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We have lots of large open green spaces to visit throughout the city all year round, from the amazing parks, to wonderful gardens to grand houses and their beautiful gardens.........
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Sunset & Moonlit Parks were designed by the Council's Landscape Practice Group and were opened in 2005 and 2006 as part of a local regeneration project.
St Thomas' Peace Garden (the Peace Gardens) is a small public park, situated in Birmingham on Bath Row. The site of St Thomas's Church which was destroyed in the Blitz.
Eastside City Park is a 6.75 acre urban park located in the Eastside district of Birmingham City Centre. It opened in 2012. Home of Millennium Point, The Woodman and The Parkside Building
Manor Farm Park, Northfield with its 50 acres of public open space with woodlands, meadows and a lake is most definitely a gem of a green space with so much to enjoy.
The Black Country Living Museum is an open-air museum of rebuilt historic buildings in situated in Dudley.
Fort Dunlop, a former factory, and now a Grade A locally listed building, is located next to the M6 motorway. It was originally designed by Sidney Stott and W. W. Gibbings in the 1920s.
Selly Manor is a timber framed building in Bournville. It was moved to its current site in 1916 by chocolate manufacturer and philanthropist George Cadbury.
Erection of four new build blocks comprising a total of 225 one and two beds, plus 6 duplex apartments.
Lickey Hills has 525 acres and a complex and interesting geology which has created a variety of habitats.
Here we take stroll back in time at some of the great names associated with Birmingham. And we look at the talent that is both current and emerging.
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is based in Birmingham. The home of Warwickshire County Cricket Ground. Was redeveloped during 2010-11
Swanshurst Park is situated in Moseley and Billesley, Birmingham. The council bought the fields in 1922 to lay out the park. They were from Ivyhouse Farm and Swanshurst Pool.
Here you can follow the plans, the build and the legacy for the Commonwealth Games (2022) Aquatics Centre.
The Alexander Stadium located in Perry Barr, just outside the city centre, will host the athletics at the Commonwealth Games (2022) and the opening and closing ceremonies.
Moseley Park & Pool is a private park situated in Moseley, Birmingham between Alcester Road and Salisbury Road. See our feature for more on the park and how to gain access.
Moseley Bog is situated in Moseley, Birmingham near the Wake Green Road. The main entrance is on Yardley Wood Road, and it includes Joy's Wood. Which is a local nature reserve.
HS2withYou is a shared digital space where people could connect, collaborate and share with others facts and opinion on the value of HS2 to them, their business and their community.
The Birmingham Council House in Victoria Square is home to Birmingham City Council. The original building was built between 1874 and 1879 and is Grade II* listed.
Birmingham Airport is the West Midlands regional hub to Europe and to the rest of the World. It is located in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull close to the A45 and J6 on the M42.
Follow here with ItsYourBuild, the plans and proposals for Martineau Galleries in Birmingham, UK.
Sandwell Valley Country Park is situated in West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands. Here you can find Sandwell Park Farm, the Swan Pool, and the ruins of Sandwell Priory and Sandwell Hall.
During late Spring and early Summer parts of Birmingham and the West Midlands are covered in a carpet of poppies - it's a wonderful sight!
Edgbaston Reservoir was built in 1827 by Thomas Telford as a top up for the Birmingham canal system and is still used for that purpose today.
Victoria Square was originally called Council House Square, but was re-named to Victoria Square after Queen Victoria in 1901, just 12 days before she passed away.
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