Faraz’s guidebook
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These tourist attractions and landmarks are near my house
Cadbury World is a tourist attraction, featuring a self-guided exhibition tour, created and run by the Cadbury Company which created the world famous Cadbury chocolate brand.
It's what "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" film and novel are based on.
Cadbury World is an adventure into the world of chocolate. From humble beginnings in a shop in Birmingham the Cadbury brothers created a chocolate empire that has factories around the world.
The Cadbury factory at Bournville has a visitor centre that is dedicated to the history of chocolate. Both educational and excitingly portrayed, the visitor can learn about how cocoa beans are grown, how they came to be imported to Europe and made into the chocolate that we know today. How has chocolate changed over the years, and what made Cadbury's so successful.
There is also an excellent factory shop where visitors can purchase a wide range of Cadbury products at factory prices. A restaurant/cafeteria can be found on site and there is a play area for children.
Special features include a 3D video story and an interactive theatre which deals not only with chocolate, its manufacture and its advertising but also provides an insight into the Cadbury
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Cadbury World
69 Linden RdCadbury World is a tourist attraction, featuring a self-guided exhibition tour, created and run by the Cadbury Company which created the world famous Cadbury chocolate brand.
It's what "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" film and novel are based on.
Cadbury World is an adventure into the world of chocolate. From humble beginnings in a shop in Birmingham the Cadbury brothers created a chocolate empire that has factories around the world.
The Cadbury factory at Bournville has a visitor centre that is dedicated to the history of chocolate. Both educational and excitingly portrayed, the visitor can learn about how cocoa beans are grown, how they came to be imported to Europe and made into the chocolate that we know today. How has chocolate changed over the years, and what made Cadbury's so successful.
There is also an excellent factory shop where visitors can purchase a wide range of Cadbury products at factory prices. A restaurant/cafeteria can be found on site and there is a play area for children.
Special features include a 3D video story and an interactive theatre which deals not only with chocolate, its manufacture and its advertising but also provides an insight into the Cadbury
This tower is the reason why I live here. I am in love with how gorgeous it is. It can be seen from my house, and when my house was featured on BBC's Homes TV series, I made them include a brief introduction of the tower in the programme. At 100m tall, Old Joe is the world’s tallest freestanding clock tower. Its design and aesthetic are based on the Torree del Mangia campanile in Siena. The clock tower is the location for many University celebrations throughout the year, most notably our graduation celebrations. It is famously believed to have been the inspiration for the tower of Orthanc, the black tower of Isengard, in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It is also believed that Old Joe was the inspiration for the clock tower in Pixar’s Monsters University. Though this is not confirmed, the tower in the film does bear an undeniable likeness! In 1989 Brian G.W.Manning discovered Asteroid 10515 Old Joe, naming it in the clock tower’s honour. During World War II revolutionary radar inventors working at the University used the tower in their tests. The clock tower is home to nesting Peregrine falcons, who can be regularly be heard and spotted around Chancellor’s Court. The tower's clock faces also change colour on special dates in the calendar such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This act also helps celebrate the important research that goes on at the University.
Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower
This tower is the reason why I live here. I am in love with how gorgeous it is. It can be seen from my house, and when my house was featured on BBC's Homes TV series, I made them include a brief introduction of the tower in the programme. At 100m tall, Old Joe is the world’s tallest freestanding clock tower. Its design and aesthetic are based on the Torree del Mangia campanile in Siena. The clock tower is the location for many University celebrations throughout the year, most notably our graduation celebrations. It is famously believed to have been the inspiration for the tower of Orthanc, the black tower of Isengard, in J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. It is also believed that Old Joe was the inspiration for the clock tower in Pixar’s Monsters University. Though this is not confirmed, the tower in the film does bear an undeniable likeness! In 1989 Brian G.W.Manning discovered Asteroid 10515 Old Joe, naming it in the clock tower’s honour. During World War II revolutionary radar inventors working at the University used the tower in their tests. The clock tower is home to nesting Peregrine falcons, who can be regularly be heard and spotted around Chancellor’s Court. The tower's clock faces also change colour on special dates in the calendar such as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This act also helps celebrate the important research that goes on at the University.
Lovely walkway with Bournbrook River, leading to University of Birmingham, QE hospital, Selly Oak Park and more.
Bourn Brook Walkway
Bourn Brook WalkwayLovely walkway with Bournbrook River, leading to University of Birmingham, QE hospital, Selly Oak Park and more.
Sightseeing
A world top 100 university and part of the prestigious Russell Group, the University of Birmingham makes important things happen. It's beautiful architecture has inspired tens of millions around the world, and many novels and films have been inspired by it.
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University of Birmingham
A world top 100 university and part of the prestigious Russell Group, the University of Birmingham makes important things happen. It's beautiful architecture has inspired tens of millions around the world, and many novels and films have been inspired by it.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) first opened in 1885. It is housed in a Grade II* listed city centre landmark building. There are over 40 galleries to explore that display art, applied art, social history, archaeology and ethnography.
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery búð
Chamberlain SquareBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery (BMAG) first opened in 1885. It is housed in a Grade II* listed city centre landmark building. There are over 40 galleries to explore that display art, applied art, social history, archaeology and ethnography.
Birmingham has 35 miles of canals, which is said to be more than Venice. They're enjoyed by walkers, cyclists, and narrowboat owners and they are a reminder of a unique industrial history.
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Birmingham Canal
Birmingham has 35 miles of canals, which is said to be more than Venice. They're enjoyed by walkers, cyclists, and narrowboat owners and they are a reminder of a unique industrial history.
Canalside
52 Gas StLovely place to eat, drink and relax by Birmingham's historic canal side
Landmarks
With over 1,000 beds, QEHB is one of the largest single-site NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Mindelsohn WayWith over 1,000 beds, QEHB is one of the largest single-site NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom.
Hiking
Lickey Hills Country Park is a country park in England. It is just 7 miles from my house. The 524 acres park is situated just south of Rednal and close to Barnt Green. It is half a mile west of Cofton Hackett. It is one of the oldest parks managed by Birmingham City Council.
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Lickey Hills Country Park
Warren LaneLickey Hills Country Park is a country park in England. It is just 7 miles from my house. The 524 acres park is situated just south of Rednal and close to Barnt Green. It is half a mile west of Cofton Hackett. It is one of the oldest parks managed by Birmingham City Council.
Parks
You never need to worry about finding some fun for your family in Birmingham when Cannon Hill Park is right around the corner! There are rides and games, arts and entertainment and amazing outdoor fun, all in the heart of Birmingham!
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Cannon Hill Park
Russell RoadYou never need to worry about finding some fun for your family in Birmingham when Cannon Hill Park is right around the corner! There are rides and games, arts and entertainment and amazing outdoor fun, all in the heart of Birmingham!
Nice park near the house. Actually, there's secret walkway behind the house that you can use to walk to the park in 2 minutes.
Selly Oak Park
69 Gibbins RdNice park near the house. Actually, there's secret walkway behind the house that you can use to walk to the park in 2 minutes.
Being one of Birmingham’s best attractions, The Birmingham Botanical Gardens offers something for everyone, be it one of our four stunning glasshouses showing tropical rainforest to arid desert, playground, tearoom and garden gift shop all surrounded by some of the most beautiful gardens in the UK.
There are four glasshouses which range from our exotic Tropical House through to our Subtropical, Mediterranean and Arid Houses. There is a large lawn in front of the glasshouses with a range of beds and shrubberies around its perimeter. Overall, the character is that of a Victorian public park with a bandstand set in 15 acres (6.1 ha) of landscaped greenery.
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Botanical Gardens station
Being one of Birmingham’s best attractions, The Birmingham Botanical Gardens offers something for everyone, be it one of our four stunning glasshouses showing tropical rainforest to arid desert, playground, tearoom and garden gift shop all surrounded by some of the most beautiful gardens in the UK.
There are four glasshouses which range from our exotic Tropical House through to our Subtropical, Mediterranean and Arid Houses. There is a large lawn in front of the glasshouses with a range of beds and shrubberies around its perimeter. Overall, the character is that of a Victorian public park with a bandstand set in 15 acres (6.1 ha) of landscaped greenery.
Entertainment
Birmingham Hippodrome is one of the UK’s busiest multistage theatres, welcoming on average over 500,000 visitors every year.
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Birmingham Hippodrome
Hurst StreetBirmingham Hippodrome is one of the UK’s busiest multistage theatres, welcoming on average over 500,000 visitors every year.
Visit the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham and get closer than ever before to over 2000 creatures including the UK's only 360 degree Ocean Tunnel .
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National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
Visit the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham and get closer than ever before to over 2000 creatures including the UK's only 360 degree Ocean Tunnel .
Shopping
Grand Central is a rail station and a shopping centre in Birmingham. The name Grand Central was inspired by the original name for New Street Station when it opened in 1854. Similar to its modern day counterpart, Birmingham's Grand Central Station featured an iron and glass roof, which at the time was the largest of its kind in the world
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Grand Central station
Grand Central is a rail station and a shopping centre in Birmingham. The name Grand Central was inspired by the original name for New Street Station when it opened in 1854. Similar to its modern day counterpart, Birmingham's Grand Central Station featured an iron and glass roof, which at the time was the largest of its kind in the world