The Premier Tourist Spots In Birmingham City, West Midlands
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The Premier Tourist Spots In Birmingham City, West Midlands

By: Felicity Lightbody

Birmingham possess one of the biggest shopping precincts, a national exhibition centre and has some of the vivacious night lives in the UK. Birmingham has developed the great international reputation and is tempting more people to experience all that in chic in modern city living so here are a few of the highlights you will not want to miss if you get the opportunity to visit this style pinpoint.

The Bullring, offers you a awesome choice of high-street shops and is the largest complex in the whole of Europe. Between the Bullring and the surrounding city centre of the Mailbox, New Street and Corporation Street with the Pallasades and the Pavillions, (the two other main shopping areas) there is zilch you cannot buy. The Jewellery Quarter is also internationally famous as being one of the starting place of the jewellery trade and manufacturers are even now able to offer the most exceptional and stylish jewellery at special prices available in the area.

If you want to travel in style then a chauffeur can be organised or even limousine hire in Birmingham, at reasonably priced rates, giving you the power to unwind and absorb in the surroundings without worrying about where to park your car!

Birmingham also homes the Millennium point, which is a museum offering scientific interactive technology to inspire and inform the masses. The neighbourhood IMAX screen, beams out concerts, film and informative TV. From the National Indoor Area to The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, there are several places of relevance to the general public. If you want some culture, then go to the Chinese Quarter, where authentic shops and restaurants will woo you with real food and performers all year round.

The National Sea Life Centre is positioned near to the canals that intertwine through the heart of Birmingham, with lots of relaxing venues to eat and drink in the Brindleyplace complex. Centenary Square is used to aid large crowds for football matches or New Year's Eve parties and is an open space most of the year, with an activity usually taking place like the German market at Christmas and a city centre beach in summer.

Birmingham, nightlife is focused on Broad Street but there are many venues available for night activities, such as the usual restaurants, bars and pubs, there are also comedy clubs, themed evenings, theatre and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. All people can find an activity they will love.

There are two primary churches to frequent, St. Chads Cathedral and St Martin's, near the Bullring but there are venues in Birmingham for many religious backgrounds including Dhamma Talaka Pagoda, a special place to study about Buddism, The Central Mosque and Jewish Temple.

Just out of the heart of the city, are many local places of interest like the Barber Institute of Fine Arts located on the Birmingham University Campus and The Botanical Gardens, The Birmingham Nature Centre, all within a local distance of Cannon Hill and the Midlands Art Centre.

There are also major attractions nearby in the guise of Cadbury World which is where the world renowned chocolate is manufactured as well as Star City, the leisure complex that has all varieties of restaurants and cinemas.

Sites of interest in the region contain The West Midlands Safari Park, Dudley Zoo, and Stratford Upon Avon.

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About the Author:
Felicity is a freelance writer, writing infrequent articles in the UK about Limo Hire Solihull. The UK Limo hire company also specialise in fire engine limo rental to all areas in and around the Birmingham and midlands areas.


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