Holloway Circus

Oh dear. Lots of misnomers already — this is not a «circus», nor is it really a park, but it’s the closest category I could find. What we have here is a small square with a few benches and a small patch of grass, some shrubbery and a large Chinese statue, possibly the only nice thing about it. This «square» (let’s call it that for now) is surrounded by dual carriageways so is only approachable by underpasses that would only be considered safe by the criminally insane or the foolhardy.
The only time I’ve found a practical use for this part of Birmingham is that it’s somewhere to sit down for a sly smoke en route to or from the nearby O2 Academy. In the summer, it’s infested with rats. I feel a little bad about giving it a one star review as the statue in the middle is really quite nice but what should be done with the statue is that it should be moved elsewhere. Really, if you’re tempted to sit here for five minutes, you’d be much better off walking fifteen minutes up the road to the nearby Victoria Square.