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Our most recommended Birmingham Family-friendly activities

Birmingham: National Sea Life Centre Entrance Ticket

1. Birmingham: National Sea Life Centre Entrance Ticket

Prepare for an underwater realm full to the brim with glittering scales, humongous tentacles, and razor-sharp teeth. Marvel at the cheeky antics of the Gentoo penguins before meeting a crab or starfish at the Interactive Rockpool. Discover the majestic jellyfish, be brave and take a peek at the piranhas and feel part of the story in the 4D Cinema. Venture into an underwater realm like no other and get face-to-fin with some of the strangest creatures you’ll ever meet in the UK’s only 360° Ocean Tunnel, home to sharks, rays and a giant green sea turtle!

Birmingham: Legoland Discovery Center

2. Birmingham: Legoland Discovery Center

Discover the wonderful world of LEGO at the Legoland Discovery Centre in Birmingham. Bring your imagination and creativity to life at the many build stations, discover the wonders of Miniland, and enjoy the 4D movies at the LEGO® Cinema Experience. Upon arrival, first explore Miniland and see airships swoop and towers glow as the wonderful LEGO world changes from day to night. Spot the mischievous Minifigures hiding in amongst the constructions, and check out the world's smallest Primark! You can bring your imagination and creativity to life where you’ll help build the coolest city that you can imagine at the build stations. From towering skyscrapers to cosy cottages, the possibilities are endless. Join your favorite LEGO characters on action-packed adventures at the 4D LEGO Cinema Experience, complete with rain, wind, and even snow, all under one roof. Enjoy an immersive short 4D movie that will bring the characters to life. Hop on the Kingdom Quest ride to defeat the beastly trolls and sneaky skeletons lurking. Can you zap them all to save the Princess? Kids can enjoy the LEGO City Soft Play Area where they can conquer a variety of obstacles and slides. Choose to include an admission ticket to the National SEALIFE Centre located nearby. Discover over 60 displays of freshwater and marine life such as giant green sea turtles, blacktip reef sharks, and tropical reef fish. Stroll through only fully transparent 360-degree underwater tunnel in the UK

Birmingham: City Exploration Smartphone Game

3. Birmingham: City Exploration Smartphone Game

A playful experience to discover the secrets of Birmingham, a mystery walk similar to an escape room but outdoors! Your team will receive clues on their phones that, once deciphered, will guide them around a route that showcases it's secret sights and great pubs/bars/cafes. The routes are all walking distance and clues get you working together and interacting with the city surroundings to find the answers, no prior knowledge required. Discover fascinating and amusing facts about Birmingham's past and present as you weave your way through the city. Make the day your own as you solve clues and challenges as a team; with friends, family or colleagues. Get competitive - race to the finish and set a leader board time, or simply go at your own pace and soak it all in. With recommended refreshment stops at top-rated pubs/cafes/bars that you can choose to indulge and refresh along the way. There are two stops on this route; - Half way; Lovely modern bar with a terrace overlooking the canal. Historic brass foundry, now a busy pub and restaurant with red-brick walls and wooden flooring. - Finish location; Classic British food, plus sandwiches and cocktails, in quirky rooms in a grand Victorian building. Monthly challenges are available for teams to submit pictures/videos of their experience to win cash prizes each month. Links sent in the welcome message and information available on our website. For larger group bookings we recommend splitting up into teams of up to 5-8 people - this helps keep everyone in the team immersed and interacting with the game. Corporate bookings and packages are available, please email us at hello@thesecret.city for more information. Tickets can be used on any day and we have a 'love it or your money back' guarantee, we aim to provide a fantastic day for you! The Secret City awaits.

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What people are saying about Birmingham

A very enjoyable experience. Not the easiest venue for pushing a wheelchair around but manageable if you are reasonably fit. Fascinating to see such a wide variety of sea life. Great to see sharks and stingrays up close. Enjoyed watching the penguins swimming around. Definitely somewhere that the younger generation would enjoy visiting. A very worthwhile couple of hours spent exploring the undersea world.

It was a simple process and had good quality “habitats” to view. There were just a lot of families with kids running around so was busy in some areas at times

It's ok for 1 or 2h for kids but to expensive, to tight to walk around in many cases. Way smaller than expected ,no big sharks. Over priced

It was great to be so close to the penguins. My little granddaughter didn't want to come any further.

Great place to take the grandchildren and have fun yourself