The city of Birmingham is situated in the English county of the West Midlands  and the city’s residents are known as “Brummies”. Birmingham’s dialect sounds typically northern English and it is tricky to understand fully what is being discussed a problem which is made worse if if you have not heard these accents before. Thankfully the majority of folk from Birminham are polite, helpful and kind and do their utmost to explain clearly so if the need arises do not be afraid to talk to locals about directions and help or guidance in finding  bed and breakfast accommodation in Birmingham.

The city of Birmingham possesses  a superb collection of places to visit and things to do including some highly informative and interesting art galleries and museums, such as the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter and the new museum in the Eastside called Thinktank. The city of Birmingham also possesses a large number of square miles of parkland and woodland, Sutton Park  is the largest having 2,400 acres making it the largest urban nature reserve in the whole of the UK and Europe.

The city of Birmingham features a varied and vibrant night scene with a large number restaurants, cafes, coffee houses, bars, wine bars and nightclubs. You will discover many in one of the city’s squares, Victoria Square, Centenary Square, St Martin’s Square, Chamberlain Square, the historic Old Square at Corporation Street, Rotunda Square and the Gas Street Basin. Gas Street Basin is the hub of Birmingham’s intricate network of canals. The city has about 32 miles of canals with between eight canals which were made during the 18th century and remained in use nearly until the end of the twentieth century. Nowadays the Gas Street Basin has been cleaned up and is now a good quality tourist attraction.

As an alternative to bed and breakfast why not take a look at Birmingham apartments. If you If you are currently planning a vacation in Birmingham you will need to know that Birmingham Airport is roughly 8 miles away from the center of the city just off the A45 and near the M42 (junction 6). You will easily find a useful number of guest houses reasonably close to the airport.

There are quite a few museums to enjoy in London. Two of the best out there certainly have to be the British Museum and the Imperial war museum.

The Tower Of London is famous for holding the crown jewels. On top of this it also used to contain prisoners, many of which were tortured and some are said to still haunt the place.

Sure London has some of the top places to visit if you are coming to England, from Big Ben to the Waxworks but it also has the busy streets, and the feel of a world capital, which doesn’t tend to feel awsome. Is London just somewhere to go on one of those family days out?

London is brilliant for someone coming over to see a bit of Britain’s famous history but show the current beauty of Britain, and that is of course, the countryside.

Wales is a place to go to see the real side of Britain. Of course cities such as Cardiff are busy but again that is one of Britain’s biggest cities, head just outside for a beautiful countryside stay in a cottage. Wales has many other things on offer such as climbing, fishing and golf. Why not try some famous Welsh foods. Salt marsh lamb, Welsh black cattle and farmhouse cheeses are just some that you should certainly try.

So if you are thinking about UK family holidays then instead of choosing London, Edinburgh or Dublin, why not give Wales a try?