Birmingham Ghost Walks
15/01/2010 - 17/12/2010
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: 15th January, 19th February, 19th March, 16th April, 21st May, 16th July, 20th August, 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
More Canals Than Venice Walks
03/04/2010 - 04/09/2010
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: 3rd April, 1st May, 5th June, 3rd July, 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
Jewellery Quarter Walk
05/04/2010 - 04/10/2010
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: 4th April, 2nd May, 6th June, 4th July, 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
Birmingham Real Ale trail
17/04/2010 - 16/10/2010
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: 9th April, 7th May, 4th June, 2nd July, 6th August, 3rd September - these walks take place on the first Friday of the month April to September except for April which will be on the second Friday.
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
Big Brum Buz Sightseeing Tour
24/04/2010 - 11/09/2010
Venue: top of Church Street, off Colmore Row
Dates: Launch day Saturday 24th April, FREE taster sessions 12 and 1pm, public tour at 3pm.
Every Saturday from 1st May to 11th September 2010
Time: 10.30, 12, 1.30 and 3
Price: £10 adults & concessions, £5 children (5 to 15 years), £20 family ticket (2 adults & up to 3 children)
BIG BRUM OPEN TOP BUZ SIGHTSEEING TOUR
Chocolate, custard, cars, buttons, whistles and bangles - Birmingham has it all.
A live guided exciting adventure through the UK's second city - the Brummagem tour takes you to the commercial heart of the city and includes the major buildings of architectural interest. Following the road to the unique Jewellery Quarter which really emphasises why Birmingham was known as the city of a thousand trades in Victorian times we then travel along Broad Street - the Golden Mile with the Golden Boys. Picking up the highway to Edgbaston - home to the manufacturers of the city and the international cricket ground we link up with the Tolkien trail and the world famous Cardinal Newman Oratory. Entering the city from the East side we get the full panoramic view of St Martin's Parish Church and the new state of the art Bullring shopping complex with the iconic building of Selfridges.
Big Brum Buz Ghostbusters Tour
31/10/2010
Jjoin us on the Big Brum Buz for a tour through the darker side of Birmingham. We can promise a truly unforgettable tour - tales of plague, public execution, hauntings and murder most foul along the way - prepare to be entertained and spooked by ghostly stories from around the city on the most haunted night of the year. Prize for the best costume on the night.
Big Brum Buz Christmas Lights
10/12/2010
To celebrate the second year of the Big Brum Buz we are holding a very special tour - Birmingham Santa Special Christmas Lights. We can promise a truly unforgettable tour-Birmingham as you have never seen it before - prepare to be entertained and spooked by ghostly stories from around the city. Prize for the best dressed on the night
