Birmingham

Photo: Tom W

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Known as the first manufacturing town in the world and was hailed as the City of a Thousand Trades after it achieved city status in 1889, thanks to the number of businesses that chose to base themselves in the area, largely due to its vast water network.

Birmingham is a major city in England’s West Midlands region, with multiple Industrial Revolution-era landmarks that speak to its 18th-century history as a manufacturing powerhouse. It’s also home to a network of canals, many of which radiate from Sherborne Wharf and are now lined with trendy cafes and bars.

Highlights

Cadbury World

Cadbury World

Birmingham

Building

National SEA LIFE Centre

National SEA LIFE Centre

Birmingham

Aquarium

Bull Ring

Bull Ring

Birmingham

Sopping-centre

Black Country Living Museum

Black Country Living Museum

Birmingham

Museum

Thinktank Science Museum

Thinktank Science Museum

Birmingham

Museum

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Birmingham

Museum

Food & Drinks

Birmingham Balti

A Indian curry variety prepared with meat, vegetables or fish, served in a traditional steel bowl in which it was cooked

Phall

A lamb or chicken based hot curry

Faggots

Traditional meat balls made of pork offal and cheap cuts of meat

Staffordshire OatcakesΩ

A traditional English savory pancakes with an oaty flavor and coarse texture. They're typically made with a combination of white flour, wholemeal flour, porridge oats, salt, sugar, yeast, milk,= and water

Shrewsbury Cakes"

Traditional English shortbread biscuit

When to Travel

High Season

From

June

August

Max

23°C (73.40°F)

Min

12°C (53.60°F)

Low Season

From

June

August

Max

23°C (73.40°F)

Min

12°C (53.60°F)

Shoulder Season

From

March

May

Max

18°C (64.40°F)

Min

4°C (39.20°F)

From

September

October

Max

20°C (68.00°F)

Min

8°C (46.40°F)