Water Canal, City Quarter, Promenade

Brindleyplace is Birmingham’s best-known and most beautiful neighbourhood, situated along the Gas Street Canal. Take a stroll along the cosy waterfronts, discover the many small squares with trees and benches amidst a fascinating mix of historic industrial and contemporary modern buildings, and visit one of the many excellent restaurants or pubs. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid…

Department store, Modern Building

The Selfridges department store, one of the chain’s four branches in the UK, has been one of Birmingham’s main attractions since it opened in 2003. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-selfridges] Selfridges forms part of the Bullring shopping district, yet it is the only building there that stands out distinctly from the rest. A unique example of ‘blob…

Statue

Beloved by locals and the main symbol of Birmingham, you’ll find it rampaging through the main concourse of Birmingham New Street station every hour. Ozzy the Bull, a gigantic mechanical statue, comes to life for about five minutes every quarter past the hour, giving the impression of a raging bull. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-ozzy] Where did Ozzy…

City Quarter, Department store, Church

The Bullring is one of the largest shopping districts in the whole of the UK and occupies a large part of Birmingham city centre. A cluster of large shopping centres, including Selfridges with its famous futuristic building, is situated around the historic ‘Bull Ring’ area, where markets were held as far back as the Middle Ages. The Bullring is currently the most visited shopping centre in Britain. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham"…

Aquarium

The National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham is one of the largest aquariums in England and will capture the attention of children and adults alike. There are more than 60 tanks of varying sizes with marine and freshwater fish. The aquarium is also located right in the city centre in Brindleyplace, so you don't have to make complicated transport plans when visiting. [btn "Book a family hotel in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb…

Square

Thanks to its magnificent former town hall, Victoria Square is regarded as Birmingham’s main square and the city’s natural centre. It is located just a few minutes’ walk from New Street railway station and right in the middle of the walking route between the popular Brindleyplacecanal district (to the east) and theBullring shopping district (to the west). Both locations can be reached from Victoria Square in around 10–15 minutes at a leisurely…

Library, Modern Building

The new Birmingham Central Library building opened in 2013 and is one of the key symbols of the extensive modern redevelopment of the city centre that has been underway since the turn of the millennium. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-knihovna] This striking postmodern building attracts attention as one of the city’s main tourist attractions. Francine…

Amusement park

Keep the kids entertained at one of Europe's many Legoland Discovery Centres, also in Birmingham. This is a chain of Lego stores with extended facilities to include a variety of interactive displays and demonstrations of Lego kits. You can't expect a full-fledged Legoland like in Billund, Denmark, but you can certainly have fun here for 2 hours. [btn "Book a family hotel in Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid…

Shopping class

The main pedestrianised area in Birmingham city centre is called New Street, connecting Victoria Square and the Bullring shopping district. The street is roughly half a mile long and is almost entirely pedestrianised. Along New Street you'll find plenty of cheap and expensive shops, cafes and restaurants. [btn "Book a hotel in Birmingham city centre" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-new-street] …

Cathedral

St Philip’s Anglican Cathedral in Birmingham is the city’s main church, although in terms of size it is one of the smaller cathedrals compared with those in other cities. It is situated right in the centre of the Old Town, surrounded by a small, pretty park. [btn "Book a hotel in the centre of Birmingham" https://www.booking.com/city/gb/birmingham.en.html?aid=2380460;label=p-birmingham-katedrala] The Baroque church was built in 1725. Do stop…

Historic building

See from the outside a typical example of Victorian style buildings on the eastern edge of the centre. The complex of buildings, built of terracotta red brick with typical narrow turrets, now houses the Birmingham Court of Justice and the inner halls cannot be visited. The complex, still known as the Victoria Law Courts, was built in 1894 and was used as a criminal court by the time it was built. [btn "Book a hotel in Birmingham city centre"…