Moor Street to Science Museum Hop

Walk preview

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   Step 1: This whistle-stop kid-friendly walk begins at Birmingham Moor Street station and takes you to the ThinkTank Science Museum and back.

2. Step 2: Moor Street station opened in 1909 and has been lovingly restored to look just as it did in the 1930s, keep an eye out for the old-fashioned lamps and vintage signs. It's a bit like stepping into a time machine!

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   Step 3: Don’t miss the station Centenery Lounge cafe. We come back this way so now or later is fine. 😃

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   Step 4: Can you find this Shakespeare in the station? Have a little wander.

5. Step 5: Trains that run along this railway call it the Shakespeare Line. Why? It goes all the way to Stratford-upon-Avon. The town where the famous writer, William Shakespeare was born more than 450 years ago.

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   Step 6: Exit the station and turn right onto Moor St and continue straight for a couple of minutes.