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Date spot in Birmingham

Birmingham Back to Backs

Step inside the city's last surviving court of back-to-back houses on a guided tour, each home set up as it was for the families who lived there from the 1840s to the 1970s.

A corner terrace of small red-brick Victorian houses with tall chimneys and old shopfronts on the ground floor

Hurst Street, Southside

55-63 Hurst Street, Birmingham B5 4TE
  • Culture
  • Rain-proof ☔
  • Cosy

Why it's a good date: Small, moving and full of real lives, and the guides are brilliant. Tours are small and book up, so get tickets ahead, then eat in Chinatown round the corner.

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  • Inside Symphony Hall, tiers of red seats and wood-panelled balconies curving round a stage set for an orchestra

    Symphony Hall

    Broad Street, city centre

    Broad Street, Birmingham B1 2EA
    • Event
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Big night
    • Culture

    Hear the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, or a touring band or comedian, in the hall built for its sound, all warm wood and tiers of red seats.

    Why it's a good date: A proper night out, and the acoustics are something else even if you're not a classical fan. The canals are right behind it for a walk after.

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    Photo: JimmyGuano, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

  • Bournville's village green in autumn, with low sun through the trees and the octagonal Rest House on the left

    Cadbury World and Bournville

    Bournville, south Birmingham

    Linden Road, Bournville, Birmingham B30 1JR
    • Activity
    • Foodie
    • Rainy day

    Learn how the chocolate's made (and eat plenty of it) at Cadbury World, then wander the leafy model village the Cadbury family built for their workers, round the green and the old Rest House.

    Why it's a good date: It's silly, sweet and great fun together, and the village is a lovely walk afterwards. Book ahead, and finish with a cocktail at Couch in Stirchley, a short walk away.

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    Photo: Tom Axford 1, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

  • A balti on Ladypool Road

    Ladypool Road, Balsall Heath and Sparkbrook

    Shababs, 163-165 Ladypool Road, Birmingham B12 8LQ
    • Restaurant
    • Rain-proof ☔
    • Foodie

    Head to the Balti Triangle, where Birmingham's balti was born, and share a curry served sizzling in the steel bowl it's cooked in, with a naan big enough for two.

    Why it's a good date: Cheap, filling and a real taste of the city. Many places don't serve alcohol but let you bring your own, so check first and take a bottle.

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