Birmingham Digbeth Public Art & Peaky Film 2-Hour Tour
by Positively Birmingham Walking Tours
Overview
Birmingham's Digbeth neighborhood is known for its mix of historic roots and modern urban culture. This walking tour lasts about two hours and fifteen minutes, focusing on the area's development from a market hamlet into a key industrial district known as the 'workshop of the world.' The tour begins near the Bull statue by the Bullring Shopping Centre, then continues past the historic St. Martin in the Bull Ring church. The main part of the tour takes place in Digbeth, where participants explore streets featuring a wide variety of public art and learn about the local history that inspired the Peaky Blinders TV series. If time permits, the group visits the Digbeth.com studios where the Peaky Blinders films are currently being produced, providing a photo opportunity. The route also covers atmospheric canals and touches on new developments like HS2. The final stop is the Custard Factory, located in a bohemian section of Digbeth known for its graffiti art. The guide for the tour is Jonathan Berg, a local author writing a book about Birmingham's public art, scheduled for release in 2023. The tour uses a live audio receiver system; participants must bring earphones with a 3.5 mm jack or can obtain them from the operator for a donation.
Highlights
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Itinerary
Bullring Shopping Centre Walkway
The tour starts at the Bullring Shopping Centre near the Bull statue, serving as the meeting point for the group.
5 min
St. Martin in the Bull Ring
Participants walk past St. Martin in the Bull Ring, a historic church that stands close to the starting point.
5 min
Digbeth
The group spends about an hour walking through Digbeth, learning how Birmingham began as a market hamlet and grew into the 'workshop of the world.' The streets feature various types of public art and serve as locations for the Peaky Blinders film production. The tour also includes views of atmospheric canals and discusses modern projects like HS2.
60 min
Custard Factory
This fifteen-minute stop is in the Custard Factory area, known as a bohemian part of the city with graffiti art in unexpected places. The location was formerly the home of Bird's custard.
15 min
Meeting point
We meet at the bronze Bull statue outside the Nike Superstore at the top of the Bullring. Look for the guide wearing a Positively Birmingham walking tour coat or T-shirt
End point
We usually finish back at the Bullring.
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Cancellation policy
- Cancel at least 24 hours before start for a full refund.
Additional info
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