Birmingham-DEAR and lively city, perfectly suitable for a visit, even with the most small family members. Here are some ideas and practical advice for your family visits to Birmingham.
Entertainment center "ThinkTank"
A place where science and history appears to visitors the most amazing ways. In ten interesting and inspirational galleries, you can learn a lot of new things using interactive exhibits. Museum about our world and how we live in it; Here you will find new ways to look at the past, present and future.
Each hall was designed in such a way as to present knowledge to everyone, regardless of age. Here you can also find a digital planetarium with the most advanced digital projection system. With the help of modern digital technologies, exciting images of 360 degrees under the dome-shaped ceiling are recreated, and the audience is right in the center of action - a completely exciting experience. With a daily program, entertainment shows, astronomy lessons and lectures, this center expects young guests who want to explore the night sky and galaxy.
IMAX lounge-one of the most interesting tourist attractions of the country. The screen with a five-storey building and four bus width is impressive, 2D presentations on such a screen, understandable, spectacular, but 3D movies are simply not discussed. Crystal clear image and 42 speakers provide a truly exciting experience. The entertainment center has a good cafe "Thinktank Cafe", which serves snacks and hot and cold dishes. In terms of Millennium Pointe, there is a bar and another cafe, where you can order delicious dishes, fresh buns and sandwiches with fillings.
In the store in the complex you will find strange and amazing memorable souvenirs, as well as unusual gifts for special occasions. There are various gadgets, puzzles and toys, including sets for young scientists. Toilets are on all floors; Adults and children's locker rooms are also available, as well as a changing table (in the toilet for the disabled at the G1 level next to the dressing room for schoolchildren). On each floor of the museum there are recreation areas. If you come to this entertainment center with babies, take care that you have enough baby food - there is no place to buy it here, but in the request, you will definitely not refuse milk.
Address: Millennium Point, Curzon Street
Prices: Adults - £ 12.25, Children (from 3 to 15 years) - £ 8.40, Disabled - £ 8.40, Family of 4 people (maximum 2 adults) - £ 39
Schedule: Every day, with the exception of Christmas, from 10 am to 5 pm (you can only buy tickets until 16:00).
Entertainment center "Leisure Box"
This entertainment center is best to get to play bowling. The complex offers 24 tracks for classic family bowling, with ramps for kids. Also, here you can find a small rink for the children ("Planet Ice"), where special hours of skiing are allocated for the smallests, and the children ride the animators in fun suits.
And on the territory there is a swimming pool where fun games and competitions are held.
Address: 73 -75 Pershore Street
Prices: Skating rink for all - £ 9 (for a whole day), bowling (for 1 game) - £ 3, roller for kids - £ 5 (animators to help- £ 3). Pool - £ 1 per game.
Work schedule: Monday and Tuesday 12: 00-18: 00, Wednesday and Thursday 12: 00-22: 00, Friday and Saturday 12: 00-00: 00, Sunday 12: 00-22: 00
TeamWorks Karting Center (Teamworks Karting Birmingham)
Minimum age to visit the center - 8 years. Minimum growth of visitors-150cm. This is a fairly popular center that provides visitors modern cars and highways that challenge the most experienced drivers. For those who have not yet been 16 years old, individual tracks are proposed simpler. Maps are specifically designed in such a way as to allow youth to arrange the race at their own pace, that is, a discount is made to the fact that young Schumachers are just learn. In the center you can agree on holding a children's holiday, for a fee, of course.
Address: 202 Fazeley Street
Prices: £ 23- £ 30 for hire
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham Museum and Gallery)
In this museum, you can learn about creative receptions from painting, wood threads, bronze casting to techniques for creating ceramics, jewelry and stained glass windows. The artists themselves are talking about their work, revealing all the secrets-interviews you can listen and look at the large screens in the halls. True, all this is in English, as you can guess. Presented art objects cover the seven centuries of European history and culture. It did not cost here without interactive stuff that provide practical experience for children. For example, here you can endure the vintage costumes, detect hidden treasures in the chests and so on. Family events are regularly held, every weekend (13: 00-16: 00): During these lessons, you can learn more about art and craft. The entrance to such an event costs 1.50 £ for a child and free for accompanying adults. During the school holidays (British, of course), additional events are held at the museum.
Address: Chamberlain Square
Login: Free (for some exhibitions paid)
Work schedule: from Monday to Thursday -s 10 am to 5 pm, Friday 10.30 to 17:00, Saturday - from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday 12:30 -17: 00. The museum is closed on December 25 and 26 and January 1 and 2.
BBC Center (BBC Birmingham Public Space)
Visit the BBC Open Public Center to find out more about this important information sphere. Here you can try in the role of lead news or weather. You can take a picture with local TV, play and pamper yourself in the BBC Shop shop. For parents, a tour of the studio radio is offered, where you can learn from the inside, how the radio leads work and how at all and what works. Read more about tours can be read here: bbc.co.uk/tours
Address: 7 COMMERCIAL ST, THE MAILBOX
Admission ticket: free (some tours are paid)
Opening hours: all year round except Christmas and Easter. Monday-Saturday 09.30 -17.30, Sunday 11.00- 17.00