Discovering Birmingham 2 hour Walking Tour to the Jewellery Quarter
Discovering Birmingham and the Jewellery Quarter - Positively Birmingham Tour No. 3 We use a live audio system - the guide wears a transmitter and our guests wear a receiver. You hear every word even if you are well away making it perfect for social distancing and also ideal for those with impaired hearing. Understand how Birmingham developed and see that many of today’s ways of working have deep roots in our past. A real investigation into today's city in the context of the history of this centre of the industrial revolution now facing up to the future in a determined way. In particular we explore: • Earlier times – medieval origins • From Georgian entrepreneurs to Victorian idealists • Jewellery Quarter • Canal city • An artistic side • Today's city developing for the future.
This 2 hour walking tour gives a great introduction to the city and will be of interest equally to local people and visitors alike.
Tours start/finish: Library of Birmingham front entrance
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Discovering Birmingham 2 hour Walking Tour to the Jewellery Quarter
What's included in Discovering Birmingham 2 hour Walking Tour to the Jewellery Quarter
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Centenary Square
We start here and introduce the tour. We learn a lot about the city from things in and around the Square.
Jewellery Quarter
We enter the Jewellery Quarter by a secret canal route that even locals do not use. We learn about the way the Jewellery Quarter developed and the different types of business that developed from Gergian times. We see the way the modern Quarter is taking its place in today's city.
St. Paul's ChurchPass-by Only
Known as the Jewellery Quarter church we view the outside of this lovely 1779 example of Georgian architecture.
Inclusions
- Local guide
- We loan an audio receiver so you can hear the guides talking even from a distance.
- There are no entry tickets required for this tour.
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- We try not to cancel tours even with adverse weather conditions. If it is raining please bring a suitable coat or umbrella. In the event of icy conditions the tour route may be adapted.
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Pickup and Dropoff
You will make your own way to the meeting points
Meeting / End Points
- Sunday tour starts 13:30 at: Front entrance of the new Library of Birmingham in Centenary Square, B1 2EA. Please arrive 5-10 min before departure time. Tour is 1 3/4 hour appoximately and finishes back at Library of Birmingham.
Redeem
Ticket Redemption
Sundays 13:30 - 15:15. Ticket includes the tour and the loan of the audio receiver so you can hear the live tour guide perfectly. Please bring a pair of earphones with a 3.5mm jack if you can. Otherwise we can provide a new pair (£1 donation).
