These are the tours that have good accessibility for wheelchair users
City Centre Walks: Explore England’s second city and find out about its history and the characters who made it great. Taking in the most important sights in the city centre, as well as giving a good idea of the modern city including entertainment, shopping and places to visit. These walks are subject to a minimum number, e-mail us with your requirements, dates and subject and we will see how we can accommodate your request.
This tour generally starts in Victoria Square between the Council House and the Town Hall. However should there be a major event on in Victoria Square we will start close to the Chamberlain Fountain, Chamberlain Square.
This is a wheelchair accessible tour. Our Wheelchair accessible tours can be found by clicking here.
An entertaining look at Birmingham’s history by focusing on the famous and infamous people who lived, worked and died here, including characters from politics, industry, the arts, entertainment, sport and many more. Read more…
A look at some of the writers who have lived and worked in Birmingham over the years, how the city has influenced them and the impact they have had on the city and its people. Read more…
A look at the history of entertainment in Birmingham, including theatres, concert halls, cinemas and clubs. Find out about the famous names who have appeared in the city and those who made Birmingham their home. Read more…
Discover the history of this fascinating and unique part of the Birmingham. Find out how the jewellery trade developed, how people lived and worked here, how Birmingham got the world writing and get to know some characters associated with the area.
On Saturday 13th October the Guide Dogs for the Blind Association opened the doors of their National Breeding Centre near Leamington Spa to allow the public to look around the state of the art facility. Opened in 2011 by HRH Princess Alexandra, the centre replaces the previous facility that has been providing around 1,100 life changing Guide Dogs per year. As well as having a tour of the centre guests were able to try out the pitch black sensory tunnel, try the obstacle course blindfold challenge, as well as view groups of puppies both in the nursery block and the pre-homing centre. Michael is half on the Midlands Discovery Tour team and he signed back up as a volunteer driver having been a volunteer driver for the old facility. The role involves driving 7 week old puppies to meet up with volunteers and staff from regional Guide Dog centres who will take the dogs onto volunteer puppy walkers. Michael and his wife Lesley are currently on the waiting list to take on their second brood bitch, their first bitch having produced 22 working Guide Dogs. They are however providing a temporary home for a 6 year old black Labrador brood bitch and her two female puppies, one yellow the other black, who they unofficially call Ying and Yang.
If you are a group and want to have a tour there is coach parking at the Centre, contact us about a visit.
The newest addition to our Walk and Meal section, The Rose and Crown Warwick is the start and finish point for our quarterly Warwick Ghost Walk. It meets all the criteria of the pubs we work with, it must be haunted, it must serve great food and drink and it must have great staff, the Rose and Crown ticks every box.
For almost a thousand years, the city has been a centre of commerce and industry and this tour brings this history to life. From great inventors to ambitious bankers, craftsmen to retail giants, discover the stories of the men and women who made it all possible. Read more…
