Weather
The weather in Birmingham during September can be pleasant with an average daily high of 20 degrees Celsius falling to 11 degrees at night. Visitors, however, should be prepared for variable weather conditions including cool, wet weather. Jackets or light coats are required in the evenings and an umbrella is a very wise precaution.
Birmingham's 10-day weather forecast
Discounts
Delegates to SRE 2009 will be able to take advantage of exclusive discounts at a range of restaurants, bars, venues and shops around Birmingham.
About Birmingham
For further information about what Birmingham has to offer, visit the offical visitor web site for the City of Birmingham.
Birmingham is Britain's second largest city and is situated right in the heart of England. Friendly, bustling and thriving, Birmingham is one of our most visited cities and welcomes visitors all year long.
Home to the famous City of Birmingham Orchestra, and Birmingham Royal Ballet, Birmingham is a city of world class culture. Discover Birmingham's history in the museums and art galleries, stroll through its centre and enjoy the diversity of shopping, from well known department stores to intriguing shopping malls and street markets.
For those who enjoy the great outdoors, Birmingham has lots to offer, there is the Botanical Gardens and Glasshouses in Edgbaston, Kings Health Park, home to BBC Gardener's World and Sutton Park National Nature Reserve, with 2,400 acres of natural beauty, woodlands, heaths, wetland and pools attracting many species of wildlife.
When you feel like a little self-indulgence, chocoholics will love to visit Cadbury World in Bournville. More fun and excitement is to be had at the National Sea Life Centre, the UK's first and largest inland Sea Life Centre, with over 3,000 creatures and the world's first 360 degree transparent underwater tunnel, allowing you to stand suspended mid-ocean.
Birmingham's Night-Life is diverse and vibrant, whatever your taste, Birmingham has something to please. You can see "West End" productions at the Alexandra Theatre, or see the latest play at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. The NEC Arena and National Indoor Arena stage concerts by international groups or you can dance the night away in one of Birmingham's 20+ clubs.
Eating out in Birmingham is a cosmopolitan experience. There are many specialist restaurants in the city centre offering food from countries around the world to simple good food in old fashioned English pubs.
Birmingham's China Town has a choice of restaurants and supermarkets offering great Chinese food and for authentic Kashmiri food, discover Birmingham's "Balti Mile" a short distance from the city centre, where there are over 40 curry houses in the space of one mile.