Birmingham

Birmingham spent decades being the butt of jokes it probably deserved, then the last two reinventing itself. More Michelin stars than any UK city outside London, more canals than Venice, and far less patience for the old reputation than it once had.

Birmingham city guide to some of the UK’s most fascinating architectural gems. Brum has long been admired for its grit and graft, but its glory shan’t be ignored along the way.