Birmingham travel ! Let’s go together 🇬🇧

🛫 Flights: • No direct flights – transfer via Dubai (Emirates), Doha (Qatar Airways), or Amsterdam (KLM) • Total time: ~15–17 hrs including layover 🚖 Airport to City Centre: • 📍Birmingham Airport (BHX) → City Centre: • 🚆 Train from Airport to Birmingham New Street (~15 mins) • 🚕 Taxi or Uber (~30 mins, £25–35) ⸻ 🗓️ Day 1 – Birmingham City Centre & History 🏙️📚 🌄 Morning: • 🥐 Breakfast at Yorks Café (near New Street Station) • 🏛️ Visit the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (BMAG) – pre-Raphaelite art, ancient relics • 📚 Explore the futuristic Library of Birmingham – don’t miss the garden terrace views! ☀️ Afternoon: • 🍛 Lunch at Indian Streatery or Dishoom (Indian classics with a twist) • 🏰 Visit the Birmingham Cathedral and nearby Victoria Square • 🛶 Optional: Ride a narrowboat along Gas Street Basin canals 🌆 Evening: • 🍔 Dinner at The Canal House or Baked in Brick (Michelin Bib Gourmand winner) • 🍻 Drinks at The Botanist – great views, cocktails, and atmosphere 🚶♂️ Transport: All walkable or short taxi/Uber rides ⸻ 🗓️ Day 2 – Shopping, Street Art & Science 🛍️🎨🔬 🌅 Morning: • ☕ Coffee & pastries at 200 Degrees Coffee • 🛍️ Head to Bullring & Grand Central – major shopping destination with Selfridges, high-street & designer brands • 🧥 Snap a photo with The Bull Statue 🐂 🎨 Afternoon: • 🍽️ Lunch at Tattu Birmingham (modern Chinese in an elegant setting) • 🖼️ Walk to Digbeth – see vibrant street art, graffiti walls & quirky studios • 🎮 Explore Thinktank Science Museum – fun for all ages, with interactive tech & a planetarium 🌃 Evening: • 🍕 Dinner at Peacer (sourdough pizza by the slice) or Original Patty Men (OG burger legends) • 🎭 Optional: See a show at Birmingham Hippodrome or live jazz at The Jam House 🚇 Transport: Walk or use tram/taxi within the city ⸻ 🗓️ Day 3 – Culture, Nature & Local Charm 🧵🌳 🌞 Morning: • 🍳 Brunch at Kitchen Garden Café (Kings Heath) – artsy, cozy & local • 🌳 Walk around Cannon Hill Park or rent a swan boat at Edgbaston Reservoir • 🧵 Optional: Visit the Birmingham Back to Backs – restored 19th-century working-class homes (book in advance!) 🛒 Afternoon: • 🛍️ Visit Great Western Arcade – boutique shopping in a Victorian setting • 🍰 Afternoon tea at Hotel du Vin or The Ivy Temple Row • 🧁 Grab local treats from Mr. Simms Olde Sweet Shoppe – British candy heaven 🌆 Evening: • 🍷 Final dinner at Simpsons (Michelin-star fine dining) or casual bites at Digbeth Dining Club (street food heaven) • 🕯️ Stroll along Brindleyplace to close out your trip 🚕 Transport: Uber or tram to parks and neighborhoods outside city centre #myitinerary