'''Moseley''' is in Birmingham. England
Get in
Take the number 50 bus from the city centre - it goes straight down Moseley Road (A435) to Moseley village. The journey takes about 15 minutes.
Alternatively, take the number 1 or 35 buses which stop by Cannon Hill Park Gooch Street
See
Much of Moseley Village dates from Victorian times and is a conservation area. There is also a dovecote which pre-dates this at Moseley Hall hospital, on Alcester Road. It is occasionaly open to the public on certain Sundays during the year.
Do
Share a hookah pipe with some friends at the Labouche [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheesha Sheesha] lounge, on Alcester Road in Moseley village. Unfortunately you'll only be smoking scented-tobacco, which is cooled through water. Most of Labouche's customers on Friday and Saturday nights are drinkers chilling-out before returning home.
Take a walk around Cannon Hill Park, on the Moseley/Edgbaston border (just head down Salisbury Road from the centre of Moseley Village). The park has a boating lake and is home to the [http://www.macarts.co.uk/ Midlands Arts Centre]. This has a theatre, an 'art-house' cinema and year-round exhibitions.
Go skateboarding or BMX-ing at the [http://www.epicskateparks.com/directions.asp Epic Skate Park] on Alcester Road. This venue also occasionally hosts live music.
Buy
'''The Zen''' head-shop on St Mary's Row sells all the 'hippie-shit' that you'd expect to find in Amsterdam.
'''Pottery and Pieces''' on St Mary's Row always has something interesting - pottery, prints, jewellery, and lots of other stuff.
'''Woodbridge Gallery''' on Woodbridge Road is a small gallery in a someone's back-yard! It's only open for specific exhibitions which last a few days at a time. These usually display work by local artists. There is no admission charge.
'''Moseley Arts Market''' 4th Saturday of the month, March - December. Specialist arts and crafts from the best local designer/makers and artisans
There is also a second-hand clothes shop on St Mary's Row which only sells designer labels. You can usually get one or two bargains.
Eat
'''Sabai Sabai''' on Woodbridge Road. Thai cuisine.
'''Kabbabish''' on Woodbridge Road. An up-market Balti House.
'''K2''' on Alcester Road. A so-so Indian restaurant.
'''Bistro Lyonnais''' on St Mary's Row. The only French restaurant in the area.
'''Jade''' on St Mary's Row. A mid-price Chinese restaurant.
Drink
'''The Patrick Kavanagh''', a 20-somethings pub named after the Irish poet.
'''The Prince of Wales''', a traditional English pub recently bought out by La Plancha.
'''The Cross''' wine bar and pavement cafe.
'''The Bull's Head''', which has an affiliation with The Custard Factory in the city centre.
'''La Plancha''', a tapas bar opened in 2005.
Sleep
'''Gables Hotel'''<BR>
43 Oxford Road, Birmingham, B13 9ER<BR>
Telephone: 0121 449 1146
'''Oxford Hotel'''<BR>
21 Oxford Road, Birmingham, B13 9EH<BR>
Tel: 0121 449 3298
'''Wake Green Lodge Hotel'''<BR>
20 Wake Green Road, Birmingham, B13 9E<BR>
Tel: 0121 449 4499
All these hotels are mid-priced and provide easy access to the centre of Moseley Village.
Contact
Free internet access is available at King's Heath and Balsall Heath public libraries. Both are on the A435, one is about a mile south of Moseley, the other is about a mile north.
The Labouche Sheesha lounge, on Alcester Road, provides reasonably cheap internet acces in the centre of Moseley Village.