• England Guide

  • Introduction to England
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore England

  • Kent and Sussex
  • Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire
  • Oxfordshire, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds
  • Bristol, Bath and Somerset
  • Devon and Cornwall
  • East Anglia
  • The West Midlands and the Peak District
  • The East Midlands
  • The Northwest
  • Cumbria and the Lakes
  • Yorkshire
  • The Northeast

• Cities

  • Bath
    
  • Birmingham
    
  • Bradford
    
  • Brighton
    
  • Bristol
    
  • Cambridge
    
  • Canterbury
    
  • Carlisle
    
  • Chester
    
  • Chichester
    
  • Durham
    
  • Ely
    
  • Exeter
    
  • Hereford
    
  • Lancaster
    
  • Leeds
    
  • Lincoln
    
  • Liverpool
    
  • London
    
  • Manchester
    
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
    
  • Norwich
    
  • Nottingham
    
  • Oxford
    
  • Portsmouth
    
  • Salisbury
    
  • Sheffield
    
  • Wells
    
  • Winchester
    
  • York
    

England Guide

The West Midlands and the Peak District

Clubs and live music

1 Air Heath Mill Lane, off Digbeth 0845/009 8888 www.airbirmingham.com Shiny, high-tech superclub hosting hundreds of house- and trance-hungry clubbers.

2 Factory Club Custard Factory, Gibb St, off Digbeth 0121/224 7502 www.factoryclub.co.uk Great bar and club located in a laid-back arts complex that was once a custard factory. The club follows an eclectic and frequently impeccable music policy, and puts on juicy live events. One of the best nights out in town.

3 The Nightingale Essex House, Kent St 0121/622 1718 www.nightingaleclub.co.uk The king of Brum's gay clubs, but popular with straights too. Five bars, three levels, two discos, a café-bar and even a garden.