Glamping in Birmingham

Birmingham's exceptional glamping accommodation offers you a city break with easy access to the area's best attractions. With trendy shops, Michelin-starred restaurants, world-class museums, and galleries, you can discover a diverse and vibrant culture in England's second-largest city. Birmingham has unique experiences for all types of travellers and a hip, urban vibe that is sure to grab you!

For your stay, Birmingham's accommodation offers modern and classy glamping sites that will fascinate you. After a tour of the city, you can enjoy an impeccable space with all the amenities to make you feel at home. You'll have free Wi-Fi, an exceptional kitchen, luxury bathroom, comfortable rooms, new furniture, smart TV with Netflix in every room, and a balcony with amazing views of the city. Some accommodations will also provide you with a hot tub to relax in.

If you want to enjoy outdoor activities in the city centre, Bear Grylls Adventure offers exciting challenges that will test your mental and physical abilities. You can overcome 36 obstacles on Europe's highest high ropes course and take in breathtaking views of the city; take on the underwater trail as you dive with tropical fish, reef sharks, rays and over 1,000 other creatures; and have fun with other activities such as iFLY, where the adrenaline is pumping as you experience a free fall. On the other hand, Ackers Adventure, 3 miles (4.83 km) from the centre, provides a 100-metre dry ski slope, a snowboard slope and canoe/kayak sessions on the Grand Union Canal. Alternatively, if you prefer something classic like cycling, Birmingham has traffic-free cycle routes for a leisurely ride.

One of travellers' favourite things to do on rainy and not-so-rainy days is to explore marine life at the SEA Life National Centre. You will take a journey through the underwater world and discover creatures ranging from Antarctic Gentoo penguins and Alaskan otters to giant Pacific octopus and green turtles. SEA Life National is home to the UK's only 360° ocean tunnel, where you'll have a unique experience with sharks swimming above and below you. And if you're a chocolate lover, Cadbury World is a great option to visit, where you can learn how to make your favourite sweets, and be able to select from your favourite treats to add to your chocolate. And if you love theatre shows, enjoying opera, comedy, theatre and the famous Birmingham Royal Ballet on a weekend break to Birmingham Hippodrome is a total treat for the eyes!

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery is an iconic attraction in the city. The art gallery is renowned for its more than 3,000 Pre-Raphaelite paintings and its collections of the city's history. Although the Pre-Raphaelite art collection is the most important in the world, the museum also houses collections of Baroque art and an internationally important ceramics collection worth seeing. See art by old masters such as Rubens, Bellini, Rossetti and Canaletto, and discover historical objects from the Greeks, Romans to Ancient Egypt.

Located in the heart of the West Midlands, the Birmingham Bookshop is Europe's largest public library and one of the country's most famous attractions. Be amazed by the fantastic architecture of this treasured cultural space and explore the ten levels with collections of international photography, national film archives, book collections and Britain's largest Shakespeare collection housing over 43,000 books. And don't miss the views of the city from the open-air terraces, one of the highest points in Birmingham.

Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market is the largest authentically German Christmas market outside of Germany or Austria. The market is held from 4 November and attracts visitors from all over the UK and Europe every year. Wrap yourself in the Christmas atmosphere with millions of coloured lights, discover a variety of traditional items and gifts, try pretzels, roasted almonds and the German Christmas cake called Stollen and sip a delicious hot chocolate or a traditional Glühwein (mulled wine) made with red wine, spices, sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market is something magical that you should not miss.

Bringing together the world's best virtual reality under one roof, meetspaceVR is a theme park that will blow your mind with its advanced technology. Team up to take down hordes of zombies, explore alien worlds, destroy rebel drones, defy gravity in Engineerium and create unique memories in the world's first multiplayer virtual reality arcade! You will be equipped with headsets, backpacks and weapons, and learn the strategy to survive during your mission. The meetspaceVR theme park is the largest free-roaming VR arena in Europe and certainly a unique attraction in Birmingham.

Escape Live is Birmingham's number one escape play centre. Experience the world's first official Peaky Blinders rooms and venture into a world where you must solve puzzles and crack codes with your team to escape the room. Choose from a variety of exciting, uniquely themed escape games and unravel the mystery. You can join Tommy Shelby in the world-famous drama Peaky Blinders; save the world from a contagious outbreak in 'The Laboratory'; become a private detective in 'Dr. Wilson's Office'; travel through time in 'The Time Machine'; and help Amy escape from her psychotic doctor in 'Room 13'.

A visit to Birmingham's favourite garden, the Botanic Gardens, is a must-do on your holiday. Discover the unusual and exotic plants in the glasshouses that showcase everything from arid desert to tropical rainforest, and explore the Butterfly House to see the colourful tropical butterflies. Watch as these tiny creatures feed on fermented fruit dishes and sugar water, and enjoy a bite to eat and a refreshing drink on the Loudon Terrace in the Tea Room to end your visit with a sweet taste.

With more miles of canals than Venice, embark on a boat tour of Birmingham. Enjoy a trip through the city centre along the canals and discover the hidden nooks and crannies that can only be seen from a boat. At Sherborne Quay, you'll find boats providing everything from historic tours to party boats that will take you around the city centre and outskirts. This is a leisurely way to tour the city without having to move a muscle.