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Go shopping in the Jewellery Quarter and buy something unique from one of its one hundred plus specialist retail outlets. |
| 2. |
Visit the award winning Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and the Pen Room (both free admission) ... the former voted one of the top three free attractions in Europe |
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Visit the beautiful St Paul’s Square and St Paul's Church – Birmingham’s last remaining Georgian Square |
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Go to Birmingham’s Museum and Art Gallery which has one of the best art collections outside London. |
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Visit Cadbury’s World and enjoy the history of this famous confectioner and indulge. |
| 6. |
Enjoy Birmingham’s atmospheric outdoor fruit and veg market. |
| 7. |
Treat yourself to a Michelin star meal at Purnell’s in Cornwall St ... Brummie Glynne’s cooking reflects Birmingham’s reputation for invention. |
| 8. |
Visit the Barber Institute at Birmingham University which has an unrivalled display of priceless paintings. |
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Walk the canals, remembering that Birmingham has more canals than Venice. |
| 10. |
Enjoy the peace and quiet and wonderful range of plants at Birmingham University’s Winterbourne Gardens. |
| 11. |
Check out Tyseley Railway Museum at one of their open days to recall the historic days of steam. |
| 12. |
Go down the ‘Blues’ and sing their anthem ‘Keep Right on to the End of the Road’. St. Andrews is the place for real footie fans and not for poseurs! |
| 13. |
Stay at Hatters Hostel in the Jewellery Quarter if you’re on a tight budget (located in an historic building, Vaughtons’, makers of the FA Cup). If you’re flushed stay at the equally atmospheric Hotel Du Vin (once Birmingham’s prestigious Eye Hospital). |
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Go down to Digbeth and the Custard Factory (once home to Mr Custard himself Alfred Bird)….the heart of Birmingham’s Creative Quarter. |
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For live music in intimate surroundings, visit the Jam House, once the regular stomping ground of Jools Holland. |
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Take a 50 bus or taxi to Birmingham’s bohemian quarter of Moseley or travel a bit further to Kings Heath and relax with something organic in the Garden Café. |
| 17. |
Catch a film at the Electric Cinema … old fashioned and decadent luxury. |
| 18. |
Wander down to Digbeth’s Irish Quarter and sup a pint of Guinness at the Spotted Dog or the Anchor, to name just a few. |
| 19. |
Get a bus or taxi to the Dell on the Wake Green Road, Moseley and see where Tolkein got some of his inspiration to write ‘Lord of the Rings’ |
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AND DON’T FORGET TO HAVE A BALTI IN THE BALTI TRIANGLE!! |
