Birmingham Digbeth, Public Art and Peaky Film Tour

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.

Meeting Point

The Bull by Laurence Broderick

Upper Mall West, Birmingham B5 4BU, UK

We meet at the Bull statue. Look for the guide wearing a Positively Birmingham walking tour coat or T-shirt

What's included:

• 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.

Not included:

• You need to bring earphones for the audio system or we can provide at cost. (£1)

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Bullring Shopping Centre Walkway

Moor Street, Bullring Shopping Centre, Birmingham

We start by the Bull statue

5 minutes

St. Martin in the Bull Ring

Edgbaston Street, , Birmingham, B5 5BB

We walk past this historic church

5 minutes

Digbeth

Digbeth

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.

1 hour

Custard Factory

Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA

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

15 minutes