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Birmingham
and Midland Museum of Transport
The regional transport museum for Birmingham and the Midlands. Amongst
our collection we have over 80 buses and coaches including the biggest
collection of preserved Midland Red vehicles, plus vehicles from the
former Birmingham, West Bromwich, Walsall and Wolverhampton Corporations
& West Midlands PTE. |
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Birmingham
Heritage Forum
Website for BIRMINGHAM HERITAGE FORUM, a voluntary association of public
and private groups and individuals interested in the heritage of
Birmingham and its surroundings. Here you will find details of Sites in
and around Birmingham of interest to visitors and local people alike. |
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Birmingham Tours
Guided coach or walking tours around Birmingham tailored to your requirements - Bull Ring,
Jewellery Quarter, canal network to name but a few possibilities. We provide themed events, children's walks, package tours. For dates and information on City Centre Walks, Birmingham BullRing Walks and Birmingham Tours Canal Walks check out our web site. |
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Black
Country Living Museum
The Black Country Living museum occupies a twenty six acre urban
heritage park in the shadow of Dudley Castle in the centre of the Black
Country. Electric tramcars and trolleybuses transport visitors from the
entrance in a recreated factory to the village area with thirty
buildings situated by the canal basin. Coal mine displays include
underground workings, colliery surface buildings and a replica of the
1712 Newcomen steam engine. In all forty two separate displays have
either been re-erected |
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Cadbury
World
Discover the history, the making and the magic of Cadbury World. It's
choc full of fun! Cadbury World opened on 14th August 1990 and remains
the only purpose built visitor centre in the UK devoted entirely to
chocolate. Over 5 million people have visited Cadbury World since 1990. |
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Centro
Centro is the corporate name of West Midlands Passenger Transport
Executive. Details of all travel services in the West Midlands. They
also have an interactive journey planner. |
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Ian
Jelf
I'm a professionally-qualified (Heart of England Tourist Board,
"Blue Badge") tourist guide specialising in Birmingham and the
surrounding areas. Tours from one hour to a full day can be arranged for
groups large and small, either by coach or (much better!) on foot. I can
suggest a variety of different itineraries, depending on time, interests
and season. |
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NATIONAL
SEA-LIFE CENTRE
From shrimps to sharks, from octopus to eels, featuring a completely
transparent 360 degree underwater tunnel. |
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Severn
Valley Railway
The SVR is a full-size standard-gauge line running regular steam-hauled
passenger trains for the benefit of tourists and enthusiasts alike
between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire, a
distance of 16 miles. Services run every weekend of the year and daily
at peak times. Santa special trains run on weekends in December with a
daily service operating from Boxing Day through to the New Year. |
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Shakespeare
Express
The Shakespeare Express is a regular Summer Sundays steam train service running between Birmingham Snow Hill, Tyseley & Stratford-upon-Avon. The trains give you the opportunity to re-live the nostalgic golden age of steam trains whilst you enjoy a realxiong journey through the rolling Warwickshire countryside. |
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The
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens were opened in 1832. They were designed
by J. C. Loudon, a leading garden planner, horticultural journalist and
publisher. Today the gardens offer a superb opportunity for recreation
and relaxation close to the centre of Birmingham. |
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THE
BIRMINGHAM TESTERS RUN
The Birmingham Testers Run is one of the largest classic motorcycle
events in the United Kingdom. The annual event starts from each of the
former motorcycle factories of BSA, Norton, Ariel, Velocette, Triumph
& Velocette. The web site also contains histories of the Birmingham
motorcycle factories. The organisers also promote the annual Mike
Hailwood Memorial Run in March. |
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Travel
West Midlands
Travel West Midlands provides a comprehensive network of local bus
services across the West Midlands: serving Birmingham, Wolverhampton,
Coventry, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Walsall, West Bromwich, Sandwell
and Dudley. |
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Up
The Cut
This site covers both Midland and Black Country canals containing many
coloured photographs and information. We are looking to develop it
further by adding more older photographs displaying the working canal as
opposed to the pleasure industry. We are also looking for personal
experiences which can be documented and published on this site. |
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Vintage
Trains
Vintage Trains is the operating company for the collection of steam
locomotives kept at Tyseley Locomotive Works under the guardianship of
the Birmingham Railway Museum Trust.Vintage Trains operates a regular
steam train service between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon called
the "Shakespeare Express".
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