Birmingham Heritage: Exploring Industrial Pioneers and Georgian Architecture on a Walking Tour

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: 24 hours
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…

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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Joseph_b
Dec 14, 2024
A great walk - Excellent walk Michael our guide was brilliant very knowledgeable and witty, Birmingham has a great short history
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Ruthg113
Nov 16, 2024
Great tour - Jonathan was a suberb tour guide, very knowledgable. Really enjoyed the walking tour, beautiful city, really interesting history. Delivered at a decent pace. Would recommend.
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598pennin
Nov 12, 2024
A great walking tour that brought Birmingham to life. Fun, informative and accessible. - Jonathan’s tour was fun, really informative and just the right length. We learnt all sorts of interesting facts and would absolutely recommend it to others. The audio system he used was very helpful when we were walking through noisy areas, as we could all hear his commentary on headphones.
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Lorraine_d
Nov 5, 2024
Brought the history of Birmingham to life. - Friendly guide full of amusing stories. Good value for money. Brought the history of Birmingham to life!
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N6653tlanam
Oct 7, 2024
Informative and absolutely fun tour - We absolutely enjoyed this tour on a rainy day! Our guide Jonathan had a great interaction with everyone in the group and he managed to combine a couple of centuries of history into an exciting narrative! He is also knowledgeable in terms of street art and overall a great story teller! We had a great time and got introduced to Brummie in the best possible way :) Would definitely recommend!
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Louiseuk2017
Sep 22, 2024
Secret Canal /Jewellery Quarter Walking Tour - I went on The Secret Canal /Jewellery Quarter Walking Tour, as part of the Heritage Weekend on Sunday 15th September, eventhough it is a regular walking tour for this company. Johnathan Berg led the tour, and although it rained, his enthusiasm and knowledge for the subject shone through! He was engaging, amusing, and full of anecdotes, and I would highly recommend this 2 hour tour.
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Mel1st
Sep 19, 2024
Fun, informative and interesting - As a local I was amazed to find out so much more about Birmingham. Brilliantly guided, perfect level of information and lots of fun!
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Gibswong
Sep 17, 2024
A great and enjoyable way to learn about Birmingham. - My family of four took this tour on 14 September with Jonathan Berg as our Tour Guide. Rather than just being about Canals and Victorians in covered a whole range of issues which have shaped Birmingham over the last 250 years. Birmingham is a large city with large areas being redeveloped. As such it is difficult to get to know. Jonathan's humorous, exceptionally knowledgeable talk provided a great introduction to the City. This covered: - Its history of industrialisation and deindustrailisation. - The impact of its Canals. - How the urban problems of the 1800s were solved. - Many of the most significant buildings and examples of its street art. The commentary provided through wireless headsets was great at allowing one to hear Jonathan clearly regardless of background noise. Also (a) one could walk some distance from him to get a different view; and, (b) at one point he took us into a University Reading Room where the headsets allowed him to talk to us without disturbing the people in the room. Overall a great introduction to the City.
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G2764oejanef
Aug 29, 2024
Tour of Victorians, Canals and today's city of Birmingham - The tour more than lived up to expectations and we will be using the tour for our Livery weekend away. Thanks Jonathan! Great photo and sooo much information
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Lindygr47
Aug 29, 2024
Brings Birmingham to life - Such an interesting and informative tour. Jonathan is an enthusiastic and informative guide, full of fun and able to tell relevant stories to truly bring the history of this fascinating city to life. Lots of jokes and laughs, and a free guidebook at the end. Thoroughly recommended for all ages
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