Birmingham - What to do tomorrow and Saturday?

[kiskidee]

Going there to meetup with 2 American friends.

They are new to the UK and both university professors (teaching college courses in Birmingham for a term)

I will have my 2yo in tow. We are depending on public transport and taxi.

HELP. I don't have a clue and neither do they.

where are you starting from? In the city or the uni?

sorry- which uni also- there are three in birmingham and lots of colleges.

the university campus nearish to Cadbury World. (we already plan to go there )

is it bourneville college or Birmingham Uni?

Any way- you can get a train from there direct into the city centre.

City centre has a lovely regenerated canal area with lots of canalside restaurants-
(my boys love to watch the canal boats)
There is also the Bull Ring for shopping ( at the moment they have a 'fake beach' there over looking St Martins church.

Also in town there is the Museum and Art Galleries by the town hall- its very nice around that area, lots of water fountains.

The Think TAnk (MAssive Science museum) very interesting

some stuff here www.visitbritain.co.uk/destinations/England/heart-of-england/Birmingham.aspx?searchparam=birmingham

this is a fab site birmingham

Birmingham Uni i am sure. we will go into the city centre on sat i am sure. canals sound like a good plan. how much are the year long family passes for the naional trust, anyone? planning to invest in one. where could i use it in b'ham?

thanks for links

there is a direct train link from bham uni to city centre- takes about 10 mins.

Birmingham uni also has lots of things on campus worth looking at-

such as Barber Institute of Fine Art
www.barber.org.uk/

And the Winterbourne Gardens

( Its the uni that I go to! Barber insitute is lovely- very interesting and im not an arty person)

Those back to backs that MT mentioned are fantastic. Attention to detail is marvellous.

oooh aahhh, will print off this page and take with me. sure i have enough ideas already to fill up 2.5 days. tanks all. i knew that mn never fails.

Birmingham is a fab city Kiskidee, so much money ploughed into it over recent years.

I watched a holiday prog with that Laurence Llewellyn bloke a few months ago and he did a weekend break in birmingham.

I said to DP- If I didnt already live here- I would love to come here for the weekend and do touristy things.

have a fab time.