Amazing walking area! If you like to go for a bike ride or a gentle stroll. 100% come to Cannock…read moreChase

This is my local gym where I regularly enjoy mountain biking, trail running, and walking nature…read moretrails. Leave No Trace! and please act responsibly by taking those bags of dog mess home

Another fine sport venue in Birmingham with plenty of history to be discovered. Edgbaston Priory…read moreClub is dated from 130 years ago but the currently facility is a complex dated from 1964, as a result of the merger between two traditional clubs: Edgbaston Law Tennis Club and Priory Lawn Tennis Club. Edgbaston Priory Club also hosts some important competition such as AEGON Classic and the traditional WTA Tour stop. Placed in a very privileged area of Birmingham, this very modern club has 29 tennis courts, 10 squash courts, indoors and outdoors swimming pools, a fitness centre, bar and restaurant and it's considered one of the largest and most popular racquet and leisure clubs in UK.

Been going here for 11 years. It has just recently (2013) renovated, and is more awesome than ever…read more There are two swimming pools, over 10 squash courts, many tennis courts, two restaurants, and much more. They give lessons of squash, tennis and swimming. The service in priory is just amazing. It's like one big family. It is VERY children-friendly-my son goes there for his swimming lessons on his own- and my whole family go on Sundays to swim in the pool. We also do squash. Once you are a member, you can book out squash courts, tennis courts, get points when you buy food, get deals on lessons, and children even get their own card to buy food with (only if you want them to), get themselves into the place by scanning their card (my daughter feels like a secret agent scanning her card into the machine). Overall, priory is one of the best leisure clubs around Birmingham. I would definitely recommend this place.

If you are involved in sport at some level and have every heard of the 'National Sports centres'…read morethen you should have heard of Lilleshall. It has been transformed over the years with lots of new accommodations the old bar has been done away with to make way for a new reception and cafe area. That area is lighter and brighter than it used to be, so a big plus there. Lilleshall is HQ for a number of sports and associated organisations, thing medical and sport science. There are a number of good quality facilities available, from the numerous football, rugby pitches, archer areas, basketball facilities, general sports hall areas, cricket, gymnastics, disability sports areas and so the list goes on, it's a very long list! They also provide spaces for conferences alongside the refurbished rooms which are available it's a good venue for corroborates to use. The ground staff are very helpful, even when they do not have what you want they are willing to make what you need, which is a nice and very appreciated touch! I've only gone four stars as I know there are better facilities out there but this is still a very good one the bit that lets it down is the poor phone reception at the venue, they have improved the wifi no end they just need to work on phone reception!!

There are a wealth of sporting facilities available at Lilleshall. Personally I've only used the…read moreSquash Courts & football pitch. Both are well maintained, clean & allow for an excellent sporting expierience. Changing/Shower facilities are adequate and there's a bar available for you to wind down in.

This is probably my favourite square in Birmingham. Some smart office buildings, built in a…read morecontemporary homage to renaissance Italian architecture, surround it. They have arched porticos that look terribly grand. The square contains a wonderful water feature that is split in two by a stepped walkway. You can have lots of fun posing for photos and getting the angle so that it looks as if you are walking on water. There is a Costa Coffee shop and some nice works of art dotted around the square. There are also plenty of tables outside of Bank if you fancy an alfresco cocktail or lunch.

I didn't realise that this square actually had a name until today, despite having walked through it…read moremany a time. But I guess Central Square is pretty apt: it's a square, and it's pretty central. As part of the Brindleyplace facelift, Central Square is a purpose-designed to add aesthetic, civic appeal to this particular area of the waterfront development. And frankly, it's done rather well. It's surrounded on four sides (ummmm because it's a square) by a number of different architectural styles: some corporate-looking offices, some cosier restaurants and the rather fabulous Three Brindleyplace - which is actually offices, but looks more like an Italian church. It has a great walk-through fountain with 38 jets (walk-through as in the middle is paved, so you avoid the jets on either side, rather than an outdoor shower...) and the odd piece of outdoor sculpture - most obviously the 'Aqueduct' by Miles Davies. (The sculptor, rather than the musician. Obviously.) All in all its a rather lovely little area: full of civic development joy: water features, nice buildings, public art and the space the host various events.

Fishing equipment, rods, baits, reels, fly fishing products, tackle, poles, books everything you…read moreneed for a great past time can be found in the little corner shop in Erdington. Prices are very competitive and the knowledgeable staff are happy to help with advice on where you're might be going wrong when you return from a fishing trip without a catch. Whether you're a beginner or a professional, deep sea fishing or lakes and rivers then this is the place to be for all you need.

this is only a little tack shop but has everything in there, staff are friendly and willing to help…read moreand offer advice. prices are competative too

been here twice now for a run, it is a typical large park with road track for people go to the…read moreother end or for jogging. there are many kids play and also sports arena like cricket and volley. It is occasionally use for carnival on weekend this is the only decent running park in the area unfortunately running is not popular around this area (Washwood Heath, Small Heath, Saltley). I guess it's true when they say there were very few runner in Birmingham. the pond is nice with ducks floating or resting on the track-side but it is so dirty filled with dirt and bottles. It really needs some cleaning

This is a large park to come to for all sorts of activities. It has a steep hill/slope leading to…read moreits lower ground (at one point of entry) there is swings and climbing frames here, climbing the spider web to the top can reveal some of Birmingham beauties like the city centre and beyond. There is also a small basket ball/football enclosure there for the adults/kids to play. Right next to that is the community youth centre. At the upper part of the park is a huge divided into two parts of land, both sides are where sporting activities mainly take place like football and cricket. This is also where joggers and dog owners go to leisurely. There is also a medium sized pond at the bottom of the upper part of the part where there is ducks and fishes. Fishermen are there sometimes. Right beside the pond is the tennis court which is of a decnt size.

My first experience of this leisure centre was through swimming lessons at primary school but I…read moreenjoyed coming here for the water flumes and wave machine at weekends and during the summer. I would say it is more suited for families rather than for serious swimmers. One of the facilities they have is the Strokes Swimming Instruction which offers classes for various ages and abilities. Kingstanding Leisure Centre is more than just a swimming pool for example you can also take part in the following activities; Badminton, Zumba class, indoor bowls and Weight Watchers and they have two Sports Halls. It's very family orientated as there is a Childrens Party Room which you can hire out for birthday parties and if you want to use the gym or the toning suite you can leave the kids in one of the play schemes they host. If you're more of a fledgling Donald Trump than a budding Tom Daley then you can hire out one of the Training / Conference / Meeting Rooms. As well as the previously mentioned swimming classes on offer they also run First Aid at Work and National Pool Lifeguard courses and there is an Adult Education Centre on site which offers courses ranging from British Sign Language to Childcare and I.T. I would say its a brilliant place to visit if you want to keep the kids entertained over half term however if you are serious about swimming I would recommend that you head over to nearby Wyndley Leisure Centre and use the lanes there.