Birmingham

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We’ve got some of the top things to see and do, 2FOR1 on attractions and great fares too.

**Editors note: Image created using Nikon's in-built multi exposure setting** Portugal's Ana Rente competes on the Trampoline during the Visa Artistic Gymnastics Olympic test event at the Greenwich Arena, London
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Trampoline, Tumbling & DMT British Championships

Athletes compete in front of a home crowd including Olympic silver medallist Bryony Page, who faces world team bronze medallists Laura Gallagher and Kat Driscoll, and Nathan Bailey and Luke Strong go head to head for the men's senior trampoline title.
  • Gymnastics
  • Family
An Audience With Simon Reeve
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An Audience With Simon Reeve

The journalist, TV presenter and author sets out on his first-ever tour to discuss the many adventures he has undertaken.
  • Talk
Nobel prize winner Dr Paul Nurse at the Think Tank, Birmingham
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Thinktank: Birmingham Science Museum

A range of family-friendly, hands-on exhibits and interactive fun divided into 10 themed sections over four floors.
  • Museum
  • Family
The Last Roman
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The Last Roman

Various coins on show that date from the reign of Emperor Justinian I (527-565 A.D.), the so-called 'Last Roman Emperor'.
  • Design
Pen Museum
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Pen Museum

Based in a former pen factory in the heart of Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter, the museum documents the evolution of the modern pen and celebrates Birmingham's role in its trade.
  • Museum
  • Family
Cadbury World
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Cadbury World

Fourteen different zones recount the history of cocoa and the Cadbury family, starting off in the Aztec Jungle where visitors sample the Emperor of Montezuma's favourite spicy drink, chocolatl. A full-scale reconstruction of the cobbled square where John Cadbury opened his shop leads onto a gentle ride through a chocolate wonderland in one of the Beanmobiles and the world's biggest Cadbury shop.
  • Family Event
  • Food, Drink & Tastings
  • Family
Within And Without: Body Image And The Self
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Within And Without: Body Image And The Self

The exhibition examines how social, historical and cultural factors affect body image issues such as social status, gender, stage of life, heath, aesthetics, religion, politics and sexuality, and how this is expressed through objects and artworks.
  • Drawings/Illustration
  • Installation
  • Mixed Media
  • Multimedia
  • Painting
  • Photography
  • Sculpture
A Place In The Sun Live
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A Place In The Sun Live

The official exhibition of the Channel 4 TV programme and the largest overseas property exhibition in Europe comes to Birmingham.
  • Consumer Show
  • Family Event
Aston Hall
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Aston Hall

Aston Hall is one of England's finest Jacobean mansion houses. Aston Hall still bears the scars of the English Civil War and is surrounded by 50-acres of beautiful parks and gardens.
  • Museum
  • Family
Rhododendrons in full bloom
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Winterbourne Botanic Garden

Enjoy a leisurely stroll around the six acre suburban villa garden which was designed by Margaret Nettlefold and bequeathed to the university.
  • Abbey/Cathedral
  • Family