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Hotel in Birmingham England | Hyatt Regency Birmingham

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Meeting, Events, or Wedding and Honeymoon at Hotel or just shopping in Birmingham England.
Hyatt Regency Birmingham is a modern, luxury hotel in the centre of Birmingham, within walking distance of Broad Street and Brindley Place, the city’s vibrant nightlife district. Hyatt is one of the few hotels in Birmingham that combines a central location for business and leisure with a full complement of amenities. From spacious guestrooms to the exclusive Presidential Suite, our hotel in Birmingham offers an ample range of luxury rooms and suites, all commanding breathtaking views of the city or the Canal.
Hyatt Regency Birmingham is linked directly to the International Convention Centre (ICC) and is only 5 minutes from the National Indoor Arena (NIA). The hotel is ten minutes by train from Birmingham International Airport and the National Exhibition Centre (NEC).

Meeting Planning in Birmingham
Hyatt Regency Birmingham offers a wide range of meeting rooms (large or Small meetings), individually designed to cater for every type of event. The Hotel has 8 meeting rooms, individually designed to cater for every type of event from intimate board meeting and high profile conferences to banquets, weddings and private dining.
Wedding Birmingham England
At Hyatt Regency Birmingham we ensure your Wedding Day is tailor made and as individual as you are.
Event Birmingham England
Hyatt Regency Birmingham ensures all conferences and banqueting events are planned to perfection for business or pleasure.
Social Events at Hyatt
Whether it’s a reunion, charity ball, holiday celebration or other special occasion, our associates and our facilities make each event unique and memorable

Hotel Address
Hyatt Regency Birmingham
2 Bridge Street,
Birmingham, England (United Kingdom) B1 2JZ
Tel: +44 121 643 1234 Fax: +44 121 616 2323

Hotel in Birmingham England

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Hotel For Vacation or for Meeting, conference, events, wedding and honeymoon at Birmingham England, or find the apartment rent.

New Hall Hotel and Spa, Birmingham
Walmley Rd, Sutton Coldfield B76 1 United Kingdom
Twelfth Century New Hall is the oldest inhabited manor house in England. Set in 26 acres of tranquil grounds, this very special Grade 1 listed building was once a hunting lodge for the Earls of Warwick.

Comfort Zone Apartments, Birmingham
113 Tennant St, Birmingham, England B15 1EY United Kingdom
Luxurious Apartments, studios 1, 2 & 3 bedroom, 4 star apartments at a price more affordable than

Novotel Birmingham Airport, Birmingham
Birmingham Intl Airport, Birmingham B26 3 United Kingdom
Novotel Birmingham Airport hotel is a 3-star hotel located at Birmingham international Airport. Hotel Novotel: for a family holiday or business trip Hotels with restaurant, swimming pool, conference rooms and big guestrooms for traveling with children.

Westbourne Lodge Hotel, Birmingham
27-29 Fountain rd, Edgbaston, Birmingham B17 8NJ United Kingdom
Westbourne Lodge belongs to the AA's Premier Collection of Guest Accommodation
Westbourne Lodge is a very highly commended, small, licensed hotel, situated in a pleasant residential suburb south-west of the city centre.

City Inn Hotel Birmingham,
1 Brunswick Square, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2HW United Kingdom
City Inn is ideally located in the centre of Birmingham. Hotel rooms equipped with iMacs & FREE Wi-Fi. most 3 star hotels.

Vacation to England visit Birmingham City

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Accommodation (hotels) For Vacation, Study, business meeting, Events, conference or Wedding.
Birmingham City
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands county of England. It is the most populous British city outside London and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the United Kingdom's second most populous Urban Area. Birmingham's metropolitan area, which includes surrounding towns to which it is closely tied through commuting, is the United Kingdom's second most populous with a population of 3,683,000.

In 2010, Birmingham UK city was ranked as the 55th-most livable city in the world, according to the Mercer Index of worldwide standards of living.The Big City Plan is a large redevelopment plan currently underway in the city centre with the aim of making Birmingham one of the top 20 most liveable cities in the world within 20 years. People from Birmingham are known as 'Brummies', a term derived from the city's nickname of 'Brum'. This may originate from the city's dialect name, Brummagem, which may in turn have been derived from one of the city's earlier names, 'Bromwicham'.There is a distinctive Brummie dialect and accent, both of which differ from the adjacent Black Country.

Birmingham city was the powerhouse of the Industrial Revolution in England, a fact which led to it being known as "the workshop of the world" or the "city of a thousand trades". Although Birmingham's industrial importance has declined, it has developed into a national commercial centre, being named as the second-best place in the United Kingdom to locate a business. Birmingham is a national hub for conferences, retail and events along with an established high tech, research and development sector, supported by its three Universities. It is also the fourth-most visited city by foreign visitors in the UK, has the second-largest city economy in the UK and is often referred to as the Second City.

Birmingham International Airport, England

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Flight to Birmingham city England

Birmingham International Airport is an international airport located east southeast of Birmingham city centre, at Bickenhill in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull within the West Midlands, England. In 2009 it was the sixth busiest airport in the UK and second busiest not serving London, after Manchester Airport.

The airport is a major base for Bmibaby, Flybe, Monarch Airlines, Ryanair and Thomson Airways. The airline that operates most flights to Birmingham is Flybe, however the airline that transports most passengers at Birmingham is Ryanair, with Bmibaby close behind. BHX offers flights within the UK, Europe, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East, North America and the Caribbean.

Birmingham International Airport now and Future
The airport has published a master plan for its development up to 2030, called "Towards 2030: Planning a Sustainable Future for Air Transport in the Midlands". This sets out details of changes to the terminals, airfield layout and off-site infrastructure. As with all large scale plans, the proposals are controversial, with opposition from environmentalists and local residents. In particular the requirement for a second parallel runway based on projected demand was disputed by opponents.
It was announced in September 2007 that plans for a second runway had been scrapped but plans to build another terminal and increase runway capacity would go ahead with works expected to finish in 2012. It was estimated that 15 million passengers will use the airport upon completion.

at Birmingham city

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Birmingham city
Transport
Partly because of its inland central location, Birmingham is a major transport hub on the motorway, rail, and canal networks. The city is served by a number of major motorways and probably the best known motorway junction in the UK: Spaghetti Junction.
The National Express UK headquarters are located on Birmingham's Eastside, alongside the newly developed Birmingham Coach Station, which forms the national hub of the company's coach network.

The nearest airport is Birmingham International Airport, located in the Borough of Solihull to the east of the city. As of 2009, the airport is the sixth busiest by passenger traffic in the United Kingdom.

Local public transport is by bus, local train and tram. The number 11A and 11C ('A' denotes anti-clockwise and 'C' denotes clockwise in relation to the journey's direction around the city) outer circle bus routes are the longest urban bus routes in Europe, being 26 miles long with 272 bus stops. Bus routes are mainly operated by National Express West Midlands, which accounts for over 80% of all bus journeys in Birmingham, however, there are around 50 other, smaller registered bus companies.
The extensive bus network allows passengers to travel to and from various districts of the city, while there are longer bus routes which take passengers to areas further afield such as Wolverhampton, Dudley, Walsall, West Bromwich, Halesowen, Stourbridge and the Merry Hill Shopping Centre. The only towns in the West Midlands conurbation that currently lack a direct public transport link with Birmingham are Sedgley, Kingswinford, Wednesfield and Willenhall.

The city's main railway station, Birmingham New Street, is at the centre of the national railway network. Birmingham Snow Hill station, another major railway station in the city centre, is also a terminus for the Midland Metro which operates between the station and Wolverhampton, also serving the nearby towns of Bilston, Wednesbury and West Bromwich. There are plans to extend the Midland Metro route further into Birmingham city centre.Birmingham has a large rail-based park and ride network that feeds the city centre. see Birmingham Rail Stations
Birmingham is also notable for its expansive canal system, and the city is often noted for having more miles of canal than Venice. The canals fed the industry in the city during the Industrial Revolution. Canalside regeneration schemes such as Brindleyplace have turned the canals into tourist attractions.

Shopping in Birmingham city

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Shopping in Birmingham city England
BullRing Shopping Centre Birmingham
The Bull Ring is a major commercial area of Birmingham, England. It has been an important feature of Birmingham since the Middle Ages, when its market was first held. It has been developed into a shopping centre twice; first in the 1960s, and then in the 2000s.

The BullRing Shopping Centre site is located on the edge of the sandstone city ridge which results in the steep gradient towards Digbeth. The slope drops approximately 15 metres (49 ft) from New Street to St Martin's Church.

The current shopping centre is the busiest in the United Kingdom with 36.5 million visitors in 2004, and is also the twelfth largest. It houses one of only four Selfridges department stores, the forth largest Debenhams outside of London and soon the only Forever 21 store in the UK. Consequently, the centre has been a huge success, attracting custom from all over the world, including New York. The Bull Ring project was a major step in the Redevelopment of Birmingham.
Major Stores Bull Ring Shopping Centre: JD Sports, Selfridges, Debenhams, TK Maxx, Forever 21, Next, H&M, Apple Store, Sports Direct, Topshop/Topman, hmv, DKNY
, Zara, Jack & Jones/Vero Moda, Armani Exchange, New Look and etc.

Birmingham city England

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Economic and Businnes in Birmingham city England
Birmingham

Although Birmingham grew to prominence as a manufacturing and engineering centre, its economy today is dominated by the service sector, which in 2003 accounted for 78% of the city's economic output and 97% of its economic growth.

Two of Britain's largest banks were founded in Birmingham – Lloyds Bank (now Lloyds Banking Group) in 1765 and the Midland Bank (now HSBC Bank) in 1836 – and as of 2007 the city employed 108,300 in banking, finance and insurance. In 2009, Cushman & Wakefield stated that Birmingham was the second best place in the United Kingdom to locate a business, and the 14th best in Europe.

Tourism is also an increasingly important part of the local economy. With major facilities such as the International Convention Centre and National Exhibition Centre the Birmingham area accounts for 42% of the UK conference and exhibition trade. The city's sporting and cultural venues attract large numbers of visitors.

The city's three Universities, (Aston University, University of Birmingham and Birmingham City University) and two University colleges have over 65,000 students and employ around 15,000 staff, making a significant contribution to the city's economy as well as its research and innovation base.

With an annual turnover of £2.2bn, Birmingham city centre is the UK's second largest retail centre, with the country's busiest shopping centre – the Bullring – and the largest department store outside London – House of Fraser on Corporation Street. The City also has one of only four Selfridges department stores, and the second largest branch of Debenhams in the country. In 2004 the city was ranked as the third best place to shop in the United Kingdom, behind the West End of London and Glasgow, being described as a "world-class shopping centre".

Despite the decline of manufacturing in the city several significant industrial plants remain, including Jaguar Cars in Castle Bromwich and Cadbury Trebor Bassett in Bournville.

Although the city has seen economic growth greater than the national average in the 21st century the benefits have been uneven, with commuters from the surrounding area obtaining many of the more skilled jobs. The two parliamentary constituencies with the highest unemployment rates in the UK – Ladywood and Sparkbrook and Small Heath – are both in inner-city Birmingham. Growth has also added to stresses on the city's transport. Many major roads and the central New Street railway station operate over capacity at peak times.

Study in Birmingham City England | University & College

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Study in Birmingham

Birmingham is home to three universities: the University of Birmingham, Aston University, Birmingham City University; and two university colleges: Newman University College and University College Birmingham.
The Birmingham Conservatoire and Birmingham School of Acting, both now part of Birmingham City University, offer higher education in specific arts subjects. The range of Universities and colleges means that there are over 65,000 higher education students in Birmingham, making it the UK's second largest student city to London.
The Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower is a campanile located in Chancellor's court at the University of Birmingham. It is the tallest free-standing clock tower in the world.

Birmingham Metropolitan College is one of the largest further education colleges in the country, formed through a series of mergers between smaller colleges. Joseph Chamberlain College is the only sixth form college in Birmingham and Solihull to have been awarded both Beacon Status and an overall OFSTED grade 1 (Outstanding).

Since the 1970s, most secondary schools in Birmingham have been 11-16/18 comprehensive schools, while post GCSE students have the choice of continuing their education in either a school's sixth form or at a further education college. Birmingham has always operated a primary school system of 5–7 infant and 7–11 junior schools.

Birmingham England Climate

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Climate in Birmingham
The climate in Birmingham is classified as a temperate maritime climate, like much of the British Isles, with average maximum temperatures in summer (July) being around 20 °C (68 °F); and in winter (January) is around 4.5 °C (40.1 °F). Extreme weather is rare but the city has been known to experience tornadoes – the most recent being in July 2005 in the south of the city, damaging homes and businesses in the area.

Occasional summer heatwaves, such as the one experienced in July 2006 have become more common in recent years, and winters have become milder since the 1990s with snow becoming much less frequent. Similar to most other large cities, Birmingham has a considerable 'urban heat island' effect. During the coldest night recorded in Birmingham (14 January 1982), for example, the temperature fell to −20.8 °C (−5 °F) at Birmingham International Airport on the city's eastern edge, but just −12.9 °C (9 °F) at Edgbaston, near the city centre. Relative to other large UK conurbations, Birmingham is a snowy city, due to its inland location and comparatively high elevation. Snow showers often pass through the city via the Cheshire gap on North Westerly airstreams, but can also come off the North Sea from North Easterly airstreams.Wikipedia

Hotels in Nottingham

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The Popular Hotels, Backpackers & Hostel in Nottingham
Best Western Bestwood Lodge Hotel
Crowne Plaza Nottingham
MidTown Hostel
Best Western Westminster Hotel
Dakota Hotel
Igloo Backpackers Hostel
Express by Holiday Inn Nottingham City Centre
Thoresby Hall
Welbeck Hotel
Park Plaza Nottingham

Hotels in Bristol england

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The Popular Hotels in Bristol
City Inn Bristol
Plush Hotel
Avon Gorge Hotel
Marriott Bristol City Centre
Cadbury House Classic Hotel
Hotel Du Vin & Bistro
Marriott Bristol Royal Hotel
Jurys Bristol Hotel
Lodge On The Park
Brunels Tunnel House Hotel

Hotels in Manchester

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The Popular Hotels in Manchester UK/England
Homewood Suites Manchester Airport
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
Super 8 Manchester Airport NH
Ash Street Inn
Comfort Inn Airport
Four Points Hotel by Sheraton Manchester
Radisson Hotel Manchester
Best Western Executive Court Inn & Conf. Ctr
Holiday Inn Express And Suites
Holiday Inn Manchester Airport

Hotels in London

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The Popular Hotels in London
The Landmark Hotel London
Sofitel Hotel London St James
The Royal Horseguards
One Aldwych Hotel
Milestone Hotel
Sheraton Park Tower
Wyndham Grand London Chelsea Harbour
Claridge's
Renaissance Chancery Court
Marriott London County Hall

Nottingham cities England

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Around the City of Nottingham
Arnold
Beeston
Bingham
Bulcote
Burton Joyce
Carlton
Chilwell
Daybrook
Eastwood
Edwalton
Gedling
Holme Pierrepont
Hucknall
Ilkeston (Derbyshire)
Kimberley
Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Long Eaton (Derbyshire)
Mansfield
Netherfield
Nuthall
Porchester
Radcliffe-on-Trent
Redhill
Ruddington
Sandiacre (Derbyshire)
Stapleford
Toton
Trowell
West Bridgford
Woodthorpe

Nottingham cities

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Within the City of Nottingham
Alexandra Park
The Arboretum
Aspley
Bakersfield
Beechdale
Bilborough
Bulwell
Basford
Bestwood Park
Carrington
Cinderhill
Clifton
Colwick
Dunkirk
Forest Fields
Hockley
Hyson Green
Lace Market
Lenton
Lenton Abbey
Mapperley
Mapperley Park
The Meadows
Nottingham City Centre
The Park
Radford
Sherwood
Sneinton
St Anns
Strelley
Thorneywood
Top Valley
Whitemoor
Wilford
Wollaton

Visit to Nottingham England

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Nottingham UK
international Airport
East Midlands Airport in Leicestershire, served by low-cost international airlines, makes the city easily accessible from other parts of the world providing daily services to many principal European destinations such as Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Dublin, Oslo and Amsterdam, internal flights to Edinburgh and Belfast and limited services to trans-continental destinations such as Barbados, Mexico, Sanford and Florida. Nearby Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield also provides domestic European and Trans-Atlantic services. Birmingham International airport is about one hour's drive away and 2 hours 15 minutes on the train, providing flights to most principal European cities, New York, Boston, Toronto, Montreal, Dubai and the Indian sub-continent.
Rail
Nottingham is served by rail services operated by East Midlands Mainline from Nottingham railway station to London, CrossCountry and local services by East Midlands Connect.
Nottingham Express Transit a light rail system, running from Hucknall in the north to the city's railway station. An additional spur to/from Phoenix Park serves as a Park and Ride Station close to the M1 motorway (Junction 26).

Nottingham

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Sport in Nottingham england
Nottingham is home to two professional football teams: Nottingham Forest and Notts County is the oldest professional Football League team in the world, having been founded in 1862 - a year before the establishment of the Football Association.
All three famous sports venues are within sight of each other, with Meadow Lane on the city side of the River Trent, and the City Ground and Trent Bridge in West Bridgford, in the borough of Rushcliffe. Forest should not be confused with 'The Forest', which is an open green space where the Goose Fair is held; however, the club takes its name from this open space, having been founded there in 1865. This makes Forest the third oldest club in the league. Nottingham Forest does not take its name from Sherwood Forest, contrary to popular opinion.
The National Ice Centre, a large ice skating rink; the city's links to ice skating can be traced back to arguably its most famous children of recent times.The NIC is used as a training and competition venue for speed skating, sledge hockey and figure skating and receives an annual grant from bodies such as Sport England to maintain and fund these sports.The NIC is the home of the Nottingham Panthers ice hockey team, founded in 1946 and the current holders of the Challenge Cup. There is a thriving junior ice hockey programme which is also based at the centre.

Museums and galleries in Nottingham

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Visit to Nottingham city
Brewhouse Yard Museum, a museum of Nottingham Life
The Galleries of Justice : Museum of Law Trust based at the Shire Hall in the Lace Market
Green's Windmill and Science Centre
Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery : home to the city’s Decorative Art and Fine Art collections, along with the Story of Nottingham galleries, and the Sherwood Foresters Regimental Museum
Nottingham Contemporary
Nottingham Industrial Museum
Nottingham Museums of Costume and Textiles in Castlegate
Nottingham Natural History Museum - based at Wollaton Hall.
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre in Ruddington is a museum of local transport. It has an 13 km long railway where Heritage steam trains and Diesel locomotives are used on passenger runs, a classic Road Transport collection with many Nottingham assosiated vehicles to see, a miniature and model railway and many other things.

Nottingham tourism

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Visit to England
Nottingham city receives a considerable volume of tourism, with almost 300,000 people visiting from overseas in years. alone Many visitors are attracted by Nottingham's nightlife and shops, by its history, and by the legend of Robin Hood, visiting Sherwood Forest, Nottingham Castle and The Tales of Robin Hood on Maid Marian Way. Popular history-based tourist attractions in central Nottingham include the Castle, City of Caves, Lace Market, The Galleries of Justice, and the City's ancient pubs.
Parks and gardens include Wollaton Park near the University Highfields Park on the University of Nottingham campus, Colwick Park, which includes the racecourse, and the Nottingham Arboretum, Forest Recreation Ground and Victoria Park which are in or close to the city centre. Sherwood Forest, Rufford Country Park, Creswell Crags and Clumber Park are further away from the city itself. A new park is being developed in the city at the Eastside City development.
The Nottingham Robin Hood Society was originally formed by Robin Hood historian Jim Lees and two Nottingham teachers Steve and Ewa Theresa West in 1972. Steve and Ewa Theresa played the part of Maid Marion and Robin Hood and attracted a ' band' of like minded followers who ' costumed up ' nearly every weekend for a function . The then society acted in street theatre, appeared at charity events and functions and for several years ' held up ' the appointed Sheriff of Nottingham at the opening of the annual Nottingham Festival. The society also made a film for Japanese Television and joined in picnics and midnight vigils around in Major Oak to promote tourism. Although a Nottingham Robin Hood Society remains the original society members disbanded after the death of Jim Lees.

shopping in Nottingham city

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There are two main shopping centres in Nottingham: Victoria Centre and Westfield Broadmarsh. Debenhams and Marks and Spencer are to be the anchors of the new centre, which will be open in 2011. Smaller shopping centres are the The Exchange Arcade, the Flying Horse Walk (once a famous hotel) and new developments in Trinity Square and The Pod. The Bridlesmith Gate area has numerous designer shops, and is the home of the original Paul Smith boutique. There are also various side streets and alleys that hide some interesting and often overlooked buildings and shops - streets such as Poultry Walk, West End Arcade and Hurts Yard. These are home to many specialist shops as is Derby Road, near the Cathedral and once the antiques area but now home to some the city's most interesting independent shops.
Nottingham has a number of department stores including the House of Fraser, John Lewis, and Debenhams. Hockley Village caters to alternative tastes with shops like Ice Nine and Void, famous across the city.

Nottingham england

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Business in England

Nottingham city is home to the headquarters of many well-known companies. One of the best known is Boots the Chemists(now Alliance Boots), founded in the city by Jesse Boot 1st Lord Trent in 1849 and substantially expanded by his son John Boot (2nd Lord Trent).
Other large current employers include the credit reference agency Experian, the energy company E.ON UK, the tobacco company John Player & Sons, betting company Gala Group, engineering company Siemens, sportswear manufacturers Speedo, high street opticians Vision Express, games and publishing company Games Workshop (creator of the popular Warhammer series), and the American credit card company Capital One, whose European offices are situated by the side of Nottingham station. Nottingham is also the home of HM Revenue and Customs and the Driving Standards Agency.
Creative Industries are a target growth sector for the Nottingham city with graphic design, interiors and textile design being a particular focus. already many small design companies are establishing a base in the city with Jupiter and the multi-award winning Purple Circle being two of the higher profile consultancies. Nottingham City Council has recently announced that other target sectors include Financial and Business Services, Science and Technology, Public Sector and Retail and Leisure as part of their economic development strategy for the city. Business services include the printing industry and Royale Graphics have been based in Nottingham for nearly 20 years. Ceramics manufacturer Mason Cash was founded and continues to have operations in Nottingham.
The schools and aerial photographers, H Tempest Ltd were Nottingham-based for many years, until relocating to St. Ives (Cornwall) around 1960. A skeleton office remained for many years in the original building next to Mundella School.
Nottingham is progressively changing from an industrial city to one based largely in the service sector. Tourism, particularly from the United States and the Far East, is becoming an increasingly significant part of the local economy.

Nottingham city

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Study in england

Nottingham city is home to two universities: the University of Nottingham and Nottingham Trent University (formerly Trent Polytechnic). Together they are attended by over 40,000 full-time students. The University of Nottingham's teaching hospital, University of Nottingham Medical School, is part of the largest hospital in the UK, the Queen's Medical Centre.
Despite a lot of investment, the closing of numerous schools and the opening of new city academies, Nottingham remains near the bottom of the league tables at both primary school and secondary school levels. At primary level, Nottingham was ranked fourth from bottom in the country, at 147th out of 150 local authorities rated.
At secondary level, Nottingham came eighth from bottom nationally in terms of GCSE results attained.
The authority has instituted a plan for wide-sweeping reform of education across the city, but in many cases have been met with opposition from parents who say the planned changes are not in the best interests of education. Stanstead School, in the Rise Park area, successfully managed to prevent its planned closure, with the Independent Schools' Adjudicator finally ruling against the authority in February 2006.
Other notable educational institutions include the further education college New College Nottingham, Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, Nottingham High School, Bilborough College, Nottingham High School for Girls,The Trinity RC School The Nottingham Bluecoat School and Technology College, South Nottingham College, The Midlands Academy of Dance and Drama and Djanogly City Academy and Greenwood Dale Technology College. Nottingham is home and headquarters of the National College for School Leadership.
The Nottingham School of Fashion is a fashion school respected around the country. The designer Paul Smith trained there

Nottingham architecture (England)

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Nottingham city has some truly magnificent architecture, buildings from a vast swathe of history stretching right back to the 1100s have been built in the City. Victorian Nottingham saw a building boom with many grand buildings being built owing to the City's 19th century importance. Architects such as Alfred Waterhouse, Thomas Chambers Hine and Watson Fothergill have all built spectacular buildings in Nottingham.
The western third of the city is home to most of the modern offices and businesses of the city, several tall office buildings line Maid Marian Way whilst there are some handsome buildings around Oxford and Regent Streets mainly occupied by professional firms.
The central third descends from the University district in the north, past the Arkwright Building which is a beautiful example of gothic revival architecture and was previously Nottingham's public library - Nottingham Trent University now owns this building as well as many in the area. Theatre Royal on Theatre Square with its pillared façade was built in 1865 in just six months. Head further south down King and Queen Street which are home to many magnificent Victorian architecture buildings designed by the likes of Alfred Waterhouse who designed London's Natural History Museum and Nottingham's own Watson Fothergill whose buildings are distinctive and unique.
The central focal point of the City is Old Market Square which is the largest in the UK and is home to many beautiful buildings, most notably Nottingham Council House.
The Canal side, further south of this is adjacent to the railway station and several new but sympathetically designed modern offices are planned. This is an inviting redevelopment of 19th century industrial buildings into a cluster of bars and restaurants. The eastern third of the city contains the Victoria Shopping Centre which was built in the 1970s on the site of the demolished Victoria Railway Station.
The eastern third also contains perhaps the most interesting areas of the city, such as Hockley Village. Hockley is where the vast majority of the unique, independent shops are to be found. Hockley is also home to two cinemas which show alternative cinema. They are the Broadway cinema and The Screen Room cinema.

Nottingham

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Nottingham is a city in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham It is credited as the largest city in the East Midlands region of England. Nottingham is also a member of the English Core Cities Group.
At the heart of Nottingham City Centre is the Old Market Square. This 22,000 sq/m open space is the largest square in England and was refurbished in 2007 to include a large water feature, which consists of numerous fountains and gushing rapids. The entire square was also re-surfaced with granite slabs.
fountains and gushing rapids. The entire square was also re-surfaced with granite slabs. Nottingham Council House which overlooks the square can be seen for miles around thanks to its dome which rises61 m above the city, and is lit up at night. Inside the Council House is the Exchange Arcade, an upmarket shopping centre which houses many high class shops, shopping being one of the main attractions of the City.

Radiating out from the central square are the other areas of the city. The Hockley quarter, characterised by a higher proportion of independent retailers and alternative cinema, is situated to the east of the city. Hockley is adjacent to the Lace Market area which is home to many large grand Victorian era buildings owing to Nottingham's importance in the Victorian Lace Industry, the city's interesting history being another main attraction. To the south of the square shopping streets lead their way into the soon to be totally rebuilt Broadmarsh shopping centre. Beyond the shopping centre lies the canal which is a pleasant area full of cafes and restaurants. To the west is Nottingham Castle and Maid Marian Way which is home to The Tales of Robin Hood along with the majority of the high rise office buildings in the city. Northwards from the square more major shopping streets lead to the Victoria Shopping Centre and to an entertainment quarter with numerous restaurants and a cinema complex. The Theatre Royal, Nottingham on Theatre Square and Nottingham Playhouse at the Albert Hall can also be found here.

Go to Bristol england

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by train or Bus to Bristol

Bristol Temple Meads station is located approximately 15 minutes walk from the city centre and has regular inter-city and regional train services from Bath, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, London, Plymouth, Southampton, Swansea and York.
Bristol city has a second main railway station in Bristol Parkway, which is located several miles north of the city centre. Although this station also has frequent services to many of the same locations as Temple Meads, it is principally aimed at suburban residents and is unlikely to be useful to visitors.
From London, you can travel from London Paddington station. There are several through trains an hour, the fastest of which take under two hours for the journey.
By bus to Bristol
bus Tickets are much cheaper if booked in advance online.
National Express operate services to Marlborough St Coach station, located in the city centre, from cities throughout the UK including London. The journey from London to Bristol takes about 2hour 30 min.
MegaBus also operate budget coach services from London to a stop outside the Colston Hall in Colston Street (Behind Yates Winelodge City Centre).