Welcome to Brum
New to Birmingham and all it has to offer?
Whether you’re just starting university, meeting new people or exploring the city for the first time, Paradise is a great place to get to know. It’s also a convenient base in the very heart of the city with easy connections, cultural attractions and some great bars and restaurants too.
🍜 Grab a bite: From the Bombay-inspired flavours of Dishoom and Thai favourite Rosa’s Thai, to steaks and more at Cow & Sow, there’s plenty to choose from with some leading independent as well as more well-known culinary highlights spread across the Paradise estate.
🍕 Try something new: Head to La Bellezza right on Chamberlain Square itself for Italian-inspired comfort food and a taste of something special. Bellissimo!
🍻 Meet your mates: Albert’s Schloss is the perfect spot for food, drinks and good times with its unique Bavarian offer, fresh German and Czech beers, live music and cabaret, all set amidst some genuine rustic charm. Oh, and it’s open ‘til late every day.
🏎️ Try something different: Challenge your friends to a race at F1® Arcade and see who takes the chequered flag! Adrenaline-fuelled fun meets cracking cocktails and tasty food all day long with 53 incredible full-motion racing sims to choose from. And don’t miss the atmospheric watch parties held throughout the F1® season!
🏋️ Keep active: Luxe Gym is right here when you need to fit in a workout between lectures. With all the latest fitness machines, an organic café, classes and events on tap, this lifestyle venue is here to help you meet your own personal goals. And did we mention the relaxed, friendly atmosphere too?
🌆 Explore: With Birmingham’s iconic architecture, Victorian landmarks, monumental public spaces and best of city-centre location all around you, there’s plenty to discover, from the famous canal network to the Jewellery Quarter as well as Bullring, Grand Central and New Street all right on the doorstep.
🐂 Know your new adopted home!
Did you know Birmingham is still called ‘the city of a thousand trades’? It produces more than 25% of the UK’s jewellery as well as a quarter of the country’s exports (especially cars!).
It was a medieval market town long before it became a city and the cradle of the Industrial Revolution, fuelling the modern world with its ideas, inventions and sheer hard work.
Today is has more than 1.2 million inhabitants in the city proper and 4 million in the surrounding urban area.
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