Birmingham Beckons Brits From Beach This Summer
Birmingham Beckons Brits From Beach This Summer
Holiday Bliss in Birmingham
With the school summer holidays quickly approaching and forecasts of a blazing hot summer ahead, many people's minds are turning to where to go and how best to spend time with a young family over the holiday period.
With the seaside offering the traditional UK holiday getaway, many never look beyond the beach to see what other great alternatives may be available.
Let's be honest, the idea of uncrowded golden beaches, fun in the sea and ice creams with the family in the sun is more akin to holiday brochures than reality. If, like many, you've done the UK beach holiday in the past, more often than not the experience revolves around bored children, overcrowded beaches, overpriced drinks and ice creams, sand in the picnic and the constant worry of sunburn; not exactly the perfect way to spend relaxing quality time with the family.
"So where else can I take the family?", I hear you asking. Breaking with tradition and heading for a major city may not at first sound like a great way to spend your holiday. City breaks, although not offering the sea air and sound of surf rolling up the beach, in some ways offer far more. Taking Birmingham as an example, there are a multitude of activities to keep the whole family happy, and with some exceptional early booking deals available from the likes of Travelodge and other popular UK hotel chains, a week long city break could work out cheaper than a trip to the seaside.
In terms of entertainment and places to visit, here are just some examples of what Birmingham has to offer.
Cadbury World: Opened on 14th August 1990 and still the only purpose-built visitor centre in the UK devoted entirely to chocolate. If you want to stay in the good books of your chocolate-loving brood, be sure to include this in your itinerary
Sea Life Center: Fancy diving beneath the sea without getting wet? You'll come eyeball to eyeball with everything from shrimps to sharks, and learn tons of great stuff from Sea Life experts.
The Birmingham Hippodrome: Entertainment for everyone. Treat the family to an evening of entertainment with some of the biggest named shows around.
The Birmingham Botanical Gardens & Glasshouses: This 15 acre oasis of horticultural delight opened to subscribers in 1832. Today, you will find beauty, peace and tranquillity combined with excellent visitor facilities for the whole family.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery: You can see art and objects spanning seven centuries of European and world history and culture. Find out more about Birmingham's history or see the Egyptian mummies always popular with the kids.
ThinkTank: The most modern of science museums. Investigate everything from full size locomotives and aircraft to intestines and taste buds. There's the awe-inspiring, truly gobsmaking planetarium.
IMAX Theatre: Jaw dropping and spectacular, that's the IMAX Cinema at Millennium Point (in the same building as ThinkTank). It's by far the largest movie screen in the Midlands - high as a five-story building and wide as four buses. And it's got 3D to bring the action to the very tip of your nose.
Every city has its unique points and attractions. Indeed, chances are that a trip to the city could be more entertaining and relaxing for the whole family than the hard to find serenity of the perfect beach. So, next time you start planning for a family break or weekend getaway, consider the alternatives and ask yourself if the beach really does offer the perfect family getaway.
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