Museum · Birmingham · West Midlands

Back To Backs

Back To Backs is a last surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, now operated as a museum. It is protected as a Grade II listed building. Look also at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, 800 m away, first of 74 more within 15 km.

Photo: Back To Backs, User Oosoom on en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Birmingham

inside the built-up area

Run by

National Trust

a national heritage body

How well known

Top 19%

#1,601 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–22°C

In brief

Museum in Birmingham

Inside Birmingham

Back To Backs is inside Birmingham’s built-up area, with 36 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Cared for by the National Trust

One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓

Grade II listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Birmingham has 1,410 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The climate through the year

Aim for June to September, when Birmingham reaches 19–22°C.

Jan7° / 2°68 mm

Feb8° / 2°52 mm

Mar10° / 3°50 mm

Apr14° / 5°53 mm

May17° / 7°59 mm

Jun20° / 10°70 mm

Jul22° / 12°62 mm

Aug21° / 12°66 mm

Sep19° / 10°61 mm

Oct14° / 7°75 mm

Nov10° / 4°75 mm

Dec8° / 2°75 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Birmingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Birmingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Birmingham’s full climate →

About

Back To Backs

The site is kept up by the National Trust. Its Wikipedia coverage spans 3 languages.

Birmingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Museum
Run by: National Trust
Listed: Grade II listed building
Wikipedias: Covered in 3 languages
Town: in Birmingham
Official site: nationaltrust.org.uk/birmingham-back-to-backs

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Useful details

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Back To Backs and what surrounds it

The numbers show what else is near Back To Backs, in the order listed below.

Towns near it

Where people come from

Each town here links to its own guide.

1 · It’s in town

Birmingham

1,121,367 people · 61 places to visit

2 · 3.9 km west of it

Smethwick

56,343 people · 42 places to visit

Compare the 2 towns

Town	Where Back To Backs is	People	Places to visit
Birmingham	It’s in town	1,121,367	61
Smethwick	3.9 km west of it	56,343	42

Make a day of it

After Back To Backs

Within 15 km are 74 places, among them 5 museums and 3 cathedrals.

Big drawMuseumBirmingham Museum & Art Gallery800 m away · 856K visitors a year 2

CathedralSt Philip's Cathedral800 m away 3

CathedralSt Chad's Cathedral1.2 km away 4

MuseumThinktank Birmingham Science Museum1.2 km away 5

MuseumThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts3.4 km away 6

MuseumAston Hall3.7 km away 7

MuseumSoho House Museum3.3 km away 8

CathedralBirmingham Orthodox Cathedral1.5 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Back To Backs

Where is Back To Backs?

Back To Backs is in Birmingham, West Midlands, inside the town’s built-up area.

What is Back To Backs?

Last surviving court of back-to-back houses in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom, now operated as a museum.

Who runs Back To Backs?

National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.

When is the best time to visit Back To Backs?

June to September are the warmest months in Birmingham, with afternoon highs of 19–22°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Back To Backs a listed building?

Yes: Grade II listed building.

What else is there to see near Back To Backs?

Within 15 km: Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (800 m), St Philip's Cathedral (800 m), St Chad's Cathedral (1.2 km) and Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum (1.2 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Back To Backs: User Oosoom on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery: David Stowell, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Philip's Cathedral: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Chad's Cathedral: G-Man at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum: Amandachan1106, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
The Barber Institute of Fine Arts: GavinWarrins, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Aston Hall: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Soho House Museum: Wehwalt, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Birmingham Orthodox Cathedral: Original uploader was Oosoom at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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