Birmingham
Have you booked a football trip to Aston Villa? Be prepared to discover the fantastic city of Birmingham! Birmingham used to be an industrial town, which was known for its canals that can be admired now in the convivial metropolitan city, located in the heart of the country. Enjoy the lively restaurants, cafeterias and the festive evenings. Birmingham also offers a lot of art and culture that can be found in art galleries, historical museums and stages where bands perform live.
Discover the city of Birmingham during our football trip to Aston Villa
The Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is definitely one of the most beautiful and impressive buildings in Birmingham. Collections of artworks can be found inside and the repertoire changes regularly, which makes it a nice surprise for visitors of the Museum and Art Gallery. The museum does not only offer views on history, but displays modern society, as well.
Birmingham is also known for Cadbury World, where chocolate lovers can never get enough of wandering through the chocolate factory where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comes to life. The factory brings you back to chocolate’s history, how it was used in the middle of America in the past and explains why we love it so much these days. You will be brought into Bournville after a tour in the factory. Bournville is a village that was built by factory workers in the past.
Our football trips to Birmingham
In case you need to get away from the convivial city for a bit you could visit the Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses. It is located in the green area of Edgbaston and is 15 hectares long. It is almost 200 years old and contains 7000 different kinds of plants, amongst which rare species grow. Sensory gardens can also be found in the Botanical Gardens, which is fun to explore for children, as well as adults.
The Symphony Hall in Birmingham is also worth a visit, since many different kinds of performances are given here. The Symphony Hall is in the top 10 of concert halls that have the best acoustics. 200 performances are given in the Symphony hall annually and it can hold 2262 people. Another theatre where performances like ballets and musicals are given is the Birmingham Hippodrome. It is the most popular theatre, containing only one auditorium, in the United Kingdom.
Have you booked a football trip to Birmingham?
What used to be the most important marketplace of Birmingham has now grown into the Bullring shopping centre. The extraordinary building is one of the most visited shopping centres in the UK. The building offers a broad range of stores and has won several prices with its exceptional looks.
The city’s popularity has increased immensely due to the launch of the Netflix series Peaky Blinders. Therefore, the city offers a Peaky Blinders tour to visit and revive the thrilling scenes of the series. The tour will, for example, visit the prison where some of the members of the real Peaky Blinders have been locked up and the place where duals were fought with international gangs. It is also possible to visit the sets of the series, but the sets are a little outside of Birmingham.
