Holiday homes and rentals in Birmingham

Conveniently located in the heart of the city centre, luxury Birmingham holiday homes make it easy to visit the best restaurants, shops and museums. If you're looking for things to see and do in Birmingham, you'll find plenty of family attractions, a wide variety of nightlife venues and a host of parks for sports or picnics just minutes from your rental.

Choose from luxurious open-plan flats in the city centre to modern homes on the outskirts of the city. There are hundreds of attractive and elegant places to stay in the beautiful Birmingham! Discover a selection of holiday homes that include bright lounge space, high-quality kitchens, stylish bedrooms, balconies overlooking the stunning city and plenty of amenities to keep you entertained.

If you're a lover of literature and film, head to the city of Birmingham. Situated in the heart of the West Midlands, the city is home to Europe's largest public library. The building is located on the west side of the city centre in Centenary Square and is one of the UK's most popular attractions. Here you can enjoy a cultural space filled with book collections, international photographs, national film archives and Britain's largest Shakespeare collection, containing 43,000 books and over 70 editions of independent plays dating from before 1709.

With 571 parks, Birmingham has more parks than any other European city and is also home to one of the largest urban parks in Europe. If you like to immerse yourself in nature, Sutton Park, which covers 2,400 acres and lies 6 miles north of the city centre, is one of Europe's largest urban parks and a beautiful national nature reserve offering seven lakes, wetlands and marshes, restaurants, a donkey sanctuary and children's play areas. You can enjoy a variety of activities such as pony trekking, hiking, cycling and kayaking.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is the city's artistic centre, with over 40 art galleries, historic objects and works by Old Masters such as Rubens, Rossetti, Millais, Bellini, Canaletto, Hunt and Claude. You'll see stunning collections of Baroque art, English watercolours, internationally important ceramics collections and more than 3,000 paintings, prints and drawings in the world's most important collection of Pre-Raphaelite art. Meanwhile, at the Barber Institute of Fine Art in Edgbaston you'll discover small collections of European art by artists such as Botticelli, Monet, Van Gogh, Van Dyck and many other art greats.

For a family day out, the National SEA Life Centre is the best place in town to take children and teenagers. The place offers a trip to the underwater world where you can see animals such as sharks, giant turtles, colourful tropical fish, rays, octopus and much more. Little ones can meet the main character of Nemo in the Clownfish Kingdom and see the anemones of the coral reef where the fish take refuge. During your visit, watch penguins dive into the icy water in the Penguin Zone, walk through the Ocean Tunnel as sharks swim above you, meet the adorable pair of Alaskan sea otters and be mesmerized as jellyfish dance in the Jelly Invaders Zone.

Thinktank is the city's leading science museum and houses the largest natural science collection in the West Midlands, with over 250,000 specimens, ranging from zoology to palaeontology. During your day, explore the other collections, such as Science and Industry, which has over 40,000 objects including the world's oldest steam engine, discover the Science Garden, experience the 4k planetarium and wrap yourself in an incredible star show, and enjoy an ice cream or pizza in the Signal Box Café at the end of the day. Thinktank is a must-visit if you're on holiday with the family!

Step into an exotic world of plants and discover the greenhouses of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Feel the warm and humid atmosphere of the tropical house, admire the Victorian style of the Mediterranean house, discover the variety of cacti in the arid house and meet the colourful tropical butterflies in the Butterfly House. With over 1,000 species of plants, the grounds have many beautiful greenhouses housing a variety of exotic and unusual plants that will delight you with their scent and colours.

Located in Bournville, Cadbury World is the perfect place to go if you're a chocolate fanatic. The factory gives you an experience where you can learn how this delicious treat is made and how cocoa beans came to Europe! Journey through the Mayan Indian rainforest to discover the origins of the essential cocoa bean, enjoy a tasting in the making area, select from marshmallows and dulce de leche to add to your hot chocolate and draw your name in chocolate in the Have A Go area. The place is very child-centred, but it's a worthwhile visit if you really love chocolate.

For an unforgettable day of fun, The Bear Grylls Adventure offers incredible activities that will test your physical and mental skills. Dare to dive with reef sharks in the tropical tank, experience the thrill of freefall in the iFly tunnel, climb the indoor walls, test your balance on Europe's highest high ropes course and practice archery or air rifle shooting. The attraction is located at Birmingham's NEC and hosts a whole host of new experiences all under one roof!

Order from the tasting menu to sample eight different dishes, each served with a wine, at Adam's. The restaurant is rated number one in the city and offers a stylish ambience and modern dishes with spectacular flavours that you shouldn't miss before heading home! For an East Asian-style meal, head to Oyster Club and try the delicious crispy squid salad or steamed duck with orange sauce at Chung Ying. Finally, enjoy a high-quality pizza at Otto's and try the outstanding Herefordshire beef carpaccio at Purnell's.