The Roebuck, Birmingham

What it’s like

A Birmingham pub that hosts talks and author events, best treated as a booking for a specific evening rather than a family drop-in.

This is a pub first, and the events it runs are talks and author nights aimed at adults sitting and listening. If you're bringing a child along, it's because there's a particular event you fancy, not because there's a kids' corner or a programme built for them. Worth picturing whether your child can sit through a talk before you book.

The hours give you a long window either way. It's open from midday most days, running through to 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays, though it's shut all day Sunday. That Sunday closure is worth flagging if you were planning a weekend visit around it, since your options narrow to six days rather than seven.

There's no parking at the pub itself, but the site says there's plenty of paid parking nearby, and Birmingham Snow Hill station is close if you'd rather come by train. No booking link is given, so any reservation for a specific event would need sorting another way.

Wifi's listed as an amenity, which is handy if you're killing time before a talk starts, but there's nothing on the site about a kids' menu or family seating, so I'd treat it as pub food and drink for the grown-ups rather than anything aimed at children.

Facilities

Need to know

Parking

Plenty of paid parking available nearby

Getting there by bus or train

Near Birmingham Snow Hill Railway Station

• Closed all day Sunday, so plan around a Monday to Saturday visit
• No parking on site, but plenty of paid parking nearby
• Handy for the train, being close to Birmingham Snow Hill station
• No booking link listed, so check how a specific event is ticketed before you set off

Plan your visit

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