Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App Discount Tickets

Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App photo
Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App photo
Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App photo
Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App photo
Birmingham Bricks and Canals Self Guided Tour with App photo

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Overview

Birmingham has more canal miles than Venice. It gave the world the electric kettle, custard powder, lawn tennis, and a sound so heavy it needed a new name. Not bad for a city most people skip on the way to somewhere else. This self-guided audio walking tour covers fifteen stops, from a Baroque cathedral with stained glass that survived the Blitz to a mechanical bull named after Ozzy Osbourne. In between, cross Victorian squares, walk canal towpaths where Cadbury once shipped chocolate, and peer into a lane whose name nobody can quite explain. New to Birmingham, or seeing it fresh? This Birmingham audio tour is a great place to start. Start whenever you like. Pause for coffee, take a photo, resume when ready. Everything works offline, with a map, photos, and audio at every stop. No group, no guide, no fixed schedule. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours across Europe, and every booking comes with a full refund guarantee.

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.

Language Offered

German-AUDIO

Russian-AUDIO

Portuguese-AUDIO

English-AUDIO

Italian-AUDIO

Polish-AUDIO

French-AUDIO

Dutch-AUDIO

Spanish-AUDIO

Itinerary

1. Birmingham Cathedral
Discover England’s third-smallest cathedral with stunning stained glass and the story of its survival
Duration: 10 mins
2. Victoria Square
Meet the “Floozie in the Jacuzzi” – the fountain that divided a city.
Duration: 10 mins
3. Chamberlain Square
Home to “Big Brum,” Birmingham’s answer to Big Ben
Duration: 10 mins
4. Library of Birmingham
See what replaced a building Prince Charles compared to a place where books are incinerated.
Duration: 15 mins
5. International Convention Centre Birmingham
The building that kickstarted Birmingham’s reinvention
6. Gas Street Basin
More canal miles than Venice. Now they’re lined with narrowboats and restaurants.
Duration: 15 mins
7. Birmingham Back To Backs
Ten people in One room. Discover what life was really like for Birmingham’s industrial workers.
8. St. Martin in the Bull Ring
900 years of worship next to a Selfridges clad in 15,000 shimmering discs.
9. Bullring & Grand Central Birmingham
End at Birmingham's bustling modern shopping and transport hub that went from medieval corn market to shopping mecca.
Duration: 10 mins
10. Hall of Memory
A sombre, powerful tribute to Birmingham’s war dead
11. The Bull
Photograph a six-tonne bronze guardian whose much larger cousin went on to roar before the world.
Duration: 10 mins

Inclusion

100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.

Audio and written guide included

Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded

Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation

1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like

Check or search your inbox for an email from “Tourific” with tour access instructions.

Exclusion

Any physical devices or headphones

Human tour guide at location

Transport

Cancellation Policy

Check mark icon Refundable tickets

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

  • 100% refund if cancelled 1+ days before the start date
  • 0% refund if cancelled less than 1 day(s) before the start date

Additional Info

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

The total tour duration includes the time spent at the stop and time required to walk through all the stops.

Supplied by Tourific

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