Discovering Birmingham Afternoon Walking Tour

Highlights

  • Get your bearings in Birmingham by exploring on foot on this walking tour

  • An expert local guide provides commentary

  • Personal headphones are available to hear your guide more clearly

  • Suitable for first-time visitors and Birmingham residents alike

Summary

Get your bearings in Birmingham by exploring on foot on this walking tour

Tour info

Duration
2 hours
Group Size
Pricing (From)
Commentary
Meeting Point
Dropoff location

Why take this tour?

See the best of Birmingham with a local guide by your side with this walking tour of the city. Visit Centenary Square, the old Jewellery Quarter, St. Chad's Cathedral, and Victoria Square, with plenty of time to admire the city’s Georgian architecture and learn about its history from your local guide.

What’s included?

  • Local guide

  • We loan an audio receiver so you can hear the guides talking even from a distance.

  • There are no entry tickets required for this tour.

Things to know

Before you book

  • Duration: 2h

  • Mobile tickets accepted

  • Instant confirmation

Covid Policy

  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff

Our live audio system allows a social distance of at least 2m between individuals. In fact you can be much further away if you wish. If you do not bring your own earphones with a 3.5mm jack we provide a new pair that you keep at the end. Routes selected to keep away from crowded areas of the city.

Cancellation Policy

    For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

Operated by:

Positively Birmingham Walking Tours

About operator:

Guided walks at 13.30 0n Saturdays/Sundays/Thurdays and selected Tuesdays/Wednesdays throughout the year. Private tours can also be booked - see website. Four tours to choose from: No. 1 explores canals, public art and role of industrial and municipal pioneers of Georgian and Victorian times. No. 2 Museum and Art Gallery to Bull Ring including city squares, Grand Central, Bull Ring, St Martins, St Philips and Art Gallery and life and work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. No. 3 From Centenary Sq to Jewellery Quarter and back with amazing hidden canal walk. Tour 4- Round and about Centenary Square is shorter and a great intro to the city. Friendly and interactive experience with participants often comprising equal numbers of local people and visitors enjoying each others company. Tours give the historical context of today's city and new developments are explained. Tours may use live audio units and this can make a real difference to the tour experience. Private tours - details on website.

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