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 Variety of boat trips offered |
Brindley place All Saints Street Birmingham B18 United Kingdom +44 121 507 0477 |
The National Sea Life Centre at Brindleyplace is the appropriate starting point for all boat trips offered by this company. Birthday parties, school trips, weddings and corporate hospitality are all in the repertoire, and boats have a bar with light refreshments available. Music of your own choice will pipe you aboard and send you on your way. Please call for further details on facilities, departure times and prices. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Acting for anglers |
106 Icknield Port Road Rotton Park Birmingham B16 0AA United Kingdom +44 121 454 9111 http://http://www.baa.uk.com/ |
If you are a keen angler then you are in good company, as it is said to be the largest participation sport in Britain. With a number of reservoirs, rivers and canals in the Birmingham area, it comes as no surprise to learn that it is a very popular pastime in Britain's second city too. The Birmingham Anglers' Association looks after the interests of local anglers, advising on matters that affect those who love fishing and encouraging responsible participation in this sport. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 World-renowned art |
Chamberlain Square Birmingham B3 3DH United Kingdom +44 121 303 2834 / +44 121 303 1966 http://www.bmag.org.uk/ |
Housing one of the world's finest collections of Pre-Raphaelite art, with works by Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Holman Hunt, Birmingham's principal museum and gallery is located in a stunning Victorian building. The museum displays works by British and European artists, along with collections of ceramics, sculpture, silver and stained glass. You can also find archaeological, ethnographical and local history exhibits, including Egyptian mummies. Admission is free; voluntary contributions appreciated. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Historic gems |
Jewellery Quarter, Hockley Birmingham B18 United Kingdom |
The Jewellery Quarter is one of Birmingham's great gems (if you'll excuse the pun). There are well over 100 jewellery shops and workshops in this area, about 15 minutes' walk from the city centre. The local council has put together a tour leaflet, which is available from local tourist information centres as well as the Jewellery Quarter Discovery Centre in the heart of the quarter itself. The leaflet enables the visitor to take a guided tour on foot around the area, noting some of its most fascinating features. If you don't have a leaflet, or can't get one (which is unlikely), then follow the signposts from the city centre to St Paul's Square. Here you will find a fine church and further plaques and signposts to guide you through the quarter. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Birmingham's most famous industry |
75–79 Vyse Street Hockley Birmingham B18 6HA United Kingdom +44 121 554 3598 |
The jewellery industry developed in Birmingham from the mid-19th century. The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter is an award-winning working museum which offers a guided tour around a real jewellery factory, showing you all the different aspects of jewellery in the 19th century and also highlighting the work of new designers. There is a tea room, in case you need refreshments, plus a shop from which you can purchase souvenirs, books and jewellery. If English is not your mother tongue, then you can will find guided tours on tape in French, Hindi, Japanese, Spanish and German. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Paintballing action |
32 Regents Place Birmingham B1 3NJ United Kingdom +44 121 236 0022 |
If you want to get some fresh air and exercise, whilst letting off steam shooting at your friends and colleagues, Paintball Park is worth a call. Paintballing, if you haven't experienced it, is a combat and adventure game in which players are armed with guns that shoot paint pellets. Paintball Park runs various combat scenarios in 200 acres of countryside. There are evening games in the summer, when daylight permits, and individual parties and corporate groups are catered for. Call for a free information pack. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Summertime canal trips |
2 Kingston Row Birmingham B1 2JT United Kingdom +44 121 236 7057 |
As Birmingham has so many canals, a boat trip can be a pleasant way to spend an afternoon - and to see some of the canalside sights. Parties Afloat offers a series of regular trips lasting from an hour to an hour and a half. Operating from Gas Street Basin, just off Broad Street, the cruises are usually available during the summer. Private boat trips to places such as Cadbury World and the Black Country Living Museum are also available, and the boat can be chartered for parties of up to 46 people. The boat has a licensed bar and serves refreshments. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Award-winning museum of industrial heritage |
Soho Avenue Handsworth Birmingham B18 5LB United Kingdom +44 121 554 9122 |
This award-winning museum, restored to its original 18th century appearance, was the former home of Birmingham's industrial pioneer Matthew Boulton. Soho House was often used as a meeting place for the Lunar Society: a group that counted Josiah Wedgwood (famous pottery maker) and Joseph Priestley (discoverer of oxygen) amongst its members. On display are some of the products of Boulton's nearby Soho Manufactory, including buttons and buckles, as well as silver and Sheffield Plate. The Lunar Society was so called because its members met when there was a full moon. This enabled them to see their way home safely in a time before street lamps were in common use. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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