Digbeth
Roxy Lanes Digbeth
Bowling, American pool and shuffleboard under one roof, with a bar for drinks between games. A group or casual date option; the Digbeth venue is usually closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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Indoor ideas for bad weather
Rainy day things to do in Birmingham.
Find an indoor plan for a wet day in Birmingham — bowling, escape rooms, museums, cafés, food halls, shopping and cinema, with options for dates, groups and families.
Rainy day picks
Choose a full indoor activity or a shorter stop for food, culture or shopping.
Digbeth
Jewellery Quarter · Near St Paul’s Square
Escape Live Birmingham
Work together to solve a themed escape room, with options for couples and larger groups. Choose the room carefully: some have horror themes, and player limits vary.
Digbeth · Custard Factory
Alfred Works
An indoor food hall at the Custard Factory with independent traders serving different cuisines. Useful for a group meal when everyone wants to order something different.
City Centre · Chamberlain Square
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Explore art, local history and family displays in the museum’s currently open galleries. General admission is free; some exhibitions and events are ticketed separately.
City Centre · New Street
Medicine Bakery
Coffee, pastries and brunch in a former Victorian gallery on New Street. A daytime café stop with high ceilings and space to sit down over a meal or a drink.
Brindleyplace & Mailbox · Mailbox
Everyman Birmingham Mailbox
Watch a film from sofa seating at the Mailbox, with food and drinks available to order to your seat. Choose an afternoon or evening screening to fit the rest of your plans.
City Centre · Bullring & Grand Central
Bullring & Grand Central
Browse the indoor shops and stop at cafés or restaurants, with Grand Central above New Street station. A convenient option before or after a train journey.
City Centre · Near New Street
Flight Club Birmingham
Play darts games with automatic scoring in a bar setting. For a two-person date, look for an off-peak slot: minimum group sizes apply during busy periods.
Jewellery Quarter · St Paul’s Square
Pasta Di Piazza
An Italian restaurant by St Paul’s Square serving pasta, pizza and other Italian dishes. A sit-down lunch or dinner option in the Jewellery Quarter.
Brindleyplace & Mailbox · Brindleyplace
National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham
Explore marine-life displays and the underwater tunnel at this indoor aquarium in Brindleyplace. A family outing that can be paired with a meal nearby.
City Centre · Centenary Square
Library of Birmingham
Explore the library’s public indoor spaces and architecture on Centenary Square. Admission is free; the library is currently closed on Sundays.
City Centre · Near New Street station
Turtle Bay Birmingham
A Caribbean restaurant and cocktail bar near New Street station, serving jerk dishes, curries and small plates. A central lunch, dinner or drinks stop.
Quick rainy day plans
Use these routes when you need a plan fast.
Low-cost plan
Visit the library on Centenary Square or the free galleries at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. Check opening days when choosing between them.
Date plan
Choose an escape room or an afternoon film, then book dinner near the venue. Pasta Di Piazza and the Mailbox restaurants offer options in different parts of the centre.
Group plan
Pick bowling, social darts or an escape room for an activity, or meet at Alfred Works when everyone wants a different meal.
Bad weather should not waste the day.
Find indoor activities and places to eat across the city centre, Digbeth, the Jewellery Quarter, Brindleyplace and the Mailbox.
Use the filters to narrow down a date, family outing, free visit or evening plan.
How places are chosen
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