Birmingham Bricks and Bulls Self Guided Tour with App
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Birmingham has more canal miles than Venice. It gave the world the electric kettle, custard powder, lawn tennis, and a sound so heavy it needed a new name. Not bad for a city most people skip on the way to somewhere else.
This self-guided audio walking tour covers fifteen stops, from a Baroque cathedral with stained glass that survived the Blitz to a mechanical bull named after Ozzy Osbourne. In between, cross Victorian squares, walk canal towpaths where Cadbury once shipped chocolate, and peer into a lane whose name nobody can quite explain.
New to Birmingham, or seeing it fresh? This Birmingham audio tour is a great place to start.
Start whenever you like. Pause for coffee, take a photo, resume when ready. Everything works offline, with a map, photos, and audio at every stop. No group, no guide, no fixed schedule. Over 25,000 travelers have used our self-guided tours across Europe, and every booking comes with a full refund guarantee.
Free cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Duration 1.5 hours – 2.5 hours
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Guided experience
German, Russian, Portuguese, English, Italian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish
Key facts
What's included
Included
- 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
- Audio and written guide included
- Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
- Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
- 1-year access on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
- Check or search your inbox for an email from “Tourific” with tour access instructions.
Not included
- Any physical devices or headphones
- Human tour guide at location
- Transport
Itinerary
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Stop 1
Discover England’s third-smallest cathedral with stunning stained glass and the story of its survival
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Stop 2
Meet the “Floozie in the Jacuzzi” – the fountain that divided a city.
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Stop 3
Home to “Big Brum,” Birmingham’s answer to Big Ben
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Stop 4
See what replaced a building Prince Charles compared to a place where books are incinerated.
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Stop 5
The building that kickstarted Birmingham’s reinvention
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Stop 6
More canal miles than Venice. Now they’re lined with narrowboats and restaurants.
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Stop 7
Ten people in One room. Discover what life was really like for Birmingham’s industrial workers.
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Stop 8
900 years of worship next to a Selfridges clad in 15,000 shimmering discs.
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Stop 9
End at Birmingham's bustling modern shopping and transport hub that went from medieval corn market to shopping mecca.
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Stop 10
A sombre, powerful tribute to Birmingham’s war dead
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Stop 11
Photograph a six-tonne bronze guardian whose much larger cousin went on to roar before the world.
Meeting point & pickup
Meet at the starting point
This is a self-guided audio tour on the "Tourific self-guided tours" app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from Tourific or your booking platform sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for “Tourific” in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
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Free cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
- 100% refund if cancelled at least 1 day(s) before
- 0% refund if cancelled 0–1 day(s) before
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