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So what is there to see in the Birmingham area?

Here are a few suggestions...

Birmingham area: general information

Birmingham's official homepage
General information on Birmingham
Local tourist information from Smoothhound
Information on attractions in Warwickshire

Museums and art galleries

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery home page
Birmingham Central Museum and Art Gallery
Blakesley Hall
Sarehole Mill, the inspiration for parts of J.R.R. Tolkein's books - also here
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
Soho House, former home of Matthew Boulton
Aston Hall
The Black Country Living Museum
National Motorcycle Museum (official page) - also featured on this personal page
Heritage Motor Centre - also here
Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings - also here

Stratford-upon-Avon and Warwick

Information on Stratford, Warwick and the Cotswolds
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
The Royal Shakespeare Company
Warwick Castle

National Trust properties

National Trust home page
Packwood House
Baddesley Clinton
Wall Roman Site (near Lichfield)
Clent Hills

Theatre & music

Information about city centre theatres
Birmingham Hippodrome
Alexandra Theatre
Birmingham Repertory Theatre ("The Rep")
MAC (Midlands Arts Centre) - also here
Birmingham Royal Ballet
CBSO (City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra)

Other attractions: Birmingham

Birmingham Cathedral (St. Philip's) - also here
The Jewellery Quarter (includes a suggested walk around the area)
Millenium Point
National Sea Life Centre - also here
Brindley Place
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Cadbury World
Moseley Bog and Dell

Other attractions: outside Birmingham

West Midlands Safari Park
Kenilworth Castle - also here
Dudley Zoo & Castle
Drayton Manor theme park
Earlswood Lakes Craft Centre
Severn Valley Railway
Stratford Butterfly Farm
Royal Leamington Spa (an elegant Georgian town in Warwickshire) - also here
Truemans Heath Riding School

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