Located near enough in the centre of England, one of Birmingham’s many claims to fame is that is it Britain’s second largest city with around a million people living and working there. The city has a diverse mixture of cultures and there is a plethora of things to keep you occupied during your visit.

Birmingham’s canal network works its way across the whole city. With more miles of canal than Venice, albeit without gondolas, you can drift back to the olden days by either renting a canal boat and exploring the routes that used to be essential for trade in the city or just simply watching the colourful narrow boats that are a constantly changing feature of the city.

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