Areas of Birmingham

Explore diffrent personalities of the city’s quarters – from shopping and business to creative and artistic – and everything in between!

Birmingham is a diverse and exciting melting pot. Whether you’re into the latest fashions, foods, bands, thinking, lifestyles or talents, there’s a part of Birmingham where you’ll feel right at home.

Explore the artistic hub of the city in creative Digbeth and Southside.  Stroll around the canals and enjoy some al fresco dining in Brindleyplace or soak up the heritage in Birmingham's famous Jewellery Quarter.

Walk around Birmingham's city centre and enjoy its open squares and parks and then head to Mailbox Birmingham and The Bullring for some serious shopping.

In Chinatown you’ll discover plenty of places to eat, and the busiest theatre outside of London - Birmingham Hippodrome.

Eastside brings you Millennium Point and family-favourite ThinkTank, Birmingham's Science Museum, as well as some of Birmingham’s great student venues.

At nightime head to Broad Street, Birmingham's Gay Village or Birmingham Colmore for a cocktail and then finish the night with a curry at Birmingham's famous Balti Triangle.

Just past Westside, you’ll enter Edgbaston Village which is home to chic bars and restaurants in the tree-lined streets of Georgian townhouses, not to mention Birmingham Botanical Gardens and University of Birmingham’s Barber Institute, Winterborne Gardens and the Lapworth Museum of Geology.

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Make the most of your visit to the European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026

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The European Athletics Championships are coming to Birmingham 10-16 August, bringing six days of world-class sport to Alexander Stadium. But once the final race has been run and the medals have been awarded, your day doesn't have to end there. Whether you've got time before your session, a few hours…

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