Romeo Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Off you Birmingham for a few days next month to visit family. Anything decent to do or see there? Also interested in having a curry in the "Balti triangle" if anyone has any recommendations. Ta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I'm sure your "family" might have an inkling about these topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 P&B are my most trusted source of information."Family" is the wife's family and they are boring as f**k.Also, shut it you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 I spend quite a bit of time in Birmingham for work. Actually heading down tomorrow for the week.It's very similar to Glasgow as a city. Not really that much to do from a tourism perspective.I've never been out to the Balti Triangle in all the years I've visited, however Viceroy is decent for a curry and is in the Jewellery Quarter. If your looking for somewhere to chill out, watch football and have an Indian Mixed Grill then give Soho Tavern a go. It's about £6/7 in an Uber from Broad Street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 You could of course take in a game whilst down. Villa Park and St Andrews are easily accessible from the city centre. Hawthorns reasonable too. Also Walsall and Wolverhampton are only 20mins or so on the train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Here is a picture of the Indian Mixed Grill from Soho Tavern. It's superb and really reasonably priced. Think that is about £12 and comes with Naan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted October 15, 2017 Author Share Posted October 15, 2017 Looks lovely, will give that a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Wellington near New Street. Big Victorian pub with roof terrace. http://www.thewellingtonrealale.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girth Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I spend quite a bit of time in Birmingham for work. Actually heading down tomorrow for the week.It's very similar to Glasgow as a city. Not really that much to do from a tourism perspective.I've never been out to the Balti Triangle in all the years I've visited, however Viceroy is decent for a curry and is in the Jewellery Quarter. If your looking for somewhere to chill out, watch football and have an Indian Mixed Grill then give Soho Tavern a go. It's about £6/7 in an Uber from Broad Street. I’m considering moving to Birmingham...know anything about best areas to live etc. please mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 56 minutes ago, Girth said: I’m considering moving to Birmingham...know anything about best areas to live etc. please mate? Used to visit a girlfriend when she was working there, around Edgbaston I think, near the Uni. Decent pubs and balti heaven. If I don't know a City well I usually head for the area around a college, you usually get livelier pubs and more live music. It was a long time ago though, better asking someone like @Bully Wee Villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I’m considering moving to Birmingham...know anything about best areas to live etc. please mate? What you looking for? Flat or house? Want walking distance from City Centre or a commute?Property isn't cheap compared to Scotland! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 I don’t think Birmingham deserves a thread if it’s own. It’s fucking Birmingham ffs. I will fucking cut you. I’m considering moving to Birmingham...know anything about best areas to live etc. please mate? I'll respond to this when I get home, will have a think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 It deserves its own sub-forum, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Jasper Carrot is from there. Don't know if he still is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 On 15/10/2017 at 21:11, Mitch said: I spend quite a bit of time in Birmingham for work. Actually heading down tomorrow for the week. It's very similar to Glasgow as a city. Not really that much to do from a tourism perspective. I've never been out to the Balti Triangle in all the years I've visited, however Viceroy is decent for a curry and is in the Jewellery Quarter. If your looking for somewhere to chill out, watch football and have an Indian Mixed Grill then give Soho Tavern a go. It's about £6/7 in an Uber from Broad Street. Likewise, I've spent more nights than I care to remember down there. It's definitely got much less touristy stuff to do than Glasgow, struggling to think of much apart from Cadbury's World! Balti Quarter is okay, plenty of decent curry houses about. Some decent boozers but mainly spread about. Post Office Vaults is a decent boozer, as is the Wellington. Tap and Spile just off Broad Street (close to Hyatt) was a decent enough boozer and had late license. Been to games (all midweek) at St Andrews (vs Wolves), WBA (vs Cardiff), Villa (CSKA Moskow) and Coventry vs Norhampton I think. Never managed Walsall or Wolves yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 The Jam House was decent when I last went. Was/Is owned by Jools Holland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 On 18/10/2017 at 15:22, Squirrelhumper said: The Jam House was decent when I last went. Was/Is owned by Jools Holland. Is it open later than the others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 17 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Is it open later than the others? 2am IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Opening Times: Tuesday 6pm – midnight Wednesday 6pm – midnight Thursday 6pm – 1am Friday 6pm – 2am (last entry 1am) Saturday 6pm – 2am (last entry 1am) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 I’m considering moving to Birmingham...know anything about best areas to live etc. please mate? Oh sorry, forgot about this. Some places to live.... Moseley : full of hipsters but everyone, except me, loves it. Loads of pubs, not far from city centre. Nice houses and plenty of amenities including a nice big park with boats and shit. Edgbaston: has some nice areas, although people in neighbouring shiteholes like Ladywood will often claim to be from Edgbaston so check that it is actually there on Google Maps before moving in. Bournville: nice homely area but NO PUBS due to local Cadbury family Quaker influence. Kings Heath: a slightly downmarket Moseley but more affordable. Considered to be up and coming. I drink there sometimes. Solihull: I consider it boring and soulless but everyone that lives there seems to love it, so maybe it's me that's wrong. Their schools are highly-regarded, if that's an issue. Harborne: another area popular with "the yoof" who like to do "the Harborne Mile" and get shitfaced in the area's multitude of pubs. Sutton Coldfield: basically a town in its own right, it was only added to Birmingham in the seventies, I believe. Nice area with a decent nightlife.... also quite expensive. Yardley: a bit shit (I live there). City centre: ideal if young and wanting to enjoy yourself but pricey, as you'd expect, and likely to get more so with HS2 on the way. Still, it's doable if you're happy to live in a not-too-fancy flat. Other areas that I've been told are alright but don't really know very well... Selly Oak, Hodge Hill, Cotteridge, Erdington, Bearwood and Yardley Wood (confusingly, nowhere near Yardley). If you're happy to live slightly further afield then Alvechurch is nice, within easy travel distance, and more affordable then many of the places I've mentioned. Avoid anywhere along the A45 corridor, Aston, Lozells, Handsworth, Chelmsley Wood or Kitts Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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