Historic Pubs of Birmingham Evening Walk Tour
Overview
Starting in Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter we explore Birmingham through some of its historically and architecturally important pubs. Stopping for a drink here and there along the way! We travel through the heart of the city ending in Digbeth at the Old Crown. Probably the oldest pub in Birmingham. The tour is a walk of about 1 1/2 miles and takes approximately 2 hours. The terrain is mainly flat but good mobility is required as we will be in an urban landscape.
We Visit:
The Rose Villa Tavern
The Queen's Arms
The Old Joint Stock
The Trocadero
The Old Crown
If you’re interested in Birmingham, its history and architecture, this is for you.
Kevin Thomas is a photographer based in Kings Heath, Birmingham. his work has been published in The Independent on Sunday magazine, and has exhibited at both the Avoncroft museum and the Midland Arts Centre. His work is researched based celebrating the art and architecture of Birmingham The Letterboxes of the Jewellery Quarter exhibition was held at 1000 Trades as part of Birmingham Heritage week. The History from the 50 Exhibition was shown at the Kitchen Garden Cafe in 2017 Birmingham Art Deco, and William Bloye was exhibited as part of Birmingham heritage week at the Gunmakers Arms 2018.
Starts at 7.00pm at the RoseVilla Tavern in the JQ ends around 9.00 at the Old Crown in Digbeth.
Location & Itinerary
If you’re interested in Birmingham, its history and architecture, this is for you.
Host & Everything Else
Feedback from our last tour with Kevin
●This was an excellent tour. Really enjoyed it. Kevin was a very good guide. Really appreciated his use of a microphone system and liked his exhibits. Would definitely consider future similar events
●The tour was great, something different.Kevin was really nice, funny and friendly.
It was really great to visit an area that you wouldn't normally explore and gins out some interesting facts about it.I'm looking forward to doing more of these tours.
●I enjoyed the walk around the Jewellery Quarter. Kevin was very informative and had lots of old photos and items that had been made in the area. It is nice to learn more about local history and would definitely book another one.The tour was great, something different.Kevin was really nice, funny and friendly.It was really great to visit an area that you wouldn't normally explore and gins out some interesting facts about it.
●I really enjoyed it Sue. Very informative as didn’t know much about the Jewellery Quarter.
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