As well as hosting many sporting and musical events, the city is bursting with a variety of other attractions. Wander through the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, sample tasty treats at Cadbury World, take the plunge at the National Sea Life Centre, and shopping lovers certainly won't be disappointed either - the contemporary Bullring is home of the new Selfridges store, all your favourite brands and some cracking restaurants.
A visit to Birmingham wouldn't be complete without a visit to the Jewellery Quarter, the home of jewellery making in Britain for over 200 years. This vibrant area in the north east of the city produces over a third of all the jewellery made in the United Kingdom, here too you'll find great shops and museums to explore.
Once the sun goes down, the city comes alive, with a great variety of restaurants (the UK's curry capital certainly serves up a mean Madras), bars and clubs, you'll be spoilt for choice with all the diversity this city has to offer.
Handy for theme parks, Shakespeare's Stratford-Upon-Avon and some gorgeous countryside, Birmingham is a fantastic place to stay in the heart of England with activities galore in every direction.
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