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48 Hours in Birmingham — The Classic Weekend

The greatest hits — outdoors, food, culture and a night out.

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Friday

  1. Evening

    Original Patty Men

    Burgers · $ · Digbeth

    Open the weekend here — Smash burgers, mac & cheese and craft beer in a railway arch.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Dinner-grade kitchen worth lingering at
    • ·Keeps you in Digbeth — short walk from your other stops

Saturday

  1. Morning
    Brindleyplace Canals
    Outdoors · Brindleyplace

    Waterside bars, museums and narrowboats to Gas Street Basin.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in Brindleyplace — short walk from your other stops
  2. Lunch

    Otto Wood-Fired Pizza

    Pizza · $$ · JQ

    Sourdough Neapolitan pies in a converted Georgian.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Strong lunch option, quick enough to keep the day moving
    • ·Keeps you in JQ — short walk from your other stops
  3. Afternoon
    Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
    Culture · Chamberlain Square

    Pre-Raphaelite paintings and the Staffordshire Hoard.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in Chamberlain Square — short walk from your other stops
  4. Evening
    Live Jazz Bar
    Nightlife · Old town

    Cocktails and a trio — solo at the bar or a date-night standby.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Hits different at golden hour
    • ·Keeps you in Old town — short walk from your other stops

Sunday

  1. Morning
    Bullring & New Street
    Culture · City Centre

    Selfridges blob and Grand Central glass roof above New Street station.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Best early — lighter crowds before noon
    • ·Keeps you in City Centre — short walk from your other stops
  2. Afternoon
    Jewellery Quarter
    Culture · JQ

    Still-working goldsmiths, gin bars and Georgian terraces.

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    Why this pick
    • ·A first-time-in-town essential
    • ·Holds up in the afternoon energy lull
    • ·Keeps you in JQ — short walk from your other stops

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