Museum sights in Birmingham
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Cadbury World
Cadbury World, about 4 miles south of Birmingham in the village of Bournville, sets out to educate visitors about the history of cocoa and the Cadbury family, but sweetens the deal with free samples, displays of chocolate-making machines, and chocolate-themed rides. Opening hours vary through the year (bookings essential in July and August), so check the website before you visit.
Surrounding the chocolate works, pretty Bournville Village was built by the philanthropic Cadbury family to accommodate early-20th-century factory workers. In the centre of the village, Selly Manor is a bona fide 14th-century manor house, shifted brick and mortar from its original location by…
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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter
In this museum, the Smith & Pepper jewellery factory is preserved as it was on its closing day in 1981, after 80 years of operation. You can explore the long history of the trade in Birmingham and watch master jewellers at work.
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Thinktank
A 10-minute walk northeast of the centre, surrounded by the footprints of vanished factories, the Millennium Point development contains this entertaining and ambitious attempt to make science accessible to children. There's also a digital Planetarium, covered by the same ticket, and a giant cinema screen.
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Black Country Living Museum
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Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Housed in the annexe at the back of Council House, the outstanding Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery displays a breathtaking collection of ancient treasures and Victorian art, including an excellent collection of major Pre-Raphaelite works by Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and others. The museum's other standout draw is part of the Staffordshire Hoard, a treasure trove of 7th-century Anglo-Saxon gold, unearthed near Lichfield in 2009.
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