Exploring Birmingham’s Historic & Vibrant Gem ‘The Jewellery Quarter’

The Birmingham Jewellery Quarter is Birmingham’s Historic and Vibrant Gem. With aprestigious background & 100’s of jewellery retailers and designers, it is the UK’s top centre forjewellery. It’s a place not only to buy jewellery but to visit the best art galleries, museums,restaurants and bars. This area with a rich history spanning over 250 years has long been hometo some of the most highly-skilled jewellery makers and goldsmiths.

It started by small tradesmen that led to the expansion of the area with new streets, elegantproperties and fantastic profits. This place is responsible for around 40% of the UK’s jewelleryproduction, with some of the biggest names in the jewellery trade continuing to operate fromthis impressive area.

The Jewellery Quarter is famous for its Birmingham Jewellery Shops, having been a Mecca ofjewellery production since the 1800s. It rapidly expanded during the19th century and being a designatedconservation area with over 200 listed buildings & 30 restaurants, bars and cafes. All of which give thejewellery quarter a fascinating look and make it a vibrant place to work, live and play.

It is an interesting place that attracts jewellery lovers as you can get everything from diamondsto wedding rings being readily available. There’s something for everyone, a must visit for anyonethat wants to see the top UK jewellers in all their glory. All the stunning jewellery present here isof such high quality that you can’t fail to fall in love with each piece offered to you.

The Jewellery Quarter has a lot more for you to explore, on the top of the list is ‘ The Museumof the Jewellery Quarter’ housed in an old jewellery factory, The Pen Room Museum is alsoworth a visit. Make sure to spend your quality time with the jewellers in Birmingham. You cantry out the art and building trails to get a real feel for the area, seek the historic cemeteries withtheir intriguing catacombs or simply relax around Birmingham’s last remaining Georgian Squarewith its galleries, restaurants and bars. All in all a trip to the Quarter is knowledgeable and enjoyablefamily day out. To rejuvenate yourself, do plan a visit to the heart of Birmingham, ‘ The JewelleryQuarter’.