Discovering Birmingham – A Walking Tour with a Twist

A great introduction to the modern city. Guides are local people with a wealth of knowledge, delivering informative and fun tours of the city.

The detail:

Join us for a lively, fast-paced stroll through Birmingham’s past, present and future. Hear how the city sprang up above the River Rea, and how its early metalworking skills helped spark the Industrial Revolution.

We’ll chat about how Joseph Chamberlain tackled the chaos of Victorian Birmingham, and see how the old Georgian canals—once the city’s industrial motorways—are now all about cafes, culture and canalside selfies. Speaking of which, we’ll stop at the filming location for The Immortal Man, the latest Peaky Blinders production.

Along the way we’ll also ask: are we getting today’s city right? With new Build to Rent towers rising fast, are we building a legacy—or a headache—for future Brummies?

To round things off, every household gets a free copy of our guide Jonathan Berg's new book Discovering Birmingham— as a thank you for joining the adventure.

Tours start/finish: Library of Birmingham entrance, Centenary Square, B1 2ND

An eTicket: Sent to you sometime after your automated booking receipt with joining instructions. You do not need to print it off. If you are booking close to the start time just come to the meeting point for the tour start time.

Live Audio:  We pioneered the use of live audio in Birmingham which also enables social distancing-plus and you can still hear the guide clearly wherever you are. 

Earphones: Please try and bring your own (old style 3.5mm jack) or we provide a new pair which you keep at the end (donation to our charity appreciated at tour end).

Take home momento: For a donation to our charity we provide a copy of Discovering Birmingham, a photographic journey to the city written by us.

Sifa Fireside: We donate part of our turnover and donations at the end of the tour to Sifa Fireside, a well known Birmingham charity which works on issues of homelessness in our city.