Guidebook for Birmingham
Parks & Nature
Lovely park with small lake and lots of geese. Walking distance from the flat. Good for getting some fresh air and clearing your head.
Park ta 'Swanshurst'
Yardley Wood RoadLovely park with small lake and lots of geese. Walking distance from the flat. Good for getting some fresh air and clearing your head.
JRR Tolkien used to play there are a boy - maybe you will get inspired to write an epic fantasy trilogy there too.
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Moseley Bog
Yardley Wood RoadJRR Tolkien used to play there are a boy - maybe you will get inspired to write an epic fantasy trilogy there too.
Essentials
Zebs Supermarket
610 Yardley Wood RdSainsbury's
Aston Webb BoulevardDrinks & Nightlife
People come from all over the UK to this pub/music venue. UB40 played there once and there's a plaque on the outside of the building about that. On Wednesdays they have an excellent pub quiz that starts at 8pm.
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Hare & Hounds
106 High St People come from all over the UK to this pub/music venue. UB40 played there once and there's a plaque on the outside of the building about that. On Wednesdays they have an excellent pub quiz that starts at 8pm.
Cherry Reds
16 York RdPrince Of Wales
118 Alcester RdA well known pub for fine ales.
It's an incredible bar specialising in gin. They do a little talk about the different gins - many stories from Victorian times. Very interesting and you will probably end up very drunk, all in the name of culture.
Jekyll & Hyde
It's an incredible bar specialising in gin. They do a little talk about the different gins - many stories from Victorian times. Very interesting and you will probably end up very drunk, all in the name of culture.
Food Scene
The Billesley
Brook LaneHuge pub! Serves food. Only 2 minutes' walk from the flat.
Piquant
18 St Mary's RowIndian restaurant that one of my guests recommended.
Arts & Culture
JRR Tolkien used to play there as a boy and it has since become an official museum.
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Sarehole Mill Museum
Cole Bank RoadJRR Tolkien used to play there as a boy and it has since become an official museum.
As well as being an excellent, well-resourced library, they have gardens on the different levels with great views of the city.
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Librerija ta 'Birmingham
1 Broad StAs well as being an excellent, well-resourced library, they have gardens on the different levels with great views of the city.