Lea Marston Things to Do

Key Largo is, in its own words, "a pre-club bar", but the management offers the opportunity and space for customers to have a bit of a dance. A wide range of music is played, depending on which night you visit, and the volume b... more

This event used to be known as the Handsworth Carnival because all the events would be held at Handsworth Park. Today, the biennial Birmingham International still begins in Handsworth, although the floats and procession have mo... more

These fine gardens, opened in 1832, were designed by John Claudius Loudon, a leading garden planner and horticultural journalist. The gardens offer you the chance to see some of the most beautiful greenery in the world along wi... more

This square has transformed over the past decade from a grassy slope where office workers would picnic on a summer's afternoon to a pedestrian-friendly European plaza accessible all year. Birmingham's Town Hall and Council Hous... more

Cadbury World offers plenty for both kids and chocolate-loving adults alike. There are rides, a factory tour, chocolate-making demonstrations and lots of the popular chocolates for sale at discount prices in the factory shop. Y... more

Housing one of the world's finest collections of Pre-Raphaelite art, with works by Rossetti, Ford Madox Brown and Holman Hunt, Birmingham's principal museum and gallery is located in a stunning Victorian building. The museum di... more

This is a nightclub to suit your affable, affluent style. Girls on poles, girls at the bars and girls everywhere greet you. All the guys drooling at the endless English roses will have a field day along with catty cocktails and... more

This is the ideal park for the entire family, offering a variety of facilities including boating lakes, playgrounds, tennis courts, tropical greenhouses and nature conservation areas. It is also the home of the Midland Arts Cen... more

As the name suggests, this is an Australasian theme bar, with accompanying nightclub downstairs. Plenty of Aussie lagers are available, as well as some European imports for the less adventurous. It's usually frequented by twent... more

A flashy, stylish bar/restaurant for the new millennium, Sobar brings utilitarian chic to the Arcadian Centre. It calls itself a Noodle Bar, a phenomenon springing up more widely these days, and serves deliciously spicy, genuin... more