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Digbeth, Public Art & Peaky Film

Duration: 2 hours
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Birmingham
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  • 2 hours
  • Birmingham
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Ideal for those interested in this atmospheric part of the city where Birminhgam originated. We learn about how it all started as a market hamlet growing to become the ‘workshop of the world’.
The Peaky Blinders TV series is based on this area and adjacent Small Heath and is where the feature film will soon be produced.
The area has public art of all descriptions to experience, as well as atmosperic canals to walk along and modern developments such as the coming of HS2. This is an amazing mixture of the bohemian along with the modernity of a city reinventing itself yet again.
The tour is timed so that you can also take our Saturday afternoon tour from the Library of Birmingham if you want to make a day of it!
The guide on the Digbeth tour is Jonathan Berg, local author who is currently writing the book: ‘Birmingham’s Public Art’ which is due to be published in 2023.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Bullring Shopping Centre Walkway, Moor Street Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham England

We start by the Bull statue

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: St. Martin in the Bull Ring, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham B5 5BB England

We walk past this historic church

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Digbeth, Digbeth, Birmingham, West Midlands, England

We walk the streets of Digbeth and discover the origins of Birmingham as well as the modern city. We see atmospheric areas that are full of public art and which will form the backdrop for the filming of the Peaky Blinders feature film.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Custard Factory Gibb Street Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA England

The bome of Birds custard this is a bohemian part of the city and includes grafitti art in the most unexpected places.

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Old Square, Corporation St., Birmingham B4 6PG England

We stop and look at the public art in Old Square

Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Great Western Arcade, Birmingham England

This is an amazing Victorian shopping arcade now full of modern shops and eateries. We aim to stop here where if you wish you can buy a lunch. You can even buy take away food and eat it in the 'not for profit' pub in the arcade.

Duration: 5 minutes

Inclusions
  • Use of a live audio receiver so you can hear the guide. Please bring a pair of earhones with a 3.5 mm jack - or we supply for a donation to our charity.

Exclusions
  • You need to bring earphones for the audio system or we can provide at cost. (£1)
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Service animals allowed
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 30 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

The Bull by Laurence Broderick, Upper Mall West, Birmingham B5 4BU, UK


Departure Time

10:30 AM


Return Details

Great Western Arcade, Colmore Row, Birmingham B2 5HU, UK

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

2 hours


User's Reviews

gl847

01 Apr, 2024

Fabulous tour on Saturday. It was really great for our group and Jonathan led it brilliantly. It was entertaining and informative - we all loved it and plan to do other guided walks with Positively Birmingham in the future.

gl847

31 Mar, 2024

Fabulous tour yesterday. It was really great for our group and Jonathan led it brilliantly. It was entertaining and informative - we all loved it and plan to do other guided walks with Positively Birmingham in the future.

Z1973VTchadk

30 Mar, 2024

Jonathan was extremely knowledgeable and entertaining as he pointed out public art works and shared the history of Bham

gl847

30 Mar, 2024

Excellent dog friendly tour covering just over 4km in 2 hours. Jonathan’s tours raise money for the Birmingham charity Sifa Fireside, a charity working on homelessness based in Digbeth. £34,000 has been donated since 2016. We visited the ancient area where Birmingham began as a market hamlet and discovered where the Peaky Blinders film will be produced by Stephen Knight. Jonathan pointed out public art of all descriptions, as well as canals and modern developments including the HS2 railway line. Jonathan was an energetic, fun and informative guide. We will definitely book again.

jaimemJ485WH

27 Mar, 2024

Excellent I love it!, the explanation was awesome I love it. I'll do it again. I went with my family. They are ~twentyish old for them was ok.

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Informative and entertaining walk.

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Great experience

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Informative and entertaining Spring Stroll

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Digbeth brought to life

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So good my knee didn’t hurt

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A fantastic tour lead by a great guide.

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Hidden gems

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Revelatory Street art tour of Burmingham's creative Digbeth

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Public Art and Peaky Blinders

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Street Art Tour of Birmingham

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Saturday well spent . So glad I went on this tour. Amazing !

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A fabulous cultural experience of a historic and vibrant city region.

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A Wonderful Informative Walk

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Great walking tour!

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Prepare to be amazed!

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Quite outstanding

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Hidden secrets of Birmingham

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Highlight of our Weekend

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Educational, Interesting and Fun!

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Welcoming, friendly and a great laugh!

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Fun and informative experience!

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Excellent way to learn about Birmingham’s history and street art.

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Great Tour - Highly Recommended

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Highly recommended - a part of Birmingham you could so easily overlook

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