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Avoncroft Museum From medieval jousting to Victorian cookery, there’s plenty going on for you to go and see! Find out all about the exciting events that are happening at Avoncroft Museum this year

A zoo with hundreds of animals set around an 11th century castle incorporating the world's largest single collection of Tecton buildings and the country's only vintage chairlift, all sited on a 40-acre wooded hillside with a rich geological history.

Cadbury's World is a visitor attraction in Birmingham, England, featuring a self-guided exhibition tour, created and run by the Cadbury Company. The tour tells the history of chocolate, and of the Cadbury business.

Contemporary, landmark mall with diverse high-street fashion and household shops, plus restaurants.

The National Sea Life Centre is an aquarium with over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life in Brindleyplace, Birmingham, England. Its ocean tank has a capacity of 1,000,000 litres of water and houses giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks and tropical reef fish, with the only fully transparent 360-degree underwater tunnel in the United Kingdom. The building was designed by Sir Norman Foster.

Birmingham Museum and an art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in Birmingham, England. It has a collection of international importance covering fine art, ceramics, metalwork, jewellery, natural history, archaeology, ethnography, local history and industrial history. The museum/gallery is run by Birmingham Museums Trust, the largest independent museum trust in the United Kingdom, which also runs eight other museums around the city. Entrance to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is free.

West Midland Safari and Leisure Park is a safari park located in Bewdley in Worcestershire, England. It was opened under the name of West Midland Safari Park in spring 1973. The park holds over 165 species of exotic animals, among other attractions such as a small theme park.