Things To Do With Teenagers In Birmingham

It’s time to step outside your comfort zone and where better to do that, than at The Bear Grylls Adventure! Located in the NEC in Marston Green, Bear Grylls offers thrills that all the family can get on board with. From the tallest high rope course in Europe to the epic iFLY activity. You will literally learn how to fly! For more information, you can find our very own review of High Ropes and iFLY experience on our Hub page.

Head to Belong Gaming Birmingham New Street for the ultimate gaming marathon with your best friends! Have a go on high-end PCs, Playstation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, Xbox One S, Xbox Series X or kick back in the GT Omega Chairs. There are 37 seats available in total, so pick your opponents and get strapped in for the immersive adventure of a lifetime!

Did you know that the Broadway Plaza is in Birmingham? This multi-attraction site is nestled on the outskirts of the city centre and houses all the best family-friendly attractions including Rock Up Birmingham! Rock Up provides safe and fun indoor rock climbing for adults and kids. Tailor your experience here from a one-off 90-minute session to a super-cool club membership.

Take on fun climbing walls with colourful and challenging levels or brave vertical challenges like the Leap of Faith, Stairway to Heaven or the Vertical Drop Slide! Many of the climbing courses are inspired by your favourite action TV shows like Ninja Warrior and Freerunning. There are also soft play activities and ropes courses for little ones too.

The best thing about Rock Up Birmingham is that it ticks boxes for all family members so if you’ve got toddlers and teens under one roof, kill two birds with one stone and take them to Rock Up!

Sink your teeth into a bit of history and learn about the vital role that The Jewellery Quarter once served in the West Midlands. Travel back in time to the perfectly preserved workshops in the world-renowned Jewellery Quarter. Learn all about the highest quality precious metals and gemstones used in practice or touch the original tools of jewellery makers. You’ll get to leaf through jewellery made from materials across the world! If you’re travelling to Birmingham The Museum of The Jewellery Quarter is a must-visit.

Vintage shoppers, Anime lovers and biscuit-munchers, please may we introduce you to one of the grooviest spots in Birmingham. Located in Digbeth (of course), The Red Brick Market has a flurry of independent stalls showcasing the skills of talented local artists, traders, startup businesses and unique brands.

After a heavily patterned bag? In need of a retro sweatshirt that no one else will have? Want to try out an Apple Pie and custard bath bomb? If the answers to all of these questions are yes then please make your way down to the graffiti-painted arches of Digbeth and enjoy the ultimate shopping trip.

This is the perfect idea for quirky teens who are looking for somewhere new and cool to explore.

Why stroll through the park when you can do a 5K run and make friends along the way? Running every Saturday in one of Birmingham’s biggest parks, the Cannon Hill Park Run offers family fun with a large serving of endorphins on the side.

If you love the rush of exercising outdoors, entering a park run is a great way to meet like-minded exercise lovers. Although it may be challenging for beginners, the park run is actually a super fun experience and this is coming from a local Brummie who has done the Cannon Hill Park Run a few times!

Cannon Hill Park is located in Edgbaston and is also on the same grounds as the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC Centre). The park is also located near the University of Birmingham, so it’s easily accessible for teenage students.

Enter a kaleidoscope of colour in Bimringham’s Botanical Gardens Butterfly House! Dip your toe in a world of tropical wonder, surrounded by graceful creatures and vibrant flowers. Could this be Birmingham’s answer to the Garden Of Eden?

Meet butterflies from every corner of the Earth from as far as the Philippines to neutral America and tropical parts of Africa. Not only will you get to see them fly but if you look closely, you’ll see them drinking from exotic nectar-rich plants.

The Butterfly House is located in the far-left corner of the gardens and is open from late May until the first Sunday in September.

After your shopping session in the Red Brick Market, check out another one of Digbeth’s glowing attractions (literally!) just around the corner. Ghetto Golf/Golf Fang Birmingham is an 18-hole crazy golf bonanza packed full of bespoke art and sculptures. Put your way through chaos after chomping down on sizzling street food and sipping on toe-tingling cocktails. Do your victory dance to the beat of the DJ’s nostalgic tunes and revel in the electric atmosphere. Oh, and it’s a totally Instagrammable attraction! Don’t forget to tag Ghetto Golf’s Instagram after your game.

Remember the Dibegth Dining Club? Well, this popular franchise moved out of Lower Trinity Street a few years ago and took to the roads to spread its street food splendour! But Brummies love their street food, so in its replacement, the Hockley Social Club was created and relocated to Hampton Street.

This unique venue offers a lot of space, entertainment, cocktails, independent stalls and of course, scrumptious street food stands. With outdoor and indoor seating it’s the perfect all-weather attraction. If you’re a cool family of foodies then your teens will LOVE coming here.

Play on retro arcade games, watch performances by Birmingham’s local musicians or shop for some local goodies. Spend as many hours as you wish here. Psst, it’s also free entry!

If it’s a special occasion and you don’t mind loosening your purse strings, take your kids to the Everyman Cinema in the Birmingham Mailbox. Watch the newest flicks in the comfort of a settee, with freshly made pizzas delivered to your seat and alcohol available too. It’s the ultimate cinema experience and it is perfect for date nights too!