Advantages: Plenty to see, a relaxing escape from the city. Disadvantages: Expensive for a one-off visit. Disappointing restaurant.
...most city dwellers. Picture Birmingham and what do you see? The Bullring, New Street Station and Spaghetti Junction would be the first things that come to my mind. Although I've never lived in Birmingham itself, I worked there for several years. During that time I went to the Botanical Gardens regularly, but for the purposes of this review I will focus on my most recent visit which was August 2008.
'''A Brief History'''
Celebrity gardeners are ... ...society. He designed the Birmingham Botanical Gardens in 1830 to provide a place where keen botanists could see exotic plant varieties brought back from around the world. The gardens opened in 1832 to members of the Birmingham Botanical and Horticultural Society. During the later part of the nineteenth century, glasshouses were added, but the basic layout of the gardens remains still very much as Loudon planned. '''Arrival at the Gardens'''
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JoannaPiano 31.10.2008 (02.11.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: exceptional Review of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Advantages: A change of view Disadvantages: Not that large
Edbaston is the area of the Bimringham Botanical Gardens. This is now a venue for evening dinner dances - particularly around the Christmas season. I went there a couple of Christmasses ago and it was a stunning evenin. There is a great atmosphere with all the tropical plants underlit and the ambience is of somewhere in the tropics.
This makes it a real getaway evening.
During the day children enjoy the activities available from walking outside ...
SNINKUM 21.05.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Advantages: Fabulous Venue, Good Value For Money Disadvantages: The band wasn't particularly fantastic
The New Year events here are excellent value for money based in a fabulous setting. The evening started with a complimentary glass of bubbly, which was followed by a succulent four course meal. There were plenty of parifinalia on the tables to keep us occupied in between meals. There was also complimentary white and red wine of each table. The bar drinks were averagely priced, which is what we expected for this type of venue of New Years Eve. The ... ...was the followed on by a disco. The service thorughout the whole night was very good. Access to the main room was through the glass houses, which was full of plants and nice pathways, which was quite a nice walk before reaching the main rooms. The tables were spaced out well, which left plenty of room in between tables and meant that the room didn't feel to cramped with too many people. ...
jaygirl2 16.02.2009
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Birmingham Botanical Gardens
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