02/10/26 – Digbeth, Birmingham

Get new posts by email Subscribe Enjoying the blog? Help with costs & future trips. Facebook Instagram Buy me a pint Historic Pubs and Hidden Gems in Digbeth A Friday evening exploring seven pubs around Digbeth, taking in everything from grand Victorian survivors to railway-arch bars and converted industrial buildings. I met up again with Neil from Neil’s Real Ale & Pub Page, starting at The Woodman before heading through Kilder, Nortons, The Anchor, The White Swan and The Spotted Dog, with The Ruin rounding off the evening. Every stop had something different to look at, from tiles, stained glass and carved woodwork to exposed brick, old factory spaces and colourful modern interiors. Digbeth is one of Birmingham’s oldest areas, with its history closely tied to the River Rea and the old road through Deritend. Archaeology shows metalworking, tanning and other trades here from the medieval period, while industry grew rapidly in the centuries that followed. The Digbeth Branch Canal…