Stirchley and the Canal

Best time: Saturday from 1pm, when all four are open (GlassHouse opens at 1pm). Friday from 4pm also works. On Sunday GlassHouse is shut, and Monday to Wednesday most of these are closed (only Attic opens, from Tuesday). Opening hours change, so check each venue before you set off.

The stops

1. 

   Birmingham Brewing Company Taproom

   Unit 17, Stirchley Trading Estate, Hazelwell Road, Birmingham B30 2PF · Bournville (rail, Cross-City line from New Street, about 10 min), about 10 min walk

   Stirchley brewery whose beers are all vegan and gluten-free. Drink up to four cask and four keg beers (Stirchley Lager among them) overlooking the brewkit, or outside in the beer garden by the River Rea. Live music on Fridays and street food at weekends. Open Thursday and Friday 4pm–10pm, Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–7pm.

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2. 

   Attic Brew Co. Taproom

   29B Mary Vale Road, Stirchley, Birmingham B30 2DA · Bournville (rail), 20 metres from the station

   Big, busy taproom beside Attic's brewery, 20 metres from Bournville station: a rotating range of Attic beers on keg and cask (Intuition and Signals are the best known), alcohol-free and gluten-free options, Deathrow Pizza from a window in the garden, and regular comedy, quizzes and markets. Open Tuesday to Thursday 4pm–11pm, Friday 1pm–11pm, Saturday noon–11pm, Sunday noon–10pm.

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3. 

   GlassHouse Beer Co. Taproom

   Unit 6B, Waterside Business Park, 1649–1652 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 3DR · Bournville (rail), about 5 min along the Worcester & Birmingham Canal towpath

   On-site brewery taproom (open since 2019) pouring fresh GlassHouse beer across ten draught lines, plus cans, natural wine and cider. Open Friday 4pm–9pm and Saturday 1pm–9pm.

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4. 

   Brew Export Beer Cave & Taproom

   Unit 4B, Waterside Business Park, 1649 Pershore Road, Birmingham B30 3DR · Bournville (rail), about 5–10 min via the canal towpath

   A US craft-beer importer's beer cave and taproom on the same canal-side business park as GlassHouse: 14 rotating taps of hard-to-find American beer and a walk-in cold store of 150-plus cans from breweries such as Fidens, Mortalis and Hop Butcher for the World. Open Thursday and Friday 3pm–10pm, Saturday noon–10pm, Sunday noon–8pm.

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Start at Birmingham Brewing Company on Stirchley Trading Estate (opens at noon on Saturday), walk about 6 minutes west to Attic, then follow the canal towpath south to Waterside Business Park, where GlassHouse and Brew Export are next door to each other.

Food: Deathrow Pizza at Attic, and street food at Birmingham Brewing Company at weekends. GlassHouse and Brew Export are drink-only.

Pair it with Cadbury World in Bournville, close to Bournville station. Do the chocolate in the morning and the beer in the afternoon.

Stirchley's Pershore Road has more bars and restaurants. Wildcat Tap, the pioneer of the area, closed in July 2025.

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