More Tours of Birmingham

Bournville is the home of the famous Cadburys Chocolate World. The children will love Cadbury World, and you can take one of the organised tours, where you will learn about the history of the famous Cadbury chocolate bars. The village is a real Quaker style village and the exhibitions will mention the social reforms and the big part that Cadburys played in helping this great city survive throughout the years.

There are also displays about where the cocoa originated from and describes the whole chocolate making production process in great detail. One also is given lots of free samples of chocolate to nibble on, and if you want more chocolate on your way out, there is a special discount chocolate shop to get in more supplies at very reasonable prices. The kids will be truly entertained, and the adults will sneak the odd few extra bars into their large pockets. To get to the Chocolate World, either take the train or bus to the Bournville Station and signposts will direct you from there.

The National Sea Life Centre, which is located at Brindley Place, is not far from Broad Street. This centre is ideal to show kids what is inside the big blue ocean. The Sea Life centre cost the city around £5 million pounds and is composed of touch pools and an aquarium that has a great diverse range of sea life. Many of the fish tanks would be filled with stingrays, flat fish, sharks, tropical fish and lots more. There is also a fantastic 360 degrees glass tunnel that will give you the feeling that you are standing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, where one can see sharks just over your head. The local bus can be taken to Broad Street where you can embark and just ask one of the locals to point in the direction of the Sea Life Centre. It is easy to find.