探索本地

Do you get a thrill from bargain hunting? Browse more than 160 shops and two department stores at the airy Bullring Birmingham Shopping Centre, less than an hour's drive from the hotel. Grab a snack or treat yourself to a meal at one of Bullring's smart restaurants. For a moment of serenity, pop into the restored St. Martin's Church or admire the gothic facade designed by Alfred Chatwin.

See actors bring the Middle Ages to life at Warwick Castle Dungeon, a 30-minute drive from the hotel. Hear tales from a torturer and a witch as you clamber about the historic site with your kids. You can witness the castle's turbulent past in the Time Tower's multimedia show, view birds of prey in flight in a special demonstration, or stroll through landscaped gardens dotted with topiary peacocks.

Reward the family with a day out at Cadbury World, a chocolate discovery centre 25 minutes' drive from the hotel. Wend your way through 14 interactive zones to get the tasty low-down on chocolate production, see master chocolatiers at work and sample the results. Performers in historic costumes are always up for a chat at a replica of the street where John Cadbury opened his first shop in 1824.

Stay local with an evening of entertainment at the Palace Theatre, a building dating from 1913, less than 10 minutes' walk from the hotel. Check listings to catch a performance in the grand auditorium. If you prefer intimate venues, book tickets for a show in the Room Upstairs studio theatre. If visual art is more your thing, you can view temporary exhibitions by local artists at the theatre too.

• Palace Theatre
• Forge Mill Needle Museum
• Cadbury World
• Jinney Ring Craft Centre
• Bull Ring Shopping Centre - Birmingham
• Severn Valley Railway
• Stratford upon Avon
• National Sealife Centre
• West Midlands Safari Park
• Birmingham NEC
• National Motorcycle Museum
• Black Country Museum
• Warwick Castle
• Ironbridge Gorge Museum
• Drayton Manor