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Things to see in Birmingham (United Kingdom): 365 places and when to go
Birmingham is a major city in United Kingdom with around 2,285,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 365 places in and around it, mainly History (216), Nature (92), Temples (83). The best known are The Iron Bridge, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham. The best time to come is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 33 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.
In a nutshell
- Where
- United Kingdom · 52.4769, -1.9219
- Population
- About 2,285,000
- Places
- 365 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- What people come for
- History (216) · Nature (92) · Temples (83) · Wildlife (72) · Museums and art (31) · Mountains (19)
- Best time
- April to September.
- Also possible
- February to March, October and December.
- Nearest airport
- MAN Manchester, Greater Manchester, 100 km as the crow flies
What to see in Birmingham
The places in and around Birmingham, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.
- The Iron BridgeBridge that crosses the River Severn in Shropshire, England42 km
- Birmingham Museum and Art GalleryMuseum and art gallery in Birmingham, UK1.3 km
- St Philip's Cathedral, BirminghamCathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK1.7 km
- Brierley HillNature · Mountains14 km
- St Paul's Church, BirminghamChurch of England church in Birmingham, UK1.4 km
- Birmingham Central MosqueMosque in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom2.5 km
- Birmingham Moor Street railway stationRailway station in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK2.0 km
- Cleeve Hill, GloucestershireHill in the Cotswolds range, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom38 km
- St Chad's Cathedral, BirminghamCatholic cathedral in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK1.8 km
- Birmingham Town HallConcert hall in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK1.3 km
- Dudley CastleGrade I listed castle in Dudley, United Kingdom11 km
- River Tame, West MidlandsRiver in the West Midlands county, England5.8 km
- Barber Institute of Fine ArtsArt gallery and concert hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom3.0 km
- Aston HallJacobean house in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK4.2 km
- Royal OakEnglish oak tree which was in Boscobel Wood31 km
- Birmingham OratoryCatholic church in Edgebaston, Birmingham, England founded by St. John Henry Newman682 m
- Soho House18th-century house in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. Former home of Matthew Boulton, now a museum2.5 km
- Baddesley ClintonManor house in Warwickshire, England, UK21 km
- Darul Barakaat MosqueMosque in Birmingham3.8 km
- Thinktank, Birmingham Science MuseumScience museum2.5 km
- Green Lane MasjidArchitectural structure3.9 km
- Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock TowerClock tower in Birmingham, United Kingdom3.1 km
- St Martin in the Bull RingChurch in Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK1.9 km
- The Bartons ArmsPub in Aston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK3.1 km
And the other 341, by what you come to do:
- History: Weoley Castle, Boscobel House, Buildwas Abbey, Galton Bridge, Spaghetti Junction, Birmingham, Holbeche House, Perrott's Folly, Smethwick Rolfe Street railway station, St Peter's Collegiate Church, Weston Park, Church of the Ascension, Hall Green, Hilton Hall, Lilleshall Hall, Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral, Saint Prince Lazar Serbian Orthodox Church, Wightwick Manor, Wolverhampton Low Level railway station, Alpha Tower, Victoria Law Courts, BCN Main Line, Chamberlain Clock, Clent Castle, Great Barr Hall, Hagley Hall, Hall of Memory, Birmingham, Himley Hall, Joseph Sturge memorial, Statue of Lord Nelson, Birmingham, Pype Hayes Hall, St Barnabas' Church, Erdington, Sarehole Mill, Soho Foundry, St Alphege Church, Solihull, St Mary's College, Oscott, The Old Rep, Middle Littleton Tythe Barn, All Saints' Church, Small Heath, Apley Castle, St Gregory the Great's Church, Small Heath, Bishop Latimer Memorial Church, Winson Green, Blakesley Hall, Warwick Bar, Church of Our Lady and St Rose of Lima, Weoley Castle, Erdington Abbey, Birmingham Curzon Street railway station, Dudley Priory, Ebrington Manor, Emmanuel Church, Bentley, Emmanuel Church, Wylde Green, Engine Arm, Grafton Manor, Grand Hotel, Birmingham, Holy Trinity Church, Heath Town, Ikon Gallery, Knowle Parish Church, New Hall Manor, Our Lady Help of Christians Church, Tile Cross, St Martin's Church, Parkfields, Penns Hall, St Germain's Church, Edgbaston, St James' Church, Handsworth, St Leonard's Church, Bridgnorth, Sandwell Priory, Selly Oak Pumping Station, St Agatha's Church, Sparkbrook, St Agnes' Church, Moseley, St Andrew's Church, Handsworth, St Basil's Church, Deritend, St Benedict's Church, Bordesley, St Edburgha's Church, Yardley, Church of St Edmund, Dudley, St George's Church, Edgbaston, St John the Evangelist's Church, Perry Barr, Church of SS Mary and Ambrose, Edgbaston, Halesowen Abbey, St Mary and St Margaret's Church, Castle Bromwich, St Oswald's Church, Small Heath, Church of St Peter and St Paul, Coleshill, St Philip's School, St Silas' Church, Lozells, St Chad's Church, Wishaw, Dhamma Talaka Pagoda, Digbeth Institute, Wednesbury Museum and Art Gallery, Wychbury Obelisk, John Bridgeman play sculpture, Birmingham, All Saints' Hospital, Winson Green, Public Library and Baths, Balsall Heath, Baskerville House, Bilston Town Hall, Birmingham School of Art building, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Bilston Craft Gallery, Blyth Hall, Brandwood End Cemetery, Bromwich Hall - The Manor House Museum, Mortuary Chapel, Handsworth Cemetery, Chamberlain Memorial, Chance's Glassworks, Christopher Wray Lighting works, St Peter's Church, Handsworth, St Matthew's Church, Walsall, St Alban the Martyr, Birmingham, St Augustine's Church, Edgbaston, Edgbaston Hall, St Bartholomew's Church, Edgbaston, St Nicholas' Church, Elmdon, Equestrian statue of George I, Birmingham, Evesham Bell Tower, Fort Dunlop, Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre, Great Western Arcade, Grimshaw Hall, Haden Hill House, Hay Hall, Birmingham, Highbury Hall, Hobs Moat, J. Ashford & Son building, Kings Norton Stop Lock, Odeon, Kingstanding, Langley Maltings, Lightwoods Park and House, Lilleshall Abbey, Maryvale Institute, Ringway Centre, Minworth Greaves, Moat House, Sutton Coldfield, Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, Berry Hall Farm, Church of Our Lady and St Hubert, Warley, St Saviour's Church, Saltley, St Francis of Assisi's Church, Bournville, Perry Bridge, Broad Street Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Priory Hall, Dudley, Queen's Arms, Birmingham, Queen's College, Birmingham, The Crown Inn, Birmingham, Summit Bridge, Smethwick, Royal Hospital, Wolverhampton, The Royal Hotel, St Anne's Church, Birmingham, Saracen's Head, Moseley School of Art, Selly Manor, Sheldon Hall, Birmingham, Sparkhill Library, St Catherine of Siena Church, Birmingham, St James' Church, Mere Green, St James's House, Birmingham, St John's Church, Sparkhill, St Leonard's Church, Frankley, Gas Retort House, St Mary's Church, Aldridge, St Michael's Church, Handsworth, Church of SS Peter & Paul, Aston, Stambermill Viaduct, Stewart Aqueduct, Stratford House, Birmingham, 1–7 Constitution Hill, Birmingham, Anchor Inn, Birmingham, The Anchorage, Birmingham, Argent Centre, Birmingham Assay Office, Black Horse, Northfield, Custard Factory, 17 & 19 Newhall Street, Birmingham, Fighting Cocks, Moseley, Oak House, West Bromwich, Smethwick Old Church, The Old Crown, Birmingham, St John's Church, Ladywood, Rotunda, Birmingham, Roundhouse, Birmingham, Trocadero, Birmingham, The Woodman, 130 Colmore Row, Thimblemill Library, University House, University of Birmingham, Victoria Square House, West Midlands Police Museum, White Ladies Priory, Wolverhampton City Archives, Wolverhampton Pillar, Holliday Street Aqueduct, Stourbridge Canal Warehouse, Booth's Farm farmhouse, Comfort Inn Birmingham, 1, Church Square, The Mount Hotel, The Rest House
- Hiking: King Charles III England Coast Path, E2 hiking trail Birmingham, North Worcestershire Path, Severn Way, Staffordshire Way (Cannock Chase South), Wychavon Way
- Temples: Ghamkol Shariff Masjid, Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple, Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick, Shree Geeta Bhawan, St Mary's Church, Blymhill, Baitul Muqeet Mosque, Walsall, St Paul's Church, Balsall Heath, Birmingham Central Synagogue, St Edward's Church, Selly Park, Birmingham, Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and St Luke, Encounter Church, St John the Baptist's Church, Longbridge, Jami Masjid and Islamic Centre Birmingham, St Bartholomew's Church, Tong, St Andrew's Church, West Bromwich, St Chad's Church, Rubery, St John's Church, Wolverhampton, St Martin's Church, Walsall, St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton
- Museums and art: Royal Air Force Museum Midlands, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, National Motorcycle Museum, The New Art Gallery Walsall, Pen Museum, Birmingham Back to Backs, Bantock House Museum and Park, Lapworth Museum of Geology, Bishop Asbury Cottage, Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory, Walsall Leather Museum
- Nature: Birmingham Botanical Gardens, England, Sutton Park NNR, Barr Beacon, Moseley Bog, Hill, West Midlands, The Leasowes, Bilberry Hill, Bredon Hill, Ebrington Hill, Barrow Hill Local Nature Reserve, Bills Wood, Sot's Hole Local Nature Reserve, Bumble Hole Local Nature Reserve, Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens, Doulton's Claypit, Dover's Hill, Edgbaston Reservoir, Eve Hill, Forge Mill Lake, Haden Hill, Handsworth Park, Mons Hill, Palmers Rough, Plantsbrook Local Nature Reserve, Portway Hill, Rough Wood, Rowley Hills, Saltwells Local Nature Reserve, Beacon Hill, Sedgley, South Staffordshire Railway Walk, The Ercall, Turners Hill, West Midlands, Walton Hill, Warley Woods, Warren's Hall Country Park, Wren's Nest, Wychbury Hill, Alcott Wood, Alder Coppice Local Nature Reserve, Babbs Mill Local Nature Reserve, Barnford Hill Black Country Geosite, Battleton Brook Open Space, Beechdale Park, Bromwich Wood Local Nature Reserve, Buckpool Local Nature Reserve/ Black Country Geosite, Chelmsley Wood LNR, Codsall Coppice Wood Nature Reserve (Ancient Woodland), Cole Bank Park Local Nature Reserve, Coombswood Valley Black Country Geosite, Cotwall End Valley Local Nature Reserve Black Country Geosite, Dickens Heath Local Nature Reserve, Edgbaston Park Nature Reserve, Elmdon Coppice, Elmdon Manor, Fens Pool Local Nature Reserve/ Black Country Geosite, Fibbersley Local Nature Reserve, Gorse Farm Wood, Granville Country Park, Grovely Dingle, Rowley Rag, Harborne Nature Reserve, Highgate Common Local Nature Reserve, Holly Wood, Job's Close Local Nature Reserve, Kingfisher Local Nature Reserve, Kings Norton Local Nature Reserve, Ladywalk Nature Reserve, Malvern and Brueton Park Local Nature Reserve, Merrion's Wood, Millennium Wood, Moorcroft Wood Local Nature Reserve Black Country Geosite, New Farm Nature Reserve, Oily Goughs Nature Reserve, Page's Pasture, Pam's Pools, Parkridge Nature Reserve, Pendeford Mill Nature Reserve, Priory Fields, Priory Woods Local Nature Reserve, Sheepwash Park Local Nature Reserve, Smestow Valley Local Nature Reserve Black Country Geosite, Smiths Wood, The Piggeries Nature Reserve, Thimblemill Brook, Titford Pools Urban Reserve Park, Whitacre Heath, Wood Farm Nature Reserve
- With kids: Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, Dudley Zoo, Black Country Living Museum, National Sea Life Centre, Birmingham, All Things Wild, Aztec Adventure, LEGOLAND Discovery Centre
- Architecture: Gower Branch Canal, Engine Arm Aqueduct, Daniels Mill, Shropshire
- Food and drink: Sarah Hughes Brewery, ABC Brewery, Beer Geek, Birmingham Brewing Company, Black Country Ales Brewery, Burning Soul Brewing Company, Fixed Wheel Brewery, Green Duck Beer Co., Halfpenny Green Vineyard, Halton Turner Brewing Company, Holdens Brewery, Langley Distillery (Alcohols Ltd.), Rowton Brewery, Sacre Brew, Sadler's Ales, Sigrano Club Vodka
- Diving: Aquasport International
When to go to Birmingham
The best time to visit Birmingham is April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.
- JanBetter not7:56
- FebPossible9:37
- MarPossible11:31
- AprBest time13:40
- MayBest time15:30
- JunBest time16:33
- JulBest time16:07
- AugBest time14:29
- SepBest time12:23
- OctPossible10:18
- NovBetter not8:25
- DecPossible7:27
Best timePossibleBetter notHours of daylight
In June there are 16 h 33 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27. In June, 365 of the 365 places are at their best.
When to go to United Kingdom in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in its country guide.
Getting to Birmingham
The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN, Manchester, Greater Manchester), 100 km as the crow flies. How to get around United Kingdom (train, car, bus) is in its country guide, and what to sort out before you leave is in its checklist.
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And all of United Kingdom, in its country guide.
Frequently asked questions
What is there to see in Birmingham?
The best known: The Iron Bridge, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, St Philip's Cathedral, Birmingham, Brierley Hill, St Paul's Church, Birmingham. In all, 365 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.
When is the best time to visit Birmingham?
April to September; also possible: February to March, October and December. In June there are 16 h 33 of daylight, and in December, 7 h 27.
How do you get to Birmingham?
The nearest main airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 100 km away. From there, directions opens the route on the map.
How do I add it to my trip?
Create a trip with Birmingham as the destination and these 365 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.
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