Welcome
to the city centre of Birmingham. This is a lively vibrant city
with plenty to see and do. We have listed most of the city centre
attractions here and useful web adresses to help you find your way
around. The central tourism office is located by the Council House
and has a good selection of free handouts and a city map.
We have had
many enquiries about Star City and you can find information here.
If you click on the camera image at the top right of the page you
can see some recently taken photographs of Birmingham city centre
and other locations around the West Midlands. The millenium project
is compiling a record of lives of the people of Birmingham from
1945 onwards. Take a look at the Millenium
Web Site or for a quick tour of the city our Around
Brum tour is a good starting point
Having just arrived
in Birmingham where would you start?. Well you might like to start
with Brindleyplace just off Broad Street. This area gets really lively
at night times but lets assume that you have a whole day ahead of
you. Take a wander around Brindleyplace with its modern buildings
and cafe and restaurant bars. A walk along the canal side will take
you to the National Indoor Arena where the TV series ' Gladiators'
was filmed. The National Sea Life Centre is here and you may have
noticed the Icon Gallery just off Brindleyplace Square.
Walk back along the canal sidewalk and pass under the tunnel along
by the canal and you will enter Gas Street Basin. The canals are
enjoying a renaissance and the Gas Basin usually has a host of canal
boats berthed up along its banks.
If you walk back the way you came and cross over the footbridge
by the Indoor Convention Centre you can pass through the inside
of this spacious and attractive modern building which houses the
Symphony Hall and plays host to important visitors to Birmingham.
Many functions are held here and the modern architecture is pleasing
to the eye.
You will come out into Centenary Square. This is where the New
Year Celebrations are held and several annual events run by the
local council. The Rep is situated in Centenary Square along with
the Hall of Memory and Baskerville House. If you continue on your
journey you can either visit the Mailbox or pass through the central
library into Victoria Square where you will see the magnificent
Council House and Town Hall.
From here there are a number of places you might like to visit.
The Museum and Art Gallery is definately worth considering and from
Victoria Square you can walk down New Street and into the city centre
and its shopping malls, the Bullring and Millenium Point. The Chinese
Quarter is also only a ten minute walk from Victoria Square.
If you are looking for a night out on the town the main clubbing
areas and the busiest pubs are near the Chinese Quarter and Broad
Street. You could spend a whole evening just around Broad Street
which has a wide variety of pubs and clubs for all tastes along
with plenty of restaurants and cafe bars. If you want to visit Star
City you will need to take a cab as it is quite some distance from
the city centre. Enjoy your stay. We hope you will want to come
back and visit us again.
