Date spot in Birmingham
Opheem
Book the tasting menu at Aktar Islam's Michelin-starred restaurant, modern Indian cooking, on the edge of the Jewellery Quarter.
Summer Row, city centre
Address: 48-65 Summer Row, Birmingham B3 1JJ- Restaurant
- Rain-proof ☔
- A treat
- Romantic
- Foodie
Why it's a good date: The one to save for an anniversary: Birmingham's love of spice at its most refined. Book well ahead.
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Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Westbourne Road, Edgbaston
Address: Westbourne Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 3TR- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Rainy day
Wander fifteen acres of gardens in Edgbaston and warm up in the Victorian glasshouses, from the steamy tropical house to the cactus-filled arid house.
Why it's a good date: A slow, pretty afternoon whatever the weather, with a tearoom for cake. Winterbourne's gardens are nearby for more.
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Winterbourne House and Garden
Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston
Address: 58 Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham B15 2RT- Outdoors
- Cheap and cheerful
- Best in Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Cosy
Explore an Arts and Crafts house and its seven acres of gardens, with a walled garden, a long pergola, woodland walks and a Japanese bridge.
Why it's a good date: A hidden, peaceful corner of the city that feels like a country house. Spring and early summer, when everything's in flower, are the best.
Photo: habiloid, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
Sutton Park
Sutton Coldfield, north Birmingham
Address: Sutton Park Visitor Centre, Park Road, Sutton Coldfield B74 2YT- Outdoors
- Free
- Active
Lose yourselves in one of Europe's biggest urban parks, a national nature reserve of heathland, ancient woods and lakes on the city's northern edge.
Why it's a good date: It's so big you can walk for hours and barely see anyone. Pack a picnic, pick a lake, and make a day of it.
Photo: Lewis Clarke, CC BY-SA 2.0 (resized)
