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Birmingham Heritage: Exploring Industrial Pioneers and Georgian Architecture on a Walking Tour
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301 Ratings
West Midlands
Discover the rich industrial history and stunning Georgian architecture of Birmingham on a walking tour starting at the Library of Birmingham. Learn about the city's pioneers, Victorian heritage, and future developments while supporting a local charity.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Library of Birmingham - We start and finish at this amazing new liibrary that is one of the major tourist attractions of Birmingham
What's Included
- Live audio system for clear tour guidance.
- Complimentary receiver loan for each guest to hear the guide.
- Guests should bring earphones with a 3.5mm socket.
- New earphones provided if needed.
What's Not Included
- This tour may use an audio system - but not always.
Additional Information
Kick off and conclude your walkabout of Birmingham at the city’s Library, located in Centenary Square. This excursion takes you through the city’s canals, introduces you to the Georgian industrial pioneers, tours you around our Victorian legacies, and showcases more modern architectural marvels. Updated developments happening right under our noses are elucidated, and the future path of Birmingham is speculated. The journey takes inspiration from the book ‘Positively Birmingham’, which can be procured from the Library shop at a discounted price of £12 (usually £20) after the tour.
This 2-hour walking tour that loops back in the Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square is an exceptional way to acquaint oneself with the city, raising curiosity in both local denizens and visitors equally. Our work aids the charity Sifa Fireside that provides solutions for acute and chronic homeless problems in Birmingham. A minimum of 10% of all ticket revenue is channeled into their efforts, as clearly communicated on our website.
- Our route can be accessible for wheelchairs but we do need to modify the route and would appreciate an email from you if you intend to bring a wheelchair. Our Access Policy is clearly stated on the Positively Birmingham Walking Tours website.
Location
Library of Birmingham
Centenary Square
We start and end at the main entrance of the Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square, B1 2EA
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(301 Ratings)
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Karen_b
May 12, 2024
Great tour! - Great tour. Super knowledgeable and personable guide. Fascinating insight into the development of Birmingham over the last 45 years from his personal experience and before that too. Good pace too, no dawdling about, saw loads. Lots of ideas and recommendations. Highlight of our weekend in Birmingham. Great!
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Gardeninggreta
May 12, 2024
Great Tour - thankyou - We had such a great afternoon. Informative, interesting, and fun. We may not have walked as many steps as we thought we had - but our brains got a fantastic workout! Thank you Jonathon for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm for this under-celebrated city. And thanks for my Acme Thunderer that brought back so many memories of my early days as a PE teacher. As all good refs know: it's not only the volume of the AT, but the authority with which it is blown that ensures behaviour on the pitch!
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Loris_bsk
Mar 26, 2024
Engaging tour, easy to follow also for a foreigner - Jonathan is a very good guide, passionate, and very knowledgeable. I was a bit worried about understanding everything, but in the end, it was not a problem.
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Duncan
Mar 24, 2024
Great intro to Birmingham - Great tour. Jonathan was energetic, knowledgable, and funny. Sound system worked very well for a tour of 18 people. Nice walking tour on a brisk day.
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Travelmommynyc
Mar 23, 2024
Great tour - Johnathan was a fantastic tour guide. Very knowledgeable and fun. Tour hit great highlights of Birmingham. Would definitely recommend.
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Z2753qfkellyb
Mar 13, 2024
Heartily recommend these walks. - I am a born and bred Brummie and found this absolutely fascinating! Our guide was hilarious, good natured and clearly had a wealth of knowledge to impart. I had an overseas guest with me and thought it would be fun to be a tourist in my own city - and it was!
Loved the plug in headphones that meant you could walk 20 paces behind and still hear what was being said. Learned some truly wonderful nuggets about Birmingham, which left me feeling nothing but pride for a city which is so often put down.
Heartily recommend these walks, not least for the amount of money they donate to the homeless in Birmingham. Bravo - keep up the great work!!
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F1818ehangelaf
Mar 2, 2024
Great insight into the city of Birmingham - Michael helped us to see so much more in the architecture and history of the buildings of the city than we could ever see on our own.
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Sylviaedi
Feb 26, 2024
Great - go for it! - I loved the tour, so informative, such a great overview (I didn't have much time) and still some good recommendations to see additional art, where to have lunch etc.
Thank you, Jonathan.
PS
The only bit you could improve is to tell participants when booking (not when confirming on the day!) that they should bring their headphones ;-)
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Edmondc704
Feb 11, 2024
An informative and fascinating walk! - A very knowledgeable guide who explained the architectural history behind some of Birmingham’s iconic buildings very well. Covered the city’s industrial past too. A good two hours exploring and learning, felt like money well spent!
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Amanda_b
May 7, 2024
Definitely worth the tour of Birmingham - Michael our guide was amazing. So knowledgeable. Really enjoyed the walking tour. So lovely to learn about the history of Birmingham
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