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                <title>Birmingham (Anglican) Cathedral</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Historic 1713 Grade 1-listed building in the heart of Birmingham's business district. Burne-Jones windows are a must-see. Open for free 7 days a week with regular services and concerts. Tea / coffee available with small shop during the day.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Heavenly Handsworth Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[Handsworth, an inner city suburb of Handsworth Birmingham wouldn’t be most peoples’ first thought as a place to revel in the glory of a British autumn, but at the heart of Handsworth is a gem of a park designed by Vertigens over 100 years ago and recently restored with heritage lottery monies.  <br><br>What makes it stand out from so many others is the topography; wheelchair users should bring a strong pusher.  It sometimes feels like three or four parks in one, so constantly surprised are you by the next view.  Full of mature trees, it’s a great place to have a Sunday wander and wonder at  colours, shapes lit with glorious autumnal light enhanced by the reflective bounce of two lakes. <br><br>Kids of all ages can collect conkers and leaves and when you need a break the Boathouse cafe sells gorgeous homemade cakes and dishes up chicken rice ‘n peas dinners on a Sunday.  Heaven.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Barber Institute of Fine Arts</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[One of the finest small art galleries in Europe, hidden away in south Birmingham. When Lady Barber set up the gallery in memory of her husband, she specified that the artworks collected should be of the standard of the National Gallery and Wallace Collection. The result is an exquisite, wide-ranging collection with works by many of the greatest Old Masters and Impressionists. Entry to the gallery is free. There are also regular concerts in the splendid wood-panelled concert hall in the centre of the building. While visiting the gallery, take a short wander around the attractive adjacent campus of Birmingham University, the original 'redbrick' university.]]></description>
                
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                <title>Cannon Hill Park</title>
                
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                <description><![CDATA[The lungs of Birmingham. Come down here on a summer's day to see Brummies relaxing under the shady trees and floating on the boating lake.]]></description>
                
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