By plane

The city has an international airport with many direct connections within Europe and North America with the Birmingham Airport (IATA code: BHX). The airport is located in the UK, just behind London and Manchester airports. The wildcherry on site are the low-cost airplane bmibaby.com and Flybe.

The following airlines fly from the German-speaking area:

• Lufthansa. Frankfurt am Main, Munich. last amendment: no

• Swiss. Zurich. last amendment: no

• Flybe. Düsseldorf. last amendment: no

• Germanwings. Düsseldorf, Stuttgart. last amendment: no

by train

Birmingham has two interregional train stations: Birmingham New Street and Birmingham International. From both stations, Virgin Trains provides the following services on a branch of the West Coast Main Line:

• Birmingham - Coventry - London Euston
• Birmingham - Glasgow Central and Edinburgh

By bus

On the street

By ship

Narrowboats on the canal system around Birmingham also allow you to reach the city by water.

By bicycle

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 5 runs from Reading west of London to Holyhead through Birmingham. GPS track for the route in the bike-travel wiki.

walk

The city center of Birmingham is largely made up of pedestrian areas. As Birmingham is quite hilly, it is better to take public transport to get around more distance.

By bus

There is a bus network in the city, operated by Network West Midlands. The buses run frequently during the day, during the night there are special night bus lines.

taxis

• Birmingham Taxi Co-operative, Unit 1, Zair Works, 111-119 Bishop Street. Tel: +44 121 622 6694. last amendment: no

• Castle Cars, 13 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak. Tel: +44 121 472 2222. last amendment: no

• Elite Radio Cars, Omnibus Garage, Harborne Lane, Selly Oak. Tel: +44 121 415 5000. last amendment: no

• Falcon Cars, 211 Monument Road. Tel: +44 121 555 6050. last amendment: no

• TOA, 100 Vivian Road, Harborne. Tel: +44 121 427 8888. last amendment: no

• Big Yellow Taxi Ltd, Carpenter Road 32 B15 2JH. Tel: +44 121 4407117. last amendment: no

car rental

• Avis, St. James House, 17 Horsefair. Tel: +44 870 608 6318, +44 121 782 6183 (Arrivals Hall, BHX). last amendment: no

• Budget_Rental_Car Budget, Main Terminal, BHX. Tel: +44 870 240 2189. last amendment: no

• 52.47583-1.90096 1 Enterprise Rent-A-Car, 9-10 Suffolk Street Queensway. Tel: +44 121643 7743, +44 121 782 9030 (Terminal Link Building). last amendment: no

• 52.47759-1.903552 Hertz, 7 Suffolk Street Queensway. Tel: +44 121 643 5387, +44 870 600 1014 (Terminal Building, BHX). last amendment: no

Birmingham Museum

Chamberlain Square and Victoria Square

The two squares are the center of the city and are lined with important buildings.

• 52.48046-1.903261 Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square. Tel: +44(0)121 3488007. The galleries include many different art styles and eras, including exhibits from the fields of archeology, ethnology, ceramics, jewelry, local and industrial history. The collection of paintings contains a large collection of pictures of the preraffelites such as Edward Bourne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti as well as works by John Constable, William Turner, Thomas Gainsborough, Peter Paul Rubens and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The Edwardian Industrial Gallery features stained-glass windows with churches, porcelain and ceramics. The pieces from the Staffordshire Hoard, discovered in 2009 in a field near Lichfield, are worth a visit. The treasure is the largest discovery ever made in Anglo-Saxon times (about 7th century). It was discovered by the artist and filigran ornaments of swords, daggers and signs, 2 crosses and jewelry. Opened: Monday to Thursday & Saturday/Sunday 10.00 to 17.00, Friday 10.30 to 17.00. Price: Admission free, except special exhibitions. last amendment: no

Centenary Square

Library of Birmingham

• 52.47962-1.908421 Library of Birmingham. Construction of the new library began in January 2010, completed in April 2013, and opened in September of the same year. The building was built on the site of a car park between Baskerville House and The Rep. In addition to the books to be borrowed (about 400,000 pieces), the library also has some important collections: For example, the Shakespeare Memorial Room (including editions of First Folio) and the Boulton and Watt Collection (including business books and letters from the steam engine inventor company, drawings of the machines from 1774 to 1890). Opened: Monday to Friday 8.00 to 20.00, Saturday 9.00 to 17.00, Sunday 11.00 to 16.00. last amendment: no

Brindleyplace

Brindleyplace with Birmingham Canal

Today's appearance is the result of a comprehensive renovation of the old industrial area with its historical canals. The buildings are made of old building materials, mixed with post-modern architecture. Along the canals, you will find restaurants, pubs, residential and commercial buildings, as well as the IKON Gallery and the National Sea Life Center. The former driveways invite you to take a walk.

• 52.47765-1.912392 IKON Gallery, 1 Oozells Square, Brindleyplace B1 2HS. Tel: +44(0)121 2480708. Opened: Tuesday to Sunday 11:00 to 18:00. Price: Free admission, donations welcome. last amendment: no

• 52.47877-1.913543 Sea Life, The Waters Edge, Brindleyplace. Opened: Monday to Friday 10:00 to 17:00, weekend 10:00 to 16:00. last amendment: no Type is group

building

Back to Backs

• 52.4743-1.897134 Back to Backs, Hurst Street/Inge Street. Tel: +44(0)121 6667671, e-mail: [email protected]. The houses and the courtyard are only to be visited by an English-speaking guide, and the tickets must be booked in advance. This type of house was built for the rapidly rising population of expanding industrial cities across the UK. They are arranged as blocks, consist of a front house and a rear house around an inner courtyard and have 1 room on each of the 3 floors. The partition between the houses is very thin. Usually, houses were badly maintained, overcrowded, and sanitation was a disaster (life expectancy around 1860: 26 years to 2001: 80). In the 1960's, the Back to Backs were demolished nationwide, and only a few have been preserved. In Birmingham, there are only the 50-54 Inge Street, 55-63 Hurst Street, with its inner courtyard, but this is only because there were shops on the ground floor. In 1988 the houses were listed as a historical monument. In 2001, the National Trust took over the buildings. Inge Street's back houses are decorated in the style of different eras (1840's, 1870's, 1930's) and illustrate the history of their inhabitants. In the corner house there is a 1930s style sweets shop. The two buildings on Hurst Street have a small museum and shop of the National Trust. In the other one, a tailoring from the 1970s. Opened: Tuesday to Sunday (closed on some other days, see website) 10.00 to 17.00, during the holidays from 1 pm (as of 2014). Price: £7,25. last amendment: no

museums

• 52.50649-1.88465 Aston Hall, Trinity Road, Aston. Tel: +44(0)1210 3488100. Opened: 12 April to 2 November Tuesday to Sunday 12.00 to 16.00 (as of 2014). Price: £4,00, Under 16 years free. last amendment: no

• 52.45037-1.927816 Barber Institute of Fine Art, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TS. Tel: +44(0)121 4147333, Fax: +44 (0)121 4143370, e-mail: [email protected]. Opened: Monday to Friday 10.00 to 17.00, Saturday/Sunday 11.00 to 17.00. last amendment: no

• 52.43435-1.85604 7 Sarehole Mill, Cole Bank Road, Hall Green B13 OBD(#4, #5, #6 #11 buses). Tel: +44(0)121 3488160. Opened: 12 April to 2 November Tuesday to Sunday 12.00 to 16.00 hours. Price: £3,00, free under 16 years. last amendment: no

• 52.49959-1.92293 8 Soho House, Soho Avenue (Soho Road) Handsworth Birmingham B18 5LB. Tel: +44(0)121 3488150. Opened: 12 April to 2 November Tuesday to Sunday 12.00 to 16.00 hours. Price: £4,00, Under 16 years free. last amendment: no

• 52.48263-1.886739 Thinktank Science Museum, Millennium Point, Curzon Street. Tel: +44(0)121 2022222, e-mail: [email protected]. Opened: Daily from 10:00 to 17:00 except Christmas. Price: £11.00, £7.50 children (3 - 15 years)online prices, at the checkout somewhat more expensive. last amendment: no

• 52.43005-1.932210 Cadbury World, Linden Road, Bournville B30 2LU. Tel: +44(0)844 8807667, e-mail: [email protected]. Opened: Opening hours: see website. Price: £15,95 children (4-15 years) £11,70. last amendment: no

theater

• 52.47614-1.90083 1 Alexandra Theater, Station Street. Tel: +44(0)844 871 3011. last amendment: no

• 52.47738-1.91542 Crecent Theater, 20 Sheepcote Street (off Broad Street). Tel: +44(0)121 6435858 (Theaterkasse), e-mail: [email protected]. Price: Tickets: see website. last amendment: no

• 52.47449-1.897613 Hippodrome, Hurst Street. Tel: +44(0)844 338 5000. Price: Tickets: [email protected]. last amendment: no

• 52.45285-1.903864 Midlands Art Center (MAC), Cannon Hill Park, B12 9. Tel: +44(0)121 4463232. last amendment: no

• 52.47668-1.898455 Old Repertory Theater, Station Street. Price: Tickets: [email protected]. last amendment: no

• 52.47945-1.909146 Repertory Theater, Broad Street (Centenary Square). Tel: +44(0) 121 236 4455 (Theaterkasse), e-mail: [email protected]. last amendment: no

The center of Birmingham offers a large pedestrian street with many shops, cafés and restaurants and a few other shopping centers. The Bull Ring is the largest and offers everything on three levels, from small boutiques to the giant Selfridge.

The Jewellery Quarter is located outside the city center. a neighborhood that offers art galleries and gastronomy in addition to many jewelry and jewelry shops.

• 52.4794-1.913481 Malt House, 75 King Edwards Road, B1 2NX. Tel: +44(0)1216 334171. Opened: Monday to Thursday and Sunday 11.00 to 23.00, Friday/Saturday 11.00 to 24.00. Price: Pies from £8.69, burgers from £8.69. last amendment: no

• 52.47733-1.893172 Handmade Burger Co, Unit 3, St. Martin’s Square, B5 4BW (Below Selfridge). Tel: +44(0)121 6333696. Opened: Monday to Friday 11.30 to 22.00, Friday 11.30 to 23.00, Saturday 11.00 to 23.00, Sunday 11.00 to 22.00. last amendment: no

Other restaurant The Waters Edge, Brindleyplace.

walking

• 52.47803-1.909291 Hyatt Regency Birmingham, 2 Bridge Street, Birmingham B1 2JZ. Tel: +44(0)121 643 1234. last amendment: no

• Crowne Plaza Birmingham, Central Square Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 1HH. Tel: +44(0)121 224 5000. last amendment: no

• 52.47208-1.919772 Birmingham Marriott Hotel, 12 Hagley Road, Five Ways ・ Birmingham, England B16 8SJ. Tel: +44(0)121 452 1144. last amendment: no

There are three universities in Birmingham:

• University of Aston, Aston. last amendment: no

• University of Birmingham, Edgbaston. last amendment: no

• University of Central England (UCE) last amendment: no

• Birmingham Broad Street Jobcenter, Centennial House, 100 Broad Street. Tel: +44 121 480 3800. last amendment: no Type is group

• Birmingham City Jobcenter Plus, 65-77 Summer Row, Ladywood. Tel: +44 121 237 8300. last amendment: no Type is group

• Steelhouse Lane Police Station, Steelhouse Lane. Tel: +44 845 113 5000, e-mail: [email protected]. last amendment: no

• City Hospital (A&E), Dudley Road. Tel: +44 121 554 3801. 24 hours open. last amendment: no

It is helpful to know that Birmingham is called a Brum by its inhabitants. The inhabitants are called Brummies. This should be taken into account when searching for information on the Internet. Often you only find them if you look for Brum instead of Birmingham.

• coventry
• Leicester
• Lichfield
• Oxford
• Stratford-upon-Avon - Birth of William Shakespeare. It is easy to reach by train or car (about 50 km)
• In Warwick there is a beautiful old castle and some historical streets to admire.
• Wolverhampton
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