Sports

Birmingham offers a wealth of opportunities for sports enthusiasts. As well as numerous gyms, swimming pools and clubs for team and individual sports, there are parks, lakes, and open countryside, all within easy reach. This makes activities such as running, cycling, rowing and horse riding viable midweek pursuits.

Birmingham is also home to a state-of-the-art indoor climbing wall and a short drive from the Snow Dome, an indoor piste with real snow.

For those who prefer to spectate, Birmingham has hosted more world, European and national sporting championships than any other UK city. Regular events include test cricket at Edgbaston and the DFS tennis tournament in June, as well as football fixtures at West Midlands clubs. Birmingham has hosted the Davis Cup, Ryder Cup, and both the European and World Indoor Athletics Championships.