Birmingham Stag Weekends

Birmingham History & Culture

At the time of the Doomsday Book in 1086 Birmingham was one of the poorest and least populated manors in Warwickshire, valued at just 20 shillings! However, over the years Birmingham has blossomed, becoming an important part in the industrial revolution and slowly becoming the second largest city in the UK.

Culturally, Birmingham has made some important contributions to music and literature. Charles Dickens was the 16^th President of the Birmingham and Midland institute, and J.R.R. Tolkien spent most of his Childhood in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, where two local ‘towers’ were the supposed inspiration for the Two Towers in his famous novels. When it comes to music the list of Birmingham bands and artists reads like a who’s who of ground-breaking British music. Black Sabbath, UB40, The Beat, The Streets, Electric Light Orchestra, Duran Duran, Ocean Colour Scene and Editors are just a small number of bands and artists to come out of Birmingham.

Birmingham Nightlife

Being a student city, it comes as no surprise that Birmingham is a great night out! The best place to visit is Broad Street, where you’ll find a number of clubs and bars lining the street on both sides, including a Walkabout and a Lloyds Bar. You’ll also find super club Gatecrasher at the top of Broad Street, which is a great club on the weekends. If you are on a retro tip you can always visit Reflex, where you’re likely to hear purely 80s tunes all night. The nearby Arcadian is home to more late night bars, which is also close to Digbeth, which is better suited to the indie and rock crowds. The Rainbow Pub in Digbeth is incredibly popular and all manner of club nights take place there. The same can be said for the Medicine Bar, which can be found in the Custard Factory. 

Birmingham Travel Info

Getting around Birmingham is much like most large cities, best done by taxi. The best tip I can give you is to research some Birmingham taxi phone numbers before your trip, as calling smaller companies and booking or ordering a taxi works out far cheaper than jumping in the black cabs that frequent the train station entrances and outside nightclubs.

Birmingham Stag Ideas

Birmingham is home to the Balti Triangle, and therefore it would be almost criminal to visit Birmingham and not go for a curry. You could also go see Aston Villa, Birmingham City or West Bromich Albion play at their respective grounds. Birmingham is also home to a Sea Life Centre, if you're that way inclined. Otherwise, there is plenty of shopping to be done in the Bullring, or you can travel to the outskirts and to Bourneville where you can visit Cadbury World!

Birmingham's Famous For

Jasper Carrott (funny man), Ozzy Ozbourne (crazy man and the Daddy of metal) and John Cadbury (founded a small chocolate company)

Birmingham Feedback & Reviews

Some people might think that Birmingham is a little bit of an odd choice for a stag weekend and some people would strongly disagree. Let me tell you that Britain’s second city has not only gone under the knife for a well needed facelift but is jammed packed with pretty much every activity imaginable and clubs galore. The place is like a candy shop for grown up kids.

For a location Birmingham is bang right in the middle of England making it easy for any stag party to get to. Once you’re there in this stag weekend playground you literally have a menu of activities that would put the finest Michelin star restaurant to shame. Well, you can’t eat them but you could starter with a round of golf, before cracking into the hors deurvres - 5-a-side football, clay pigeon shooting, go-karting, paintballing, extreme dodgems. I could go on but I’m sure having all this on your doorstep is enough to wet the appetite of even the most unadventurous individual. Birmingham stag weekend Oh, I almost completely forgot, Birmingham is the Curry Capital of England and you don’t need me to tell you how great a pint of the finest tastes with the hottest vindaloo you can order. Now if I haven’t converted all of you to give Birmingham a try for a stag do then I’m lost for words and shall be looking for another job instead of writing for The Stag Company.