The Anchor Digbeth
📍 1.0 miles from St Andrew's Stadium
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
The Anchor Digbeth is a renowned real ale venue located approximately a 20–25 minute walk from St Andrew's Stadium, making it a convenient stop for both home and away supporters. The pub is known for its extensive selection of real ales and craft beers, including offerings from local breweries such as Birmingham Brewing Co. and Attic Brew Co. It has historically welcomed away fans, with patrons noting its suitability for away supporters on matchdays. The venue also screens live football, rugby, and Irish sports, providing a vibrant atmosphere for fans to enjoy pre- and post-match. Additionally, The Anchor serves food, enhancing the matchday experience for visitors.
Recent Fan Reviews
A mighty place. The Guinness is treated with genuine reverence by both the owners and staff, who are also some of the best humans you’ll ever meet. There is a serious risk you’ll get swept up in the craic or feel so at home you forget you only popped in for one. The pub itself is a beautiful building, renovated with real attention to its history after being taken over in mid-2025 by the new owner, while also adding a few features of their own that will no doubt go down in history. Look up when you’re in the back room to spot one, and if you’re a stand to pee kinda person, you get to make small but meaningful contribution to world peace in the gents thanks to another. In all honesty, you’d be an eejit not to stop in for a bowl of stew and a creamy pint of Guinness. Then, when the craic won’t release you until the bell, grab a cob that makes other pub cobs wish they’d chosen a different career path. Creamy pints. Cultured cobs. Fierce craic.
Have frequented this proper pub on many occasions and often take out of town guests here. They serve lots of local beer which is fantastic eg Attic and Birmingham Brewing Company. The pub has regular events. Music. Quizzes. LGBT friendly. Very much enjoy it’s a football free zone also. Has a pool table, courtyard garden, benches outdoor which get the afternoon sun and many books you can hide away with friends for a drink. A must visit for Digbeth
No cobs. They advertise as always available. Saturday lunchtime packed with home football fans but just two people serving. ps £4,95 for the cob. I’ll never know if it was worth it
Cute pub, just a short walk from The Bullring. Friendly staff, good cocktails, and really fun bar trivia night on Thursdays. They have outdoor seating, a pool table, and some rooms that are more private away from the bar area. There is no kitchen though, so no real food (only small snack bags for purchase).
Great old Victorian pub with many original parts . Very good beer choices & a friendly barman . Very handy for Digbeth coach station & the Institute.