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A unique guided tour around the Jewellery Quarter learning about its colourful past and present day glory. Visit St. Paul’s Square, the last remaining Georgian Square in Birmingham and the `jewellers’ church where Matthew Boulton, pioneer of the Industrial Revolution worshipped. Discover the architecture of the buildings around the square particularly those converted into workshops called `shopping’ where jewellery of all sorts has been manufactured over the centuries.

Find the `Golden Triangle’ and marvel at the Chamberlain Memorial Clock, Key Hill cemetery – where many of Birmingham’s illustrious citizens are buried, Warstone Lane cemetery – site of the glacial War Stone and the Druids grave, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, the Pen Museum, the Assay Office to name but a few of the fascinating sites on this hidden gem of a walk!

Start point: Main entrance of St Paul’s Church, finishing at the Lord Clifden Pub Great Hampton Street.

Dates: 1st August, 5th September – these walks take place on the 1st Sunday of the month.

Time: 11.00am – lasting approximately 1 hour. 

Cost: £8.00 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk
 

The Hockley Loop Real Ale Trail – meet the ales – Purity Mad Goose, Wye Valley Butty Bach, The Pride of Aston

John Nigel – Landlord of the Wellington – Winner of the 2009 CAMRA best real ale pub on a walk featuring some of the most exciting real ale pubs in the city. 700 micro breweries in the UK – two opening in Birmingham last year – the Birmingham Brewery and the Aston Brewing Company – real ale bucks the trend. A tale of real ale, architecture, history and culture.
 
Starting point: The Wellington Pub, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham.
Dates: 6th August, 3rd September – these walks take place on the first Friday of the month April to September.

Time: 6.30pm – lasting approximately 2 hours

Cost: £8.00 per person.  Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

A guided tour around the Silver Cross – starting from Gas Street Basin the walk encompasses the Old Turn Junction, Oozel Street Loop and the flight of Farmer’s Bridge Locks on the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. Find out how the Duke of Bridgewater influenced the development of the canal network. Where was Birmingham’s first gas works? Can you find the site of Cadbury’s first chocolate factory and on the site of which restaurant was the first recording of the Archers made in 1951?

Start point: Canalside Cafe, Gas Street Basin, off Broad Street

Dates: 7th August, 4th September. These walks take place on the 1st Saturday of the month.

Time: 11.30am – lasting approximately 1 hour.

Cost: £8 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

Birmingham Ghost Walks – Ghosts, Ghouls and Spooks – A Night on the Town!

Beneath the surface of modern, bustling Birmingham lies a long history of dark deeds. Let us take you on an alternative walk through the city’s past, retelling stories which may haunt you long after the sun has gone down. Our tour will take you from the heart of the city in Victoria Square to the chilling catacombs in the famous Jewellery Quarter. We can promise tales of plague, public execution, hauntings and murder most foul along the way – join us, and find out more about the darker side of Birmingham.

Starting point: Steps of the Council House
Dates: 20th August, 17th September, 29th October, 19th November, 17th December – these walks take place on the 3rd Friday of the month.

Time: 7pm – lasting approximately one and a half hours – finishing at the Red Lion Pub, Warstone Lane, Jewellery Quarter.

Cost: £8.00 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

The Farmers’ Market of the Jewellery Quarter – every third Saturday of the month, outside the Big Peg, Warstone Lane.  Great quality produce in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter.

The 24 Carrots Farmers’ Market was set up and organised by residents of the Jewellery Quarter in July 2009.  For more information visit www.24carrots.org.uk. 

The Market will be held on the following dates, from 10am – 3pm: - 
Saturday 21st August
Saturday 18th September 
Saturday 16th October 
Saturday 20th November
Saturday 18th December

The Hockley Loop Real Ale Trail – meet the ales – Purity Mad Goose, Wye Valley Butty Bach, The Pride of Aston

John Nigel – Landlord of the Wellington – Winner of the 2009 CAMRA best real ale pub on a walk featuring some of the most exciting real ale pubs in the city. 700 micro breweries in the UK – two opening in Birmingham last year – the Birmingham Brewery and the Aston Brewing Company – real ale bucks the trend. A tale of real ale, architecture, history and culture.
 
Starting point: The Wellington Pub, Bennetts Hill, Birmingham.
Dates: 3rd September – these walks take place on the first Friday of the month April to September.

Time: 6.30pm – lasting approximately 2 hours

Cost: £8.00 per person.  Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

A guided tour around the Silver Cross – starting from Gas Street Basin the walk encompasses the Old Turn Junction, Oozel Street Loop and the flight of Farmer’s Bridge Locks on the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal. Find out how the Duke of Bridgewater influenced the development of the canal network. Where was Birmingham’s first gas works? Can you find the site of Cadbury’s first chocolate factory and on the site of which restaurant was the first recording of the Archers made in 1951?

Start point: Canalside Cafe, Gas Street Basin, off Broad Street

Dates: 4th September.

Time: 11.30am – lasting approximately 1 hour.

Cost: £8 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk

A unique guided tour around the Jewellery Quarter learning about its colourful past and present day glory. Visit St. Paul’s Square, the last remaining Georgian Square in Birmingham and the `jewellers’ church where Matthew Boulton, pioneer of the Industrial Revolution worshipped. Discover the architecture of the buildings around the square particularly those converted into workshops called `shopping’ where jewellery of all sorts has been manufactured over the centuries.

Find the `Golden Triangle’ and marvel at the Chamberlain Memorial Clock, Key Hill cemetery – where many of Birmingham’s illustrious citizens are buried, Warstone Lane cemetery – site of the glacial War Stone and the Druids grave, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, the Pen Museum, the Assay Office to name but a few of the fascinating sites on this hidden gem of a walk!

Start point: Main entrance of St Paul’s Church, finishing at the Lord Clifden Pub Great Hampton Street.

Dates: 5th September.

Time: 11.00am – lasting approximately 1 hour. 

Cost: £8.00 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk
 

Birmingham Ghost Walks – Ghosts, Ghouls and Spooks – A Night on the Town!

Beneath the surface of modern, bustling Birmingham lies a long history of dark deeds. Let us take you on an alternative walk through the city’s past, retelling stories which may haunt you long after the sun has gone down. Our tour will take you from the heart of the city in Victoria Square to the chilling catacombs in the famous Jewellery Quarter. We can promise tales of plague, public execution, hauntings and murder most foul along the way – join us, and find out more about the darker side of Birmingham.

Starting point: Steps of the Council House
Dates: 17th September, 29th October, 19th November, 17th December – these walks take place on the 3rd Friday of the month, except for the 18th June.

Time: 7pm – lasting approximately one and a half hours – finishing at the Red Lion Pub, Warstone Lane, Jewellery Quarter.

Cost: £8.00 per person. Book through the Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, www.birminghamboxoffice.com or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre, Rotunda 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com. For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998, email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk or check out the website www.birmingham-tours.co.uk