It might not be well known, but Birmingham has been referred to as the 'Venice of the North' as it boasts more miles of canals than Venice. It sits at the heart of England's canal network with around 35 miles (56 km) of waterways. Getting there: As Birmingham is located in the centre of the …
Continue reading Birmingham – A travel guide
Meeting my son for a weekend away in the U.K. has usually resulted in trips to London or Edinburgh so for a change we decided to explore Britain's second city, Birmingham. Strangely, Birmingham isn't a city I am familiar with, in fact I've only ever visited three times and then only to attend courses and …
Continue reading Day 1. A weekend in Birmingham
After a leisurely breakfast we were ready for a morning of sightseeing in Birmingham's city centre. Our first stop was to the Great Western Arcade, an elegant Victorian shopping arcade built in 1876 over the Great Western Railway line. The arcade has two entrances, one on Temple Row and the other on Colmore Row, the …
Continue reading Day 2. Exploring Birmingham
The weather forecast seemed reasonable so we decided to spend the day at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands, ten miles west of Birmingham. Although the museum's postal address is Dudley, the nearest railway station is Tipton. We bought return rail tickets costing approximately £5 each for the 20 minute journey from …
Continue reading Day 3. The Black Country Living Museum
After checking out of our hotel and leaving our luggage to collect later, we set ourselves up for the day with cooked breakfasts in a nearby pub and then made our way to Hurst Street where we had booked a tour of the Birmingham Back to Backs terraced houses which are now operated as a museum …
Continue reading Day 4. The Birmingham Back to Backs
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