Home to the dramatic ridges and limestone valleys of the Peak District, the Midlands is also the location of the UK’s second largest city and financial hub, Birmingham. With popular tourist attractions such as Cadbury World, Edgbaston Stadium and the National Sea Life Centre, as well as a National Park that spans six English counties, there is something for everyone.
Central England is a place steeped in art, history, and culture. See one of Britain’s architectural jewels, Lincoln Cathedral, or visit the hometown of William Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. You can also see the inspirations for one of his most beloved plays, the battlefields and tomb of Richard III in Leicestershire. It’s not all history though, with the Peak District, cosmopolitan Birmingham, and the traditional seaside resort of Skegness there’s guaranteed to be plenty going on when you visit.
In Birmingham you can explore streets lined with Victorian redbrick houses leading to heritage museums, mega arenas and space-age stores, with barges drifting down sleepy canals. If you fancy a change of pace Lincoln has a catchy vibrancy you’ll find in the Cathedral Quarter streets lined with half-timbered houses, farmers’ and arts markets in city squares and marina bars bursting with conversation. If you want to catch a breath of countryside air why don’t you climb to the tallest peak and take in panoramas across dales and moors in the Peak District National Park. You’ll stumble upon canals, secret caves, natural springs and woodlands on the way.
