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Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Back to Backs

3 Feb - 23 Dec 2009 (annual)

Back to Backs, Birmingham's last remaining city-centre National Trust-restored back-to-back housing, reflects four periods from 1840 to 1977. Experience the lives of its residents and stock up…

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Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Back to Backs

Feb - Dec 2010 (annual)

Back to Backs, Birmingham's last remaining city-centre National Trust-restored back-to-back housing, reflects four periods from 1840 to 1977. Experience the lives of its residents and stock up…

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Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. Courtesy of the Ikon Gallery

Ikon Gallery

Daily; not Mon

The Ikon Gallery, housed in a neo-gothic school in Brindleyplace, is home to innovative modern art exhibitions, an excellent specialist shop and renowned Spanish restaurant. Ride the quirky…

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Thinktank, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Thinktank

Daily

Ten inspirational galleries explore science, history and the world in Thinktank at Millennium Point. They include Power Up's incredible steam engines, and City Stories exploring Birmingham…

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Summer in Sutton Park, Birmingham. Courtesy of Birmingham City Council Photo courtesy Birmingham City Council

Sutton Park

Daily

Sutton Park is Birmingham's largest park, covering 2400 acres consisting of woodland, heathland and wetland. Just 10km (6 miles) from the city centre, it's a perfect place to get away from the…

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Brindleyplace and Canalside, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Brindleyplace and Canalside

Daily

With reportedly more canals than Venice, Birmingham Canal Navigations offer alternative city views from 15 miles of towpath. Start at Brindleyplace's canalside bars, shops and galleries and…

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Victoria Square, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Victoria Square

Daily

The Grade I-listed Town Hall, a restored neo-classical music venue which re-opened in 2007 following a £35m renovation, dominates Victoria Square, Birmingham's main piazza. Stop to admire the…

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National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

National Sea Life Centre

Daily

Birmingham's National Sea Life Centre brings a taste of the ocean to a land-locked city. The four-storey aquarium boasts a tank that holds one million litres and a large glass tube-tunnel…

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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Museum of the Jewellery Quarter

Daily; not Mon or Sun

Hockley's Museum of the Jewellery Quarter retraces Birmingham's 250-year-old jewellery and metalworking legacy with live demonstrations, workshop recreations and pre-booked factory tours. Buy…

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Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses

Daily

The Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses add a splash of floral colour to the city. Spanning 15 acres, the grounds sport a bandstand, an art gallery and four Victorian glasshouses, which…

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Cadbury World, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Cadbury World

Daily

Chocoholics flock to Cadbury World, four miles from central Birmingham, to sample fresh liquid chocolate, explore its Aztec origins, browse the world's biggest Cadbury shop, ride the…

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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Daily

Middle Eastern treasures and one of the world's largest pre-Raphaelite collections are among highlights of the centrally-located Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. The Waterhall Gallery of…

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St Paul's Gallery, Birmingham. Photo by Neil Robinson, © St Paul's Gallery

St Pauls Gallery

Daily

From Picasso to Warhol, the Jewellery Quarter's St Pauls Gallery has an impressive collection of modern art. It is renowned for signed, album-cover artwork from iconic musicians like Led…

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Chi Bar

Daily

In a listed city-centre building is laid-back Chi Bar, a four-level parlour with lounge, Manhattan loft-style cocktail bar and private room with a 60-person bed and jacuzzi. Music ranges from…

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Old Joint Stock, Birmingham. © Old Joint Stock

Old Joint Stock

Daily

Once the Birmingham Joint Stock Bank, the Old Joint Stock pub is opposite the cathedral in central Birmingham. A Victorian-era glass-domed ceiling rises over an island bar serving local guest…

Meditation Drop-In Class

Tue, Wed, and Thu only

Inject your week with a couple of hours of calm and introspection at the Birmingham Buddhist Centre. It could make you a happier and healthier person...

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Bar du Malmaison

Daily

Creative mixologists blend cocktails at Bar du Malmaison in Birmingham's upscale Mailbox mall. Leather sofas and muted earth tones create an understated, elegant look and feel. An extensive…

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Mechu Bar & Grill, Birmingham. © Mechu Bar and Grill

SummerRow

Daily

Named after the street where it dwells, SummerRow is an up-and-coming social development based on a New York theme. Its two bar-cum-lounges, Mechu and Après, attract a young sophisticated…

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The Jam House, Birmingham. © The Jam House

The Jam House

Daily; not Mon or Sun

Inhabiting a three-storey Georgian building on St Paul's Square, The Jam House is a relaxed jazz joint with top-floor restaurant in Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter. Lucky punters might catch…

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Bullring Markets, Birmingham. © Marketing Birmingham

Bullring Markets

Daily; not Sun

The lively city-centre Bullring Markets sell everything from latest fashions to fresh fruit. The Rag Market is renowned for its gorgeous fabrics. For clothes, lingerie and accessories, head to…