Birmingham

The City of Birmingham supports a population of 1,001,200 as estimated in 2005.Now considered as "city as a thosands of trade", the city has a lot of potential as a power hub of United Kingdom.

People from Birmingham are known as 'Brummies', a term derived from the city's nickname of Brum.

Birmingham is situated just to the west of the geographical centre of England on the Birmingham Plateau - an area of relatively high ground, ranging around 150-200 metres above sea level.

The climate in Birmingham is quite temperate with average maximum temperatures in summer (July) being around 20°C (68°F); and in winter (January) is around 4.5°C (40°F).

Birmingham Botanical Gardens

These beautiful gardens are spread over a wide area of 15 acres and were designed by J.C Loudon , a leading garden planner.These were opened to public in 1832.
There are four glasshouses which include :-Tropical House, Subtropical House, Mediterranean House, Arid House.

One of the most visited place in these gardens is Loudon Terrace.This terrace is named in memory of J. C. Loudon, creator of these gardens.

The Main Lawn is an amphitheatre that acts as a sun trap, with higher ground behind cutting off the cold northerly winds. The Lawn is therefore a popular spot for picnics in fine weather and is, indeed, the hub of the Gardens, inviting the visitor to leave the formal Terrace and explore the more remote regions beyond.

In a quiet enclosure behind the playground is a red-brick cottage manifesting a medley of architectural styles, indeed almost amounting to an architectural joke.

Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery

The Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery, designed by H. Yeoville and opened by HRH the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, in 1885, is one of the finest in the country outside London. Its art treasures include a matchless collection of Pre-Raphaelites (Ford Madox Brown, Arthur Hughes, Dante Gabriel Rossetti and others), as well as paintings from the 17th to 19th centuries, among them Canaletto's picture of Warwick Castle (1748), Lely's portrait (1654) of Oliver Cromwell, Victorian works by David Cox, the Birmingham landscape painter, and modern art - pictures by Wendy Ramshaw and sculptures by Henry Moore, Rodin and James Tower.

There are also interesting displays related to the city's history, ranging from medieval coins and historic paintings to Cadbury's chocolate products and turn-of-the-century modes of transport. Other sections are devoted to archaeological finds dating back to the Stone Age and superb 17th to 19th century silver. The Pinto Collection contains 6,000 toys and other items (including "love spoons"), all of them made of wood.

St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham

St Philip's Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral, in Colmore Row, Birmingham, England, dedicated to St Philip.It is designed by Thomas Archer and became city cathedral in 1905.The cathedral is famous for its wonderful stained glass windows designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. Its churchyard has just been restored and the cathedral itself is a Grade I listed building. The cathedral also has a choir that performs regularly in both the UK and abroad.
It is surrounded by a churchyard with graves, which is no longer open for new burials. It is used by members of the public in the summer as a picnic area or to mee

Cadbury World


Cadbury World in Bournville, Birmingham is choc full of fun for all ages. Discover the history, the making and the magic of chocolate. New this year is a revamped demonstration area with lots of hands-on-action, a refurbished jungle with boardwalks and waterfalls. A fantastic interactive Happiness dance room and finally a new 3D cinema screen where ‘Flex6’ the robot brings to life the Cadbury pack & wrap process. With the fantastic Cadbury Land play area, the world’s largest Cadbury shop plus free chocolate along the way, you couldn’t ask for a more mouth-watering day in.