Birmingham

Birmingham is a vibrant and exciting city harbouring a range of restaurants and bars, providing something for everyone. There's a range of different nights out you can try, Broad Street for main and big name clubs, the Jewellery quarter for a refined drink with some live jazz music and Digbeth for house music and early mornings. If you enjoy exercising, there a multitude of different gyms at extremely competitive prices from pure and easy gym, to JD and the gym as well as swimming pools and spas. Students can enjoy a range of discounts in the city centre at many mainstream eatery's as well as various independent options. For foodies, the Digbeth dining club is a winner with a vast range of food stalls to try and new and exciting drinks.

Lots of things to do! There's the bullring which is situated in the city centre. Bullring is a massive shopping complex and there's a cinema as well! You'll never be bored in Birmingham - you can also do go karting, laser tag etc.

Nights out are really fun, could go to the amazing new huge cinema Odeon on broad street which is all newly designed and looks gorgeous. Restaurants are really good and constantly opening new ones.

Nights out for students in Birmingham are very lively and as student nights happen during the week so majority of the people out and about are round about the same age, making nights out enjoyable with recognisable music and cheap drinks. There are plenty of places to eat in the city centre with a wide range of cuisines. No doubt shopping wise the place to be is the bullring shopping mall, with 3 floors of all different stores, including designer stores. There is also resorts world not too far from city centre. Overall the value for money in Birmingham is good especially from a student's point of view when considering things such as accommodation, food, nights out, and things to do.

Excellent high street shopping but not as good charity shopping, very good mixture of nightlife. Crime is quite bad as to be expected in a big city. Good atmosphere in general. Unique bustling place to be

In the Birmingham town centre near the bull ring when it's the Christmas season in the night it can be so beautiful to walk through and enjoy the night out with the lights and all the events and it's good to bring your children there or go out with your friends, there are also hundreds of restaurants you can go an enjoy such as nandos, TGI fridays, Pizza Hut, rubsmoke house and many more Birmingham bull ring centre is a amazing place to go for a night out

People are lovely and the night outs do not require heels (which is fantastic). It's quite affordable to study here and public transport is good. Trains are efficient. It is very diverse which is reflected in the supermarkets. There are a variety of beauty and food products that are specific to different cultures in the shops. Quite refreshing to see.

A nice variety of everything but there's still not enough. Everything's fairly similar to eachother which makes it easy to make decisions, but annoying for options

There is several things to do in and around Birmingham. There are various restaurants to try with a wide range of cuisines available a few favourites include toros steakhouse, pepes, Ibraheems steakhouse and Jimmy spices. There is a various places to watch movies such as star city broad street and town centres.

As a student I just love Birmingham city as it always filled with so much life and there is never a dull moment. From all the fabulous restaurants and bars, to the numerous cinemas not to mention the VIP treatment you get at Everyman cinema. Birmingham also has an amazing location for young people or even famillies to hang out called Starcity which has the perfect combination of restaurants and activities such as bowling mini golf and of course another cinema (Perfect location for a first date). Birmingham also supplies you with a range of clubs on broad street and around china town. Whatever your music taste is there is a club for you whether it be R&b and hip hop, house or garage Dancehall reggae or afrobeats you will find your home for the night. Birmingham has so much to offer the average person and compared to other big cities such as London it is so much more affordable to get around,Dine out and even party (remember this is coming from a university student). So come and let Birmingham surprise you with endless enjoyment.

The Bullring is a great place for shopping and has some nice restaurants as well. Also, the city in general has a great array of places to eat. You can have good night out in some of the clubs too.

Nights out are great massive range and variety of different places to go, again food and shopping great Birmingham has everything. However travel is a nightmare the amount of roadworks always going on constantly, you're better off walking round central Birmingham than driving you'll get places quicker.

Birmingham is a very big city with a lot to do. The Bullring has every shop you would need and there are restaurants to suit everyone. The nightlife is amazing and the clubs are very safe and reliable. Prices are reasonable and transport is very cheap.

I love Birmingham. The nightlife is amazing and offers great versatility depending on the kind of night you want and where in Birmingham you want to go. Car Parking can be expensive however, there's not really much need to drive as you can reach every corner of Birmingham by train.

Birmingham is a great place to live for students as there are amazing shopping places in the bullring and lovely goodness places. The best places for food and drinks is the mailbox or Brinley place. It's a lovely place to have quite cocktails and food. For more of a night out there is broad street for the 'r and b' sorta nights, I'd you are into more alternative nights, try digbeth or a club called uprawr, both great places

The best place to go out is Lab 11 in digbeth, it hosts some of the best underground music events with regular house, techno and dnb Events

Birmingham city is a vibrant place, for all students. Whether that's international or home students, there is something for everyone to enjoy! Such a diverse city, you can experience many different cultures without having to go out of the city itself.

Birmingham is a great place for shopping, food, drinks and nights out. It has lots to do such as sea life center, German market ect.

I have been living in Birmingham for as long as I can remember and I have grown with the city. Even when you believe that you have run out of things to do, somewhere opens your eyes to a new possibility. With bars of all kinds dotted around, there is something for everybody and never a dull moment whether you are just relaxing with a nice meal or making your way around the city for a pub crawl.

There are very good transport links in Birmingham, with the intercity trains, trams and buses. The Bullring and Grand Central have a large number of shops with lots of variety, including all of the main high street brands, which extends out onto New Street and beyond. There are also lots of places to eat, including in the Bullring, St Martin's, the Chinese Quarter and Brindleyplace. There are several free things to do in the city, including the museum and BBC experience, and green places such as Winterbourne gardens. There is a good choice of nightclubs and bars on Broad street.

Birmingham is a vibrant and culturally diverse city with a great nightlife, there's many places you can go with tonnes of public transport options if you're not a driver! Home to the Bullring, and other iconic destinations, Birmingham is the best place you could live as a student.

All of the major shops, all in one easy place, all within walking distance of restaurants, bars and clubs. Nights out always a good laugh and lots of clubs to chose from, or even do a bar crawl, however packed with students from birmingham's 3 main unis, however means a lot of them are cheap. everything very close to train station and lots of bus routes available.

The food is great, i love the city centre and the vibe around it and there is always so much to do!

Lovely city, lots to do, especially the nightlife! Food on every street and shopping to your heart's content (Bullring!). Chinatown round the corner from the city centre. Lots to see and do.