About Birmingham

Birmingham is Britain's second largest city and is situated right in the heart of England. Friendly, bustling and thriving, Birmingham is one of the most visited cities and welcomes visitors all year long.

Home of the Industrial Revolution, known for its contribution to arms manufacture and transport, the transatlantic cable, brass and iron, Birmingham has made it's marked contribution to the United Kingdom as we know it today. Indeed Birmingham is known throughout the world for its innovation and manufacturing and it is as a result of this has become known as a “City of a thousand trades”,

Today Birmingham is a bustling, vibrant and multi cultured modern city. It has not stood still and in the past few years has moved at a staggering pace.

Visit Birmingham

NEC Visitor Information

Attractions

Birmingham offers many diverse activities that are guaranteed to impress whatever your age or budget. The gem of the Jewellery Quarter is home to both unique shops and fascinating museums whilst all aspects of Asian culture can be experienced in the Balti Triangle. As well as hosting many high profile sporting events Birmingham boasts many top attractions that assure family fun including Thinktank, Cadbury World and The National Sea Life Centre.

Culture & Arts

There is a wide range of concert halls, theatres and galleries in Birmingham with it’s Symphony Hall widely regarded as the finest concert hall in Europe whilst the NIA and NEC Arena attract leading performers from the world of rock and pop. The home of the Birmingham Royal Ballet can be found at the Hippodrome. And the world’s finest collection of Pre-Raphaelite Art can be found in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Barber Institute of Fine Arts was voted Art Gallery of the Year 2004 in the Good Britain Guide.

Shopping

Birmingham has everything you could want from the Jewellery Quarter to Shopping Centres full of all high street brands and Shops. The Bullring, The Mailbox and the outside city centre are just some of the areas providing boutiques, restaurants and high street shopping for any consumer.