgbaston Reservoir is a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. It was built in 1827 by Thomas Telford as a op upfor Birmingham canal system and is still used for that purpose today. The 70 acres site is mainly ...
Grand Prix Karting are a Midlands based company with over 20 years experience in operating indoor and outdoor kart circuits within the UK.
The renowned Birmingham Wheels Circuit is one of the most famous in the UK and boasts an International repu ...
Kings Heath Park, a park with Green Flag status, covers 35 acres. The area around the main house and conservatory is made up of high quality areas with high quality seasonal bedding schemes, herbaceous borders, alpine outcrops, heather beds, trees, s ...
The Lapworth Museum of Geology dates back to 1880, and is one of the oldest specialist geological museums in the UK. Throughout its long history the Lapworth Museum has provided a valuable resource for students, schools and colleges, research workers ...
Five hundred and twenty-four-acre country park of woodlands, heathland and amenity grassland giving views over Birmingham; toposcope, orienteering course, golf course, working forest and visitor centre. There is a ranger service offering public walks ...
18th century octagonal brick dovecote and adjoining cowhouse, housing a permanent exhibition about dovecotes and temporary exhibitions of local interest. ...
18th century icehouse, sited beside the pool from which ice would have been collected, in Moseley's Private Park. This was part of the estate of Moseley Hall, landscaped by Humphry Repton. Said to be the best-preserved icehouse in Birmingham, now res ...
The Museums Collection Centre is only open to the public on open days. Guided tours of the Museum Collections Centre are available for groups. The Museums Collections Centre in Nechells has brought together 80 per cent of Birmingham Museums and Art G ...
Escape city life and step into tropical paradise of an aquarium in the heart of the buzzing city of Birmingham. At the National SEA LIFE centre you can take an amazing marine voyage beneath the waves and experience so much more! ...
Come along and visit two of Birmingham's oldest houses. These two beautiful timber-framed manor houses were actually moved and rebuilt in the village of Bournville by the Cadbury family. Both timber-framed houses have beautiful oak furniture and dome ...
Discover Birmingham's Canals and it's Industrial Heritage on one of Sherborne Wharf's luxury passenger narrowboats.
Public canal boat trips depart from the International Convention Centre Quayside daily from Easter to October (and weekends in the< ...
The elegant home of industrial pioneer Matthew Boulton, who lived at Soho House from 1766 to 1809. Here, he met with some of the most important scientists, engineers and thinkers of his time - the Lunar Society. Possibly the first centrally heated En ...
The Barber Institute contains one of the finest small collections of European art in the UK. The works have been purchased to fit Lady Barber’s criteria that everything should be of ‘that standard of quality required by the National Gallery or Wa ...
Patrick Motors Ltd were initially a Coach builder and Automobile manufacturer in Birmingham, England in the 1930s.
The company had a workshop at 479-581, Bristol Road and showcased several cars and sports bodies at the Olympia Motor Show in the ea ...
Thinktank offers an extraordinary, fun-packed day out for all the family. From steam engines to intestines, this exciting museum has over 200 hands-on displays on science and technology from the past, present and future. This includes the state-of- ...
One of the U.K.'s leading operators of main line steam train excursions. We have a varied year-round tour programme of steam railway trains and some classic modern traction tours all run on the Network Rail network. During the summer we operate ...
This is not a large park. Don't expect that there will be a lot going on. It is mainly used for hikers and people just using it as a base to go wandering off in the countryside.It is popular with dog owners.
This a a good place to just park the ca ...
Children are welcome to attend the open days, and visitors will be allowed to take photographs in the cell. Visitors will also be given the opportunity to have their photograph taken as a Victorian prisoner.
On display will be a collection of Vict ...
Woodgate Valley Country Park is an area of countryside in the centre of Bartley Green and Quinton. It is an ideal place to go for a leisurely walk, observe wildlife, walk the dog, ride on a horse or it can simply be a great place to get away from the ...