Historical Tours
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Positively Birmingham Walking Tours
Positively Birmingham Walking Tours
Positively Birmingham Walking Tours
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City ToursCultural ToursHistorical & Heritage ToursWalking ToursSightseeing Tours
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
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Guided public walks on Saturdays/Sundays and selected weekdays throughout the year. Private tours can also be booked - see website. Four tours to choose from: No. 1 explores canals, public art and role of industrial and municipal pioneers of Georgian and Victorian times. No. 2 Museum and Art Gallery to Bull Ring including city squares, Grand Central, Bull Ring, St Martins, St Philips and Art Gallery and life and work of Sir Edward Burne-Jones. No. 3 From Centenary Sq to Jewellery Quarter and back with amazing hidden canal walk. 'Birmingham's artsy bits' is a fun tour introducing the city through public art on the streets. Friendly and interactive experience with participants often comprising equal numbers of local people and visitors enjoying each others company. Tours give the historical context of today's city and new developments are explained. Tours may use live audio units and this can make a real difference to the tour experience. Private tours - details on website.
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Historical Tours
2 hours
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City Tours
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Historical Tours
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Jess M
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Nov 2023 • Friends
I went on the Digbeth/ Pubic and Street Art/ Peaky Blinders walking tour last week with some friends from Germany. Jonathan is super knowledgeable about history and modern contexts of the various elements and really bought everything to life with great humour and fun! Having the headphones to be able to hear him even with some distance separation and/ or in crowded places was a great touch though the equipment range I’d say might be about 100 yards. I’d definitely recommend the tour- my friends and I had a great time- but please note that the pace is quite quick with quite a lot of ground covered and info to absorb in 2 hours- I usually walk minimum 10000 steps per day for context. I’m looking forward to getting Jonathan’s recently released book ‘Birmingham Public Art’ to learn more- it looks great!
Written 25 November 2023
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Hi - Yes, Jonathan does run a fast paced tour. The Digbeth one is the longest of our routes - due to HS2 works. We do however try and temper our pace and overall distance depending on our guests on the day.
Yes, the new book, Birmingham's Public Art is a great book to buy after the tour. Street Art of Digbeth is included in a big way.
Written 26 November 2023
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james d
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Nov 2023 • Friends
Fascinating tour. Expertly and interestingly led by Jonathan. Probably more street art focussed than Peaky Blinders but that suited me personally. Highly recommend
Written 24 November 2023
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Hi - Thanks we love getting feedback in our tours - it helps us so much as we take them forward.
On our Digbeth tour we look at 3 elements - origination of Brum, Public art - especially street Art and Peaky Blinders and media.
On your tour people not that interested in Peaky Blinders - so street Art took centre stage. On other tours - especially with German guests who come especially for Peaky B's we turn the content up a few notches!
It Digbeth tour starts again in Jan 2024 - see Positively Birmingham website for details.
Written 25 November 2023
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Vacation44757010869
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Nov 2023 • Solo
This was a very interesting tour exploring the history and development of Birmingham through exploring the different areas, buildings and building styles. Will defenitely recommend these walking tours as the detail, context and info shared you will not get by merely exploring on your own with a city map. I also did the Digbey street art tour and the combination of the tours really gave a nice overview of the town from two very different perspectives, and uniquely highlighting the city's diversity.
Written 22 November 2023
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PositivelyBrum
Thanks - great to have you along and doing the Saturday morning tour of Digbeth and then the Saturday afternoon City Squares and Canals is more and more common among our guests.
You can see details of all our tours on the Positively Birmingham walking tour website.
Written 23 November 2023
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Vacation44757010869
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Nov 2023 • Solo
I really enjoyed this tour. It was a type of tour and in an area that I would not typically do, and found it very interesting and enjoyable and discovered an area that I would not have seen if I just followed the typical recommendations. The guide is very knowledgeable and passionate about the area and the public street art and artists which contributed to the outcomes of the tour. I lalso did the other tour of the city and combined it provided a very good overview of the city. Will definitely recommend these walking tours of Birmingham.
Written 22 November 2023
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Thanks for feeding back. Yes, the Digbeth and Deritend area of the city has so much to see but it is a very different experience than the more touristy parts (if there are such a thing in Birmingham) of the city.
Your tour guide, Jonathan Berg has just had the book: Birmingham's Public Art published - it includes a lot of the street art that you saw on the walk.
Do look on the Positively Birmingham website for a list of all our upcoming tours.
Written 24 November 2023
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SUE S
Stockport, UK8 contributions
Nov 2023 • Friends
We had a great tour, Michael was very friendly and informative. We saw loads of stuff we would never have found on our own.
Highly recommend
Highly recommend
Written 20 November 2023
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Great you enjoyed it. Michael is a great guide and his knowledge of the city's buildings and relation to it's people is huge.
Do come in tour again next time you want to explore the city. See all our tours on the Positively Birmingham Walking Tour website.
Written 21 November 2023
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Janel
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Nov 2023 • Friends
Great tour with Jonathon - full of interesting insights. We learnt a lot about Birmingham and had a great couple of hours. Thanks
Written 20 November 2023
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Thanks for the feedback - appreciated.
We so love showing people around this city. Do come again next time you want some more fun in Birmingham.
Written 21 November 2023
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Chris P
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Nov 2023 • Couples
This tour complemented our morning tour with Jonathan who remained just as enthusiastic despite not having had time for lunch. As well as being very informative, we discovered an amazing landscape of a city I thought I already knew. He provided a balanced and fair historical perspective right up to the present day.
Written 19 November 2023
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Hey - sometimes when we have alor on tour we split the group into two and end up missing lunch!
You guys had stamina as well to do both our Saturday tours back to back.
See you again soon. In the meantime remember JB's book: Birmingham's Public Art is available on Amazon and tells an amazing story of Birmingham artistry
Written 21 November 2023
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Chris P
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Nov 2023 • Couples
Jonathan was an energetic, enthusiastic guide who introduced me to a whole world of street art that I knew nothing about. This will change my appreciation of urban landscapes. He also covered a lot of interesting local history and architecture. The audio system worked well in noisy environments.
Written 19 November 2023
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Thanks. Yes the audio system is essential for the exploratory tours we do of Birmingham. Even in a large group you can hear every word. You can also be away from the group a bit and perhaps take some photos and still stay totally connected.
The Saturday morning Digbeth tour has so much in it - from the origins of our city to the most recent street art - and even the UN40 recording studio site!
Tour guide Jonathan has recently completed the book: Birmingham's Public Art which is available in Birmingham bookshops and online.
Written 21 November 2023
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Katie
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Nov 2023 • Friends
Street art tour of creative Digbeth in Brum was a revelation - experiencing the variety of street art, hearing about their work and living and Digbeth's next phase of creative development alongside HS2. Fascinating insight into a side of Birmingham less seen.
Written 18 November 2023
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Birmingham's street artists are among the best in the country. Our Digbeth tour looks at them and gets to understand how they work in different ways to express their art and pay the mortgage. We see the work of some of the best creatives in our city - including those known across the world.
Jonathan Berg' s book: Birminghams' Public Art has a whole chapter on street art of Birmingham. Available in Birmingham bookshops and all online bookshops.
Written 21 November 2023
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Clare W
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Nov 2023 • Friends
Jonathan was a great guide- knowledgable and enthusiastic. I look forward to visiting Birmingham again soon!
Written 12 November 2023
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PositivelyBrum
Thanks - it was a great group on Saturday - thanks for being part of it and taking the time to review.
Your guide Jonathan is also author and photographer of the brand new book; Birmingham's Public Art which is on sale no on our website and of course on the internet.
You can see all the dates and times of our tours on the Positively Birmingham Walking Tour website.
Written 13 November 2023
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Is there a walking tour Thursday morning 4 of October
PositivelyBrum
Birmingham, UK91 contributions
We are not sure yet ...could be we run our new Tour 4 on Thursdays 12:00 - 13:00. It gives a great intro to lots of things to do in the city. Will let you know nearer the time.
Is there a walking tour Thursday morning 4 of October
PositivelyBrum
Birmingham, UK91 contributions
Hi - We are not sure yet. We are hoping to run our tours on weekdays in the Autumn but have not got the dates up yet. Check our Positively Birmingham walking tour website for updates.