Birmingham City Centre Daily Walking Tour (10:30am & 2pm)
Description
See Birmingham through a true Brummie’s eyes on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Immerse yourself in the city's sights and sounds as you journey through centuries of our history, uncovering the truth of the city of a thousand trades. During the tour, you’ll discover roots of Norman nobility to titans of the Industrial Revolution, charting Birmingham's path as a city of innovation to its place today as the UK’s second-largest city. See key historic sights like Birmingham Cathedral, Chamberlain Square and the canals, while uncovering the stories and people behind them. You’ll also gain real insight into life in Birmingham today, with every guide bringing their own stories of the city.
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Itinerary
An introduction to the tour by your local guide into Birmingham's history, in the shadow of Birmingham Cathedral
Built during the industrial revolution, discover St Philip's Cathedral, one of the smallest cathedrals in Britain
Take a step back into the 1800's and explore Victorian Birmingham at Victoria Square.
Built to symbolise the status of Birmingham's growth, marvel at the Town Hall. From Charles Dickens, to Emmeline Pankhurst and even the likes of Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles - some of the world's most famous have walked through these doors!
See the beautiful Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery building and learn about the different artists to come from Birmingham
Discover Birmingham's crucial role in both of the World Wars, and the sacrifices made by its people for the good of the country
From old to new, discover our modern city, architecture and life in Birmingham today
See the Hall of Memory, memorialising those who have given their lives for Birmingham and Britain
See Baskerville House and learn all about John Baskerville!
Our very own walk of fame!
Take a relaxing walk alongside one of Birmingham's iconic industrial canals
Finish up where old and new are perfectly combined, and marvel at the Neo Gothic exterior of this contemporary art gallery
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(300)
Had a great time on my tour with Pete! A true Brummie, who showed us the highlights of Birmingham and gave us so many interesting stories and history!
This was easy walking, and ideal for a visitor to Birmingham who wants to learn about the City. Our superb guide was Radek, who was very informative.
Many thanks to Radek, brilliant guide. Very enthusiastic, and very informative. We really enjoyed this tour. He's passionate about his role as tour guide. Thoroughly recommend.
Hannah was an amazing guide. She knew so many things about the city and she was very funny while explaining them. Would definitely recommend!
The starting point was quite crowded, so I appreciated the guide’s bright orange coat! The tour was well paced, and there were enough stops to give our feet some rests along the way . I learned lots about Birmingham’s history and architecture. It was good to finish the tour right outside a pub/cafe!
We had a lovely tour of the city centre. Alex our guide was full of information and enthusiastic.
Great guide to the centre of Birmingham - interesting history of the 3 main squares and bits in between. Lovely guide who knew her history. Definitely recommend to get your bearings of the city centre and some facts along the way.
Alex provided a very interesting, informative and amusing tour. She was very friendly, talkative, but professional. The tour was about the right length and distance to ensure that everyone stayed engaged. Highly recommended.
Nice tour, our guide knew a lot about the history of the city.
Birmingham is a beautiful city, but the guide was unsatisfactory, at least for me. She spoke too quickly and fast. In the presence of non-English speaking tourists, she should have been more attentive and spoken more slowly.
Hi Paola, I am so sorry that you didn't enjoy the tour with our guide, and we will ensure all guides are aware of the need for slow and careful language for visitors who do not speak English as their first language. We do advertise the tour as being only given in English. We can only apologise and hope that you still enjoyed your time in Birmingham!
