Birmingham's skyline viewed from the south-wes...
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These days more tourists are looking for new holiday destinations which offer something completely different or, at the very least something other than the popular holiday of sun and sand. During these difficult times, often called the credit crunch, the majority of us are, unfortunately finding that they have dramatically less money for expenditure on a holiday and are, annoyingly, forced to shaving corners to save money. A way of doing it is to search out a cheaper destination. In the following article I introduce the reader to Birmingham, a city in the UK. With the dollar and euro so strong against the English pound Birmingham hotels are cheaper than last year.

The city of Birmingham is situated in the county of England known as the West Midlands  and the residents of the city are called “Brummies”. Birmingham’s dialect sounds like many other northern English accents and it can be very difficult to fully comprehend what is being said a struggle which is exaggerated if you have not heard it before. Happily the vast majority of Brummies are helpful, kind and polite and do their utmost to explain clearly so if you need to don’t be afraid to engage in conversation about directions and help or guidance in choosing  Birmingham bed & breakfast accommodation.

Birmingham possesses  a healthy number of visitor attractions which include some incredibly informative museums and galleries, for example the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and the new Thinktank  which is in the Eastside. The city of Birmingham also has an impressive number of square miles of parkland and woodland, Sutton Park  is the largest with 970 hectares it is also the largest urban nature reserve in the United Kingdom and even Europe.

The city of Birmingham features a varied and vibrant nightlife with many restaurants, cafes, nightclubs and bars. You will discover most in one of the city’s squares, Victoria Square, Chamberlain Square, Centenary Square, Rotunda Square, St Martin’s Square, the historic Old Square at Corporation Street and the Gas Street Basin. Gas Street Basin is the hub of Birmingham’s intricate canal network. The city has about thirty two miles of canal waterways with a total of eight canals which were created during the 18th century and remained in industrial use nearly until the end of the 20th century. Today the area has been renovated and regenerated and is now a good quality tourist attraction.

Alternatively why not think about hiring Birmingham apartments. If you If you are currently planning a vacation in Birmingham you should know that Birmingham Airport is roughly eight miles away from the the city center just off the A45 and near the M42 (junction 6). You will easily find a useful number of hotels and b & b’s nearby the airport.

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