Birmingham

The City of Birmingham

Birmingham is the second largest city in the United Kingdom. It is a green city with more parks than any other city in the UK. It has an abundance of open space, nature trails and a network of canals which makes you feel more close to nature especially when you are an international student.

Travelling & Transport System

Destined at the heart of UK, Birmingham is an ideal location to travel to and from. With an excellent road network to all parts of the country, Birmingham has a modern international airport with direct flights from different countries of the world including USA, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Pakistan and India besides other countries. It makes it far convenient for international students to reach home after breaks from their semesters. Not to forget the usefulness of the public transport system, which makes it very affordable for students to travel throughout the city which saves precious time as well!

Day Trips

If you want to take a break and spend a day out, or have friends and family members coming to UK from your home countries, Birmingham offers a great deal of one-day attractions. Some of the England's most beautiful countryside's are conveniently accessible through public transport. The Cotswolds, Severn Valley, Malvern Hills and Iron Bridge Gorge offer themselves as ideal places to visit in a day. There are museums which portray history as never visualized before and leisure parks offering energetic attractions to all students and visitors.

Sporting Attractions

If sports are an attraction for you, then Birmingham is just the right place for you. It has seven golf courses, 19 swimming pools and 60 leisure centres. It is Europe's leading urban outdoor activities centre where sporting events like climbing, skiing, and snowboarding take place.

The city has a football stadium and premiership at Aston Villa. There is a cricket ground at Warwickshire where international matches are played every year. Other sporting events are not confined to but include tennis clubs, golf courses, National Indoor Arena for international competitions including the Davis Cup and world Athletics Championships. It will be worthwhile to mention here that Birmingham was selected by the National Sports Council as the first British City of Sport.

A Heaven for Shopping Lovers

The Bullring is one of England's largest shopping centres and it attracts many visitors and students to its major stores and food outlets. The Bullring has the Selfridges building which won the RIBA Award for Architecture in 2004. Some of the prominent brands available in the Bullring include H&M, St Michael, French Connection and Apple. There are lots of food shops and jewellery points with latest designs of fashion wear. The shopping centre reduces its prices to over 80% during the Christmas and New Year which makes it even more enjoyable for students and visitors.

Educational City and Learning Support

Birmingham offers a great variety of museums and art galleries which make it a good place for learning. There are several universities in the city which can lead to better and enriched understanding of the specialized subjects for students if they interact with one another.

In short, Birmingham offers a great variety of attractions and activities, including museums, theatres, shops, restaurants, pubs, sporting events and many more. The city centre has stylish malls as well as friendly markets; the Bullring, the Mailbox and Pallasades are shopping areas you must see! All of these will provide you with excellent value and choice, including top brand names.