Birmingham Attractions

Seen Better Days?

Advantages: Compact area and some good rides, Thomasland is nice.
Disadvantages: Looks tatty and needs a bit of TLC

Drayton Manor is a long established Theme Park in Tamworth, Staffordshire. It is easily accessible from the M42 and is well signposted. The car parks are massive and look as if they would be adequate even on a very busy day. I visited with my two children in October on a school inset day so the park was relatively quiet. The gates open at 9.30 with the rides opening at 10.30. There is a small zoo which you can visit before the rides open. The current ...
...This is the home to Drayton Manors main thrill rides. Maelstrom cannot be missed as you enter the park. This big circular swing was a favourite with my son and daughter although I wimped out and my friend claimed it made her feel sick! Shockwave is a thrilling stand-up coaster and G-force is an inverted coaster. Due to the fact it was quiet on the day we visited they did not have both rides running all day, one opened later and one shut early so ...

Meggysmum 19.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Drayton Manor Park

Slightly dissapointed in the clothes show at the NEC

Advantages: The transport to the event was excellent. The day was well organised.
Disadvantages: Catwalk was short and dissapointing. Stalls had poor levels of stock.

The clothes show at the NEC, Birmingham was an event i thought i would enjoy being into the latest fashions. However, after attending the event on the day before it closed i was very dissapointed. Family members had been the year before and couldn't praise it enough. There wasn't much stock left from the stalls and the catwalks were not as good as we expected. This is only my opinion however it holds the view of many others that attended that day. ...

laur3110 13.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Clothes Show

MEZZA

Advantages: Huge shopping centre with cinema and free parking
Disadvantages: traffic

...5 minutes walking distance from merry hill and visit it almost every week i should be able to tell you how great merry hill really is. it's one on the biggest shopping centres in england and really is worth a visit because: * Parking is Free *Shops are open from 9-9 on weekdays so you have plenty of time to shop. *The copthorne hotel provides excelent accomodation and is opposite merry hill. *Ther are even apartment you can buy live in in merry ...

hash007 29.07.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Merry Hill

An alternative to shopping in the Bullring

Advantages: Opens until 8.00pm weekdays, good range of high street shops
Disadvantages: Out of town, shops not under one building.

...was unable to go to the HMV in Birmingham's bullring (because Peter Andre was there signing copies of his new single) and was recommended to try the Fort in Castle Bromwich as this had a large HMV and other shops for last minute holiday stuff. The Fort is an out of town shopping centre and situated off the M6. It was relatively easy to get to by car but I am not sure how good the public transport links are - I saw one bus stop on the way there and ...
...and parking is free. The shops are not under one building and are all in a row in a sort of large three quarters square shape. There is a covered walkway where you have to walk to get to one shop to another. The shops are mainly made up of the Arcadia Group i.e. Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Burton, BHS etc and there is a good range of high street women's fashion shops such as Warehouse, Next, Miss Selfridge and New Look. There was also a Marks & Spencer ...

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Review of The Fort

This city of stars sure lights the sky up

Advantages: Big, bright, attractive, lots to do
Disadvantages: not exactly cheap

...cinema is the best in Birmingham with maybe the AMC cinemas off broad street coming a close second. The gold class is excellent, but does not justify the higher price tag in my view. Try the experience once though, you might enjoy it. I did! THE RESTAURANTS - These are all fairly large size, and my favourites include Nandos, Burger King, La Tasca, That Mexican Place!, but there are much more, with probably something for everybody. You will usually ...
...the choice is excellent, and there are always new ones opening up. THE SHOPPING - NOT very good im afraid. Very limited choice of shops, not worth going if you just want to shop. MEGABOWL - Bowling, pool, bar, arcades, a typical megabowl, that is pretty big, and always fun. You arent allowed in after 11pm some nights. Prices for bowling depend on what time of day you come, being more expensive in the evening. CLUBBING - There is one club which used ...

jamesbt 08.12.2005 · Read full review
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