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Discover Brum
Our long reads on Birmingham: where to go, where to eat, what to do, and the stories behind the city.
Things to do
From the Library of Birmingham to the Back to Backs, the ten places that show Britain's second city at its best.
Discover Brum Editorial Team · 4 min read
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Culture
A world-class orchestra, a royal ballet, the birthplace of heavy metal and the traditions of communities from across the globe.
3 min read
History
Two world wars, the rise of the car, the Bull Ring and the ring road: how the twentieth century transformed Birmingham.
3 min read
Neighbourhoods
Working jewellers, a workshop frozen in 1981, Georgian squares and Victorian catacombs: a guide to one of Birmingham's best neighbourhoods.
3 min read
Things to do
Built for coal and iron, reborn for walkers and narrowboats: how to explore the canals at the heart of the city.
3 min read
Food and drink
The balti was born in Birmingham. Here is where it came from, what makes it different, and where to eat one today.
3 min read
History
From a shop on Bull Street in 1824 to a factory in a garden: the story of Cadbury and the model village it built.
3 min read
Outdoors
Heathland, ancient woodland, Victorian parks and a bog that inspired Tolkien: the best places to escape the city.
3 min read
History
Peaked caps, bell-bottoms and a famous myth about razor blades: what we really know about Birmingham's street gangs.
3 min read
Culture
Heavy metal, reggae, new romantics and more: the bands and artists Birmingham gave the world.
3 min read
Culture
Pre-Raphaelites, Anglo-Saxon gold, a Spitfire and a workshop left untouched since 1981: the city's best museums, many of them free.
3 min read
Culture
Gold rings, a book rotunda, a Victorian reading room on the roof and some of the best free views in the city.
3 min read
Neighbourhoods
Where the town began, where custard was invented, and where street art, music and food have given old factories new life.
3 min read
Things to do
The Bullring, Victorian arcades, the Jewellery Quarter and 800 years of markets: where to shop in Birmingham.
3 min read
Sport
Villa and Blues, Test cricket at Edgbaston and the Commonwealth Games: a guide to Birmingham's sporting life.
3 min read
History
Matthew Boulton, James Watt and a group of friends who met by the full moon helped Birmingham build the modern world.
3 min read
History
How a screw manufacturer turned mayor made Birmingham famous as the best governed city in the world.
3 min read
History
Birmingham was one of the most heavily bombed cities in Britain, yet its Blitz is one of the least remembered. This is its story.
3 min read
Culture
Bab, bostin, cob and tara-a-bit: a guide to how Brummies speak, and why the accent deserves more love.
3 min read
History
The mill, the bog and the towers of a Birmingham childhood that may have helped shape Middle-earth.
3 min read
Things to do
Chocolate, sharks, science and wide open parks: the best days out in Birmingham for children and families.
3 min read
Things to do
World-class museums, canal walks, street art and parks: some of Birmingham's best experiences cost nothing at all.
3 min read
Culture
St Patrick's Day, Vaisakhi, Pride, Diwali and the Christmas market: a season-by-season guide to the city's festivals.
3 min read