The 800-year-old New Hall Hotel and Spa is 8 miles (12.9 km) from central Birmingham. Following a renovation, the health club, spa, and well-furnished rooms blend with the hotel's medieval character. New Hall Hotel offers modern British hospitality in the North-Birmingham suburb of Sutton Coldfield. It is just off the M42 motorway and 20 minutes from the NEC. The hotel is set in 26 acres of mature, elegant grounds and is widely reputed to be the oldest inhabited moated manor house in England. The moat is home to migrating ducks and geese and some of the largest carp in the Midlands. Each room is different, and has free broadband, fine cotton sheets and comfortable bathrobes. New Hall has a restaurant, a brasserie and a terrace for al fresco dining.