Shortest walk
Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre
Edgbaston and Hagley Road
around 7 minutes on foot to the university
Best for: the shortest walk to the venue and arriving by car
8.7/104,164 reviewsUpper mid-range
Hotels near
Hotels near the University of Birmingham
Hotels near the University of Birmingham compared on distance, rail access via University station and parking, for graduations, open days and visits.
Graduation weekends and open days concentrate demand into a handful of dates, and the campus is three miles south-west of the city centre in Edgbaston. Those two facts shape everything on this page.
Very few hotels sit next to the campus itself. The realistic choice is between the small number of Edgbaston and Selly Oak properties within a short distance, and the much larger city-centre stock connected by a direct train. The table below shows both, ordered by distance from the campus.
Editorial picks
Top picks
Each pick names the situation it suits. A hotel that is right for one trip is usually wrong for another.
Best with parking
The High Field Town House
Edgbaston and Hagley Road
around 35 minutes on foot to the university
Best for: arriving by car
8.9/10566 reviewsUpper mid-range
Best value here
Best Western Plough and Harrow Hotel
Edgbaston and Hagley Road
around 40 minutes on foot to the university
Best for: a quieter base outside the middle
7.1/101,590 reviewsLower mid-range
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Hotels near the University of Birmingham, closest first
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| Hotel | WalkStraight-line distance between coordinates, converted to an indicative walking time with an allowance for street routing. It is for comparing these hotels against each other, not a measured route. | Best for | ParkingWhat we could establish about parking. A blank means we did not establish it, not that there is none. | Price bandThe band this property normally sits in according to listing data. Not a live rate and not a quote for your dates. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre | 7 min walk0.25 miles | the shortest walk to the venue and arriving by car | Own car park | Upper mid-range |
 Peter Scott House | 10 min walk0.39 miles | arriving by car | Own car park | Mid-range |
 The High Field Town House | 35 min walk1.3 miles | arriving by car | Own car park, reported free | Upper mid-range |
| Premier Inn Birmingham Central (Hagley Road) | 40 min walk1.5 miles | arriving by car | Own car park, reported freeReported no charge | No price band listed |
 Best Western Plough and Harrow Hotel | 40 min walk1.5 miles | a quieter base outside the middle | Not established | Lower mid-range |
 Domo Boutique Hotel Birmingham | 40 min walk1.5 miles | a premium stay | Free on-street parking | Premium |
 Delta Hotels Birmingham | 40 min walk1.5 miles | a quieter base outside the middle | Not established | Mid-range |
 Park Regis Birmingham | 40 min walk1.6 miles | a quieter base outside the middle | Nearby parking, not the hotel's own | Mid-range |
| Travelodge Birmingham Central Broadway Plaza | 45 min walk1.6 miles | a quieter base outside the middle | Uses the Broadway Plaza garage | No price band listed |
 Old Farm Hotel | 45 min walk1.7 miles | a quieter base outside the middle | Not established | Mid-range |
Distances are straight-line, calculated from each property's own coordinates. Walking times are derived from those distances with an allowance for street routing, so treat them as indicative for comparing hotels against each other rather than as measured route times.
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Practical details checked: September 2026
Where they are
How the hotels sit around the University of Birmingham
The universityHotels on this pageRailway stations
Roads, canals, parks and stations are drawn from OpenStreetMap. Hotels are plotted from their own coordinates.
Getting to campus
The university has its own railway station, called University, on the Cross-City Line from Birmingham New Street. The main campus is around a five minute walk from the platform. That is the single most useful fact for booking: a hotel near New Street is a direct train and a short walk from the campus, with no changes.
For a graduation with an inflexible ceremony time and formal clothes, the short walk from a nearby hotel is worth more than usual. For an open day with a flexible start, the city centre gives you a better evening and a wider choice of rooms.
Parking on graduation days
Campus parking is limited and comes under real pressure on ceremony days, when several thousand extra visitors arrive within the same couple of hours. Check what the university itself publishes for your specific date rather than relying on a general assumption.
If you are driving, the low-friction pattern is a hotel with its own car park and the Cross-City Line into University station, which sidesteps the campus car parks completely.
Who should stay where
- Shortest walk
- Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre. Around 7 minutes on foot to the University of Birmingham.
- Best if you are driving
- The High Field Town House. Own car park, reported free. Guests report free parking, with a digital entry code.
- Best if you arrive by train
- Park Regis Birmingham. Around 20 minutes on foot from New Street.
- Best value in this group
- Best Western Plough and Harrow Hotel. Sits in the lower mid-range band with a review score of 7.1 from 1,590 reviews.
Common questions
Which hotels are closest to the University of Birmingham?
Only a small number of properties sit within a short distance of the campus, and they appear at the top of the table. Beyond those you are into Edgbaston and then the city centre, which is where most visitors end up staying.
Is there a train to the University of Birmingham?
Yes. University station is on the Cross-City Line from Birmingham New Street, and the main campus is about a five minute walk from the platform. It is the simplest way in from a city-centre hotel.
Where should I stay for a graduation ceremony?
If the ceremony time is early or the party is large, the handful of hotels near the campus save a lot of coordination. Otherwise the city centre plus the Cross-City Line works well and gives you far more choice, especially when campus-adjacent rooms sell out months ahead.
How far is the Queen Elizabeth Hospital from the campus?
The QE sits immediately beside the university and is served by the same station, so a hotel chosen for one works for the other. Our hospital page covers that trip in more detail.
When do hotels near the university sell out?
Graduation weeks are the pinch point, and the small local supply goes early. If your date is fixed and known months ahead, book the nearby options as soon as you have it, and treat the city centre as the fallback rather than the other way round.
