Unable to tear yourself away from the on-site games room? That’s a shame. Because you could meet the UK’s first and only sea otters and discover over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life at The National Sealife Centre in Birmingham. Or see The National Motorcycle Museum, the finest and largest in the world, with over 1000 bikes.
At the Black Country Living Museum, discover the story of the area in an open-air living museum full of historic characters and featuring 26 acres of reconstructed shops, pubs and houses. Meet the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the western world at Twycross Zoo. Or feed the friendly animals at Ash End Farm.
Book to see all the latest blockbusters at The Everyman Cinema in Birmingham or The Odeon in Tamworth. Meet over 500 animals from all over the world in 15 open-plan acres at Drayton Manor Zoo. Or try Treetop Adventure Golf, set in Birmingham’s lushest rainforest, and pick from two indoor, 18-hole courses.
Enjoy over 100 rides and attractions, meet Thomas the Tank Engine and friends, and refuel with pizza and ice cream at Drayton Manor Resort. Ride the donkeys, catch a train on the mini railway, meet friendly farm animals and take out a pedalo at Kingsbury Waterpark. Or wander through an elephant valley at the West Midland Safari Park.
There are few grown-up leisure opportunities that can’t be found at Lea Marston Hotel. They include air guns, clay shooting, late-night shooting, and quad-trekking. Practise your swing on the driving range, and, at the shooting club, fish for mirror carp, common carp, crucian carp, perch and roach.
Under a train arch, find a fine beer selection and street food-style menu at The Indian Brewery Co. in Birmingham. Take a hack over lovely countryside with Lea Marston Equestrian. Or stroll the surfaced paths, explore hidden corners, spot birds and wildlife, kayak or hire a bike amid the 15 lakes and 600 acres of Kingsbury Waterpark.
Bring your dog for the doorstep walks among the woodlands and waterparks of Whitacre Heath. Relive Ryder Cup magic at The Belfry on three championship courses. Or head to Cliff Lakes to jump, bounce and slide on the aqua park, leap, jump and tumble on the new Aqua Chimp, or glide serenely on the paddleboards.
Enjoy Norman history at Tamworth Castle, overlooking the River Anker, and top up your day with river walks, picnics and tennis. Enjoy live shows and attractions at Warwick Castle, or discover a magnificent manor house in 42 acres of Warwickshire countryside at Middleton Hall or an early centre of Christian worship at Lichfield Cathedral.
