West Midlands
Meet new people in Birmingham
Birmingham is a big, young city: two large universities, a busy centre and neighbourhoods that each feel like their own small town. Plenty of people arrive for study or work and spend the first few months wondering where everyone goes.
PingMee makes that easier. Post a status saying what you're up for (a walk round Cannon Hill Park, food in Digbeth, a drink in the Jewellery Quarter), see who's around right now, and send them a ping. If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you. It's for new friends, relationships and networking, and it's free.
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How PingMee works in Birmingham
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Post a status
Say what you're up for: "Food in Digbeth tonight?"
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See who's nearby
People around you, within the distance you choose.
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Send a ping
If they ping back, a private chat opens for the two of you.
Neighbourhoods in Birmingham
City centre
Shopping, canals and the city's big public buildings, all within a short walk of New Street station.
Bullring · Library of Birmingham · Victoria Square · Brindleyplace
Digbeth
The creative quarter: old factories turned into studios, street food and the city's best-known music venues.
Custard Factory · O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth High Street
Jewellery Quarter
Hundreds of workshops, a Georgian square and a growing number of bars and cafés: calmer than the centre, a few minutes' walk away.
St Paul's Square · Museum of the Jewellery Quarter · Jewellery Quarter station
Moseley
Village feel, independent cafés and pubs, and a nature reserve tucked behind the houses.
Moseley Village · Moseley Bog · Alcester Road
Kings Heath
A long, lively high street with a strong local scene and a big park at one end.
Kings Heath High Street · Kings Heath Park · York Road
Harborne
A popular high street for an evening out, with an old railway line turned into a walking path.
Harborne High Street · Harborne Walkway
Edgbaston and Selly Oak
Home to the University of Birmingham and lots of students, plus some of the city's best green space.
Cannon Hill Park · Birmingham Botanical Gardens · Midlands Arts Centre (mac) · University of Birmingham
Bournville
The model village built around the chocolate factory: quiet green streets and plenty of space to walk.
Bournville Village Green · Cadbury World · Valley Parkway
Sutton Coldfield
Its own town on the city's northern edge, with one of the largest urban parks in Europe.
Sutton Park · Sutton Coldfield town centre
Good places to meet people in Birmingham
Cannon Hill Park
The canals around Brindleyplace
Library of Birmingham
Digbeth
Sutton Park
St Paul's Square
Regular things on
Cannon Hill parkrun and Sutton Park parkrun
Gigs in Digbeth
Shows at the Hippodrome and the Rep
Your privacy, by design
- Nobody sees your exact location: only an approximate distance.
- Nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.
- You choose whether you appear to people nearby, and you can block or report anyone.
More in our privacy policy.
Questions about meeting people in Birmingham
Where can I meet new people in Birmingham?
Cannon Hill Park, the canals around Brindleyplace, the Library of Birmingham and Digbeth all work well: public, busy and easy to get to. On PingMee you can post a status like 'Food in Digbeth tonight?' and see who nearby is up for it.
Is PingMee good for students in Birmingham?
Yes. With two big universities, Birmingham has lots of people new to the city at the same time. PingMee helps you meet people beyond your course and your flat.
Can people on PingMee see exactly where I am?
No. Nobody sees your exact location. PingMee only ever shows an approximate distance, and nothing private opens up until you both accept each other.
Is PingMee a dating app?
No. PingMee is for meeting people nearby, whatever you're looking for: new friends, a relationship or networking. You choose what you're open to.
Is PingMee free?
Yes. PingMee is free on iPhone and Android, with no subscription.
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