Birmingham Blog (July 2020) - Visit Birmingham

Award-winning parks to open with a new customer journey and free sessions for NHS and key worker families.

Bear Grylls surprised guests today at The Bear Grylls Adventure when they arrived at the attraction with by what they thought was his selfie statue along with Bear interviewing guests as a sound man.

In exactly two years’ time, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will begin, and organisers are marking this major milestone on the countdown to the Games by unveiling Smithfield, with its impressive city-scape backdrop.

As the leisure and hospitality industry emerges from lockdown, Colmore BID is urging customers to show up for bookings, or if they can’t make it let the venue know in advance.

Contemporary Chinese restaurant Tattu will reopen its doors to the public in Birmingham on Thursday 23rd July with a selection of new dishes.

Sarehole Mill is ready to welcome diners again as tables can be booked to enjoy freshly baked pizza in the courtyard.

Legoland Discovery Centre Birmingham is to reopen with a brand-new play session format as the national lockdown continues to ease.

West Midlands Railway is reassuring customers who require assistance when travelling that help is still available on the rail network despite the impact of coronavirus.

Family-favourite tourist attraction, Cadbury World, has reopened its chocolatey world with a raft of new measures in place to help guests enjoy their visit safely and maintain social distancing.

Edgbaston Park Hotel at the University of Birmingham is leading the way with a 10-point plan putting measures in place to ensure consumer confidence. Not only do they welcome leisure guests, but a high proportion of their business comes from conferences, events and delegates from the University of Birmingham.