England · WALKING TOURS IN BIRMINGHAM
The 7 walking tours in Birmingham below are the ones to put on a first English itinerary, each with what it costs, how long it takes and who it suits. Start at the top.
Review of Birmingham’s 2-hour walking tour covering canals, Victorian landmarks, modern architecture, guides, value, and practical tips.
“The whole walking tour was fantastic. Really interesting hearing about the history of Birmingham. Best bit was the cathedral.”
Explore Birmingham on foot, from Centenary Square through the Jewellery Quarter, with local stories, canal paths, cathedrals, and city history.
“Jonathan was a great guide. Lots of funny stories and you can tell he is very knowledgeable with the city. He even gave everyone on the tour one of his books! Very nice touch!”
Review of Birmingham’s Slogging Gangs Walking Tour with Edward Shelby, including stops, pub visit, value, walking demands, and booking advice.
“Edward, the host, was very knowledgeable. Provided historical and present facts about Birmingham in a fun and creative way.”
Review of Birmingham’s 90-minute city walking tour, covering landmarks, canals, local stories, guides, price, pace, and practical tips.
“My son (10) and I had a wonderful time listening to the guide in this amazing tour of the city of Birmingham! What a lovely way to learn about the city’s history! The guide was local and she was very knowledgeable! We loved her passion and we recommend it very much!”
Explore Birmingham’s gang history, Peaky Blinders myths, canals, pubs, and social history on a lively three-hour evening walk.
“What a great night. "Edward" was engaging in his Peaky Blinders role play and showed us some great pubs and sites we would never have found on our own. He pitched the tone to match the group's interests with just enough Peaky Blinders and other aspects of Birmingham's social history.”
Explore Birmingham’s Black heritage on a small-group walk through Soho House, Handsworth Park, music, migration, and Mandela’s local connections.
“Our tour guide, Marcia was well versed and knowledgeable about Black History in Birmingham and showed us local sights while giving us plenty of background to understand what we were seeing and how it fit with Black Heritage. She is a product of that history and you can tell how important it is to her. This tour gives a great overview and a lot of information was packed into the well paced 2.5 hours but there is so much more to see and learn. The value truly exceeded the price and my expectations. I would return to take other tours with Marcia. A highlight of my trip to Birmingham.”
Explore Birmingham’s canals, civic squares, cathedral, Bullring, Chinatown, and Gay Village with this low-cost audio walking tour.
“We were completely confused by the instructions that we received we wandered around trying to find this address quoted on your form but nobody knew it until we by chance found it after about an hour of looking. It was far too late then to even start this tour which we were very disappointed about The system that this operates on was not explained at all well so we got nothing out of this experience at all”
