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Hi, I'll be moving to Birmingham from Manchester in March, and am about to start looking at flats. I don't know the area well at all, but I'll be working in Edgbaston - is this a good place to look for a flat to rent, or should I stick to the city centre? The flat needs to be big enough for myself, my boyfriend, a double bass and a huge record collection! We can pay up to around £600 pcm but would prefer to pay between 500-525. Any ideas for decent places to look around this price bracket?
Also, I know there is lots of nightlife in Birmingham but is this all dance/chart oriented and dressy or is there anything a bit more boho?
Any advice much appreciated
Hi,
Ok - first things first - the nightlife! There is a pretty cool indie scene in Brum. There's is the ironically named 'Snobs' nightclub, which is an underground club in the centre, with the cheapest drinks in Brum (50p shots!) and two rooms - one indie, one sixties. It's chilled and guarenteed fun where the clientelle ranges from sixties chicks to jeans and trainer types. Open weds (student night - even cheaper!), Friday and Sat. Also check out The Sanctuary - home to PANIC! A huge place with god know how many rooms catering from sixties, to emo, to indie, electro and all that - thats on every other Saturday - take your phone you're guaurenteed to get lost there! There is also 'resurrection' at Subway every other Friday - again indie and sixties and electro. Flyers get you in cheaper everywhere so look out in the record shops and decent pubs.
If you want to steer clear of commericail dance and all that keep off broad street - home of cheese. Not a bad place to go for drinks in the day mind - and take advantage of two-for-ones in a wide range of bars - but beware going there after dark! Cheese central.
Ok enough about that, I could go on forever! Edgbaston - what can I say about that area...hmm it's 'complex' in that some parts of it are beautiful, but if you choose the wrong end you'll know about it! Harbourne is an area right next to Edgebaston - on the nice side, I'd also advise looking there for your price range, it's very nice too.
Personally if you don't NEED to be in the city centre - ie for work or whatever then there's no point paying the extra to live there - transport - esp from edgbaston/harbourne into the city is very frequent and fast.
Hope this helps. Feel free to email me. I can give you directions to Snobs!
x Sar
Thanks!! I'd given up on anyone answering this post! I've got a couple of flats to look at, in Edgbaston and in Harbourne. Hopefully I can find something decent!
I might drop you an email at some point as my boyfriend is a DJ in Manchester and we may need some tips on good places in Brum to drop his mix CD to
Thanks again for the tips,
Lucy x
Hi
Most of Edgbaston is very nice. Harborne and Moseley are also good places to live. The City Centre would be a great place to live but I believe it is very pricey.
Good luck with the flat hunt.
Villa Park home of Aston Villa Football Club. 1976 my dad took me to see Aston Villa play for the first time against Liverpool the score was 0-0. I hardly saw any of the match because we stood at the back of the Holte End (the main home supporters terrace) and I couldn't see over the barriers. My fondest memory is walking up the steps and looking down on to the pitch for the very first time. Since that day I was hooked and I am now a committed Holteender.
Henley is one of my favourite historic towns near to Birmingham (just 18 miles to the south of the centre and 7 miles north of Stratford). The one mile long high street is a conservation area and contains some 150 listed buildings of historical or architectural importance, with the town itself having some 1,000 years of history.
Henley is now the combination of two villages - Henley and the older Beaudesert. A Norman castle was built in Beaudesert in the 11th century, but this, along with both towns, was completely destroyed by Royalists in 1265: it was never rebuilt and nothing remains. But Henley prospered as a market town - the 15th century Market Cross remains (in part) - one of the few left in Warwickshire.
Today, with so many buildings of interest, numerous pubs, good restaurants, the Heritage Centre and the famed Henley Ice-Cream next door, as well as the Market on WEdnesday, Saturday and Sunday, Henley is very much a destination and well worth a few hours of exploration.
It is also easily reached by public transport, with the Birmingham-Stratford train line serving the town.
(See separate Henley-in-Arden page)
The clean, bright, well maintained facilities at The Mall Palasades offer a safe and clean shopping environment with a great choice of quality retailers. High street stores including Argos, Oswald Bailey, New Look, Woolworth's, Footlocker, Nickleby's and The Officers Club and many many more, if you don't find what you need here then you will definatly find it outside this small shopping area!
The planned Midland Metro has been argued over for decades.
The only section that has ever been build is the 12 and a half mile route from Birmingham to Wolverhampton - if you ever have a burning desire to travel between the two.
You can in fact travel the journey by 'heavy rail' in a much shorter time, so it is really only useful if you are stopping at an intermediate point or are using one of the 'rover' tickets to get around.
The line one itself is very swish, clean and modern, although don't expect a service as consistent and reliable as you on the continent.
Resturants..Birmingham has a variety of cultures and you have to visit Sparkhill a district in Birmingham majority of residents are Asians (Pakistani/Indian groups) Very friendly people. The resturant you need to visit is The Lahore Buffet Ladypool Road. There are a large variety of indian dishes and cater for vegetrians and Non vegetrians. Or you could go into a pizza place or a fish and chip shop.
It is very cheap 6 pounds per person and eat as much as you like opens from 1pm - midnight. The staff are very pleasant and mostly families visit the premises. There is no reservation and the service and food is outstanding and cheap. Everything is catered for although fish is not on the menu. From starters to main course to sweets.
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