Birmingham Street Art Discovery Tour With Guide

Come and Uncover Birminghams Beautiful, Inspiring, Unknown and Ever-Changing Street Art.
We’ll take you on a 5km walk (2 hours) or run (1.5 hours) to the most striking murals - with even better stories behind them.

Drawing on History from around the World, we specifically look at Birmingham’s scene and the Home-Grown Artists behind it.

Meeting Point

Eagle & Ball

Eagle & Ball, 12 Penn St, Birmingham B4 7RJ, UK

Look out for your guide stood outside smiling in orange!
We will start at the scheduled time so please arrive a few minutes early.

This meeting point is easily accessible by car or public transport and their are car parks and paid street parking available.

What to expect:

Duration: between 1 hour, 30 minutes and 2 hours

Birmingham Canalside

Lower Loveday St, Birmingham, B19 3SJ

Look out for your guide smiling in orange!
We'll meet at the historic Eagle and Ball pub, and start your tour by telling you how Birmingham's Graffiti and Street Art scene began and the relevance of the Banksy mural that appeared in our Jewellery Quarter in 2019 (spoiler: it was here way before Banksy made his mark).

We'll then take a secret route along the decorated canals to Digbeth, the epicentre of Birminghams Street Art Scene.

15 minutes

Digbeth

Digbeth

After, we'll walk or run on to various sights and murals within Digbeth. Some of which detailed below.
You'll stop to admire, photograph and learn all about the art and the Home-Grown Artists behind it.

25 minutes

Lock Keepers Cottage (Birmingham canals)

36a Thimble Mill Ln, Birmingham B6 7QY, UK

The 1st stop on our tour is the Lock Keepers Cottage, which has a brilliant story attached to it, as well as it's decoration by one of Birminghams female artists.

10 minutes

Lower Trinity Street

Lower Trinity St, Deritend, Birmingham B9, UK

In this Car Park you'll meet Pongo the orangutan, created for Animal Rights Activism by Louis Masai.

10 minutes

Custard Factory

Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA

Set in 15 acres of beautifully restored Victorian Factories, just a short walk from the Bullring, the iconic Custard Factory is the heart of Birmingham’s buzzing creative quarter. The former HQ of Bird’s Custard (the famous egg-free custard powder) is now a creative hub home to many independent shops, cafes, bars, restaurants and of course ART.
We'll discuss the stance of a private venue on graffiti and street art - does it improve or degrade an area?

20 minutes

suki10c

21 Bordesley St, Birmingham B5 5PJ, UK

We'll visit this eco-friendly live music venue covered in a mural created during Black History month to celebrate Birminghams young, black creatives and also speak about how it was used following George Floyds murder.

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

What's included:

• Brochure with pictures and links to all of the artists you learnt about (and others!)