Birmingham is located at the middle Northern Ireland, nearby the center of England about 160 kilometers away. It is the second larger city of Britain regarded as the heart of England. Birmingham is characteristic of old town and new town, both of which feature attractive sceneries, magnificent buildings and profound culture and history. Nowadays it becomes one of the popular destinations of Tibet tour from UK.
Featuring temperate-maritime climate, Birmingham boasts a moderate climate and mild temperature in a whole year. It is not very hot in summer or extremely cold in winter. The rainfall is relatively more.
The best time to travel to Birmingham is from May to June. During this time, varies of flowers will bloom everywhere in this attractive city. The average temperature is 16-20?, which is best for traveling around.
The shopping malls are showed in gathering area between the old town and new town. Buying the antiques is a very private experience but it is very popular in Birmingham. The main one antique market is located in southeastern Birmingham.
Among all the famous markets of Birmingham, Bull Ring is the best one of England, which are formed by indoor market and open market. The open market was praised as the best one by British market association of 2008. The indoor market is famous for selling fresh meat and fruit. The working time of open market is 9:00-17:00 from Tuesday to Saturday. The indoor market is opened at 9:00-17:30 from Monday to Saturday.
The train system of Birmingham is completed and convenient that 3 different type of train tickets are used to foreign tourists, Britrail Pass, London Extra Railpass and Eurostar.
Tourists can take the bus to Birmingham using Britespress Card?Discount Coach Card?and Tourist Trail Pass.