England · WALKING TOURS IN BIRMINGHAM
Good walking tours in Birmingham fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 10 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Explore Birmingham’s canals, Victorian landmarks, modern architecture, and city stories on a lively two-hour guided walk.
“Jonathan was an excellent guide, very informative and entertaining. A thoroughly enjoyable couple of hours. We’ve visited Birmingham many times but on this tour we learned so much about its history. Highly recommend”
Review of Birmingham’s two-hour walking tour to the Jewellery Quarter, with canal paths, cathedrals, city squares, local stories, and practical tips.
“Our guide (Jonathan Berg) was knowledgeable and friendly, and whilst I live in Birmingham and have been in some of the places we visited, it was really interesting to hear the history of it and have some of the dots joined up. A lot of new developments are happening in the city, and it was good to see these too and to have hidden gems pointed out, like what is inside the new sphere in one of the locations in the Jewellery Quarter. I also went along parts of the canal and crossed a bridge I have never been on, in the 47 years that I have been in Brum!…”
Explore Birmingham’s real slogging gangs with Edward Shelby, historic pubs, city stories, and Peaky Blinders connections on a two-hour walk.
“A unique Birmingham experience. Edward was easy to listen to and had so many unique stories. Definitely off the beaten track and some vintage pubs along the way.”
Review of Birmingham’s 90-minute city-centre walking tour, covering landmark buildings, canals, local history, guides, value, and practical tips.
“The trip was amazing. The guide man was really nice. We have a great time. We really recommend this walking tour.”
Explore Birmingham’s gang history, Peaky Blinders myths, canals, pubs, and social history on a lively three-hour evening walking tour.
“Good times with the good old Edward, learned and drank a good bunch of stuff. I recommend strongly if you wanna share good beers and talks with a direct cousin of Tommy Shelby!”
Explore Birmingham’s Black heritage on a small-group walking tour through Handsworth, with local stories, music, architecture, and Madiba links.
“What an amazing experience my partner and I had on this tour. My partner grew up in Birmingham but rediscovered this treasure hidden in plain site. We learnt the history that isn't spoken about that created what we know today as modern Birmingham. An abosuletely must do tour!!”
Explore Birmingham by canal, cathedral, markets, Chinatown, and the Gay Village with this flexible, low-cost audio walking tour.
“As requested, I signed up for the Exploro App which is necessary to gain access to this activity. I created an account. You could not access this activity directly through the app. I was required to enter a very convoluted link through the Google browser which created an error message. After multiple attempts and 60 minutes I gave up on this activity and arranged my own self-guided walking tour of Birmingham which worked out just fine. The AUD18 spent on paying for the tour was completely wasted.”
Explore Birmingham’s gallows, ghosts, gangs, and grim secrets on a private 90-minute city-centre walking tour.
“As a family of three, we did the later Halloween Gallows and Ghosts tour of Birmingham. We had a lot of fun hearing about all of the stories and seeing the sites of gangs, criminals and deaths around the city centre. I'm local, and a lot of this was even new to me. Hannah the guide was very friendly, knowledgeable and happy to answer questions. So all-in-all we had a great time, and I would definitely recommend.”
Explore Birmingham’s key landmarks on a private two-hour walking tour with local stories, flexible pacing, and a guide for your group only.
“OK - I'm sure Birmingham should be more interesting than this but sadly rather dull. Didn't really capture our imagination in the way other tours and tour guides have done. Guide (John?) was pleasant but never really engaging...”
Review of Birmingham’s private Jewellery Quarter walk, with Coffin Works, St. Paul’s Church, city landmarks, pricing, timing, and practical tips.
“Vicky our tour guide was absolutely brilliant. Her depth of knowledge was incredible and she really brought our tour of the Jewellery Quarter to life. She could talk about every aspect of the history of the area. Fascinating!”
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