There is something so rewarding about picking fresh fruits and vegetables and then creating a meal out of them. This route will help you do just that. Visit three of Birmingham’s favourite community gardens that offer a Pick-Your-Own (PYO) service, as well as volunteer opportunities where you can le
This route takes you to some of Birmingham’s well-known and not-so-well-known museums and galleries. Start at the Birmingham Think Tank, to the Stryx, through the famous Custard Factors, Birmingham Open Media, and the Art Gallery, to end at the Tony Hancock Statue. Feel free to stop along the way if
This route is a well-paved, easy walk. Visit the pockets of green and see kaleidoscopes of colourful flowers in the spring while seeing bits of history.Click here to populate this route on Google MapsRoute overviewOur route starts at Birmingham Botanical Gardens.Established in 1832, Birmingham Botan
This short 5km walking route will enchant you and quicken your excitement for Christmas! See twinkly lights and tall Christmas trees. Tickle your senses with the sights, sounds, and smells of Christmas markets. Grab your jumper, your camera, and comfy walking shoes, and let’s go on a Holly Jolly wal
This tour is 10.1 km (6.3 miles) which can give you a good day’s worth of sightseeing if you take your time at each stop. Some of these stops require you to buy tickets to get the full experience. However, if you’re simply after a selfie in front of the literary sites, this route is ideal. We’ll wal
This route will take you through to Bullring and St Martin’s Square where you can do some fashion shopping and get a taste of some foods from the food stalls. Have a bite to eat at Boston Tea Party café thereafter, we will go to the Eastside Jazz Club and finish off at Eagle & Ball Pub for a pint.Cl
Birmingham is well known for its beautiful canals and waterways, and Walk Run Cycle loves to explore them. Let’s take you on a short walk along the Birmingham Canal Old Line to The Canal House Restaurant. Birmingham’s canals were constructed between the 1700s and 1800s, which makes them one of the o
A short walk along one of the most history-rich canals in the United Kingdom. The Stourbridge Canal’s construction was completed in 1779 by an engineer named Thomas Dadford in an effort to open up a route for carrying coal from Dudley to Stourbridge. Since then, the Stourbridge Canal has become one
This fascinating 5km (3 mile) circular walk takes you around some of the Birmingham sights mentioned in the Peaky Blinders TV series, as well as giving you some of the real Peaky Blinders history. We have also marked on the map the locations of some other key historic locations, but as most of these
This fascinating walk shows you some of the amazing graffiti art around Digbeth in Birmingham. The walk starts and ends at Moor St train station (though pick it up wherever!), and is 4 km (3 miles) long. There are cafes and bars along the route to take a break, especially around the Custard Factory,
This is a short, green 6km (4 mile) circular walk from Birmingham city centre along leafy canal towpaths and tree-lined streets – a little green oasis in the heart of England’s second city.Click here to populate this route in Google Maps.Route overviewPart 1 of the Short Green “Country Walk” in the
A beautiful 4.5km (3 mile) circular walk around the historic Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, parts of which date back 250 years. This is a designated conservation area, and has over 500 jewellery businesses operating here today, producing an estimated 40% of all jewellery made in the UK.Click here
This lovely, leafy 13km (8 mile) circular walk takes you into one of the most popular and sought after suburbs of Birmingham to live in, Harborne. You will walk along leafy lanes, canal towpaths, past Michelin star restaurants, Botanical Gardens, the lively Harborne high street and even country styl
This beautiful 10km (6.5mile) circular walk takes you along the leafy roads of Edgbaston and the historic Calthorpe Estate, along canal towpaths, past beautiful red brick buildings at the University, Michelin star dining and a multitude of Grade II listed buildings! Please note this walk is on good
This 4km (3 mile) circular walk takes you to all the must see places in Birmingham City Centre – don’t leave Birmingham without doing this walk! If you just followed the route without stopping off anywhere, then at an ambling pace it will take not much more than an hour. Expect to take longer if you
