Top 10 Cultural Tours in West Midlands, England

Immerse yourself in the Cotswolds with this one-day tour that gets you off the road and onto the trails! Visiting Broadway Tower, Broadway and Bourton-on-the-Water as a minimum, this tour provides additional walking opportunities to explore the picture-perfect villages of Lower and Upper Slaughter on foot. Highlights: - Easy walk to Broadway Tower for panoramic views and red deer sightings - Take the minibus to Broadway, or walk from Broadway Tower following The Cotswold Way - Free time in Broadway to explore and take lunch at your leisure - Stay and explore beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water, or take a circular guided walk to the pretty villages of Lower and Upper Slaughter Between stops, travel the narrow country lanes, while your friendly local driver-guide brings the Cotswolds to life with a fun live commentary. Tour includes a pick-up from Stratford-upon-Avon or Moreton-in-Marsh railway station, enabling an easy connection by train London, Reading, Oxford, Worcester or Birmingham.

Inclusions: Pickup from Moreton-in-Marsh Railway Station, Local driver/guide, Air-conditioned vehicle, Pickup from Stratford-upon-Avon

Exclusions: Gratuities, Entry fee to Broadway Tower (optional extra), Lunch, Bottled water

This is a virtual tour of Birmingham, UK. You can visit the city now from anywhere in the world. You can take this tour any time you like. Bookings from Tripadvisor are sent an email explaining how to undertake the tour - but this is done manually and does not happen at once. If you wish to undertake the tour straight away then you should book from the Positively Birmingham website where you get an immediate download to the tour. We have a low resolution versions for you if you are actually doing this as a self-guided tour on your phone in the city. In 'virtual mode' we have a HD version you can choose. Travellers who are unable to come on one of our live guided tours can use this self-guided tour instead.

Inclusions: A link to enter our self-guided tour of Birmingham

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This is a tour that immerses you in the local culture and a chance to understand the city's diverse communities. Handsworth has a bad reputation, but it also has a strong character with diverse people who live in the area from musicians, celebrities and sports. The area has been visited by Prince Charles and many others. They say that to find the real heartbeat of the city you have to visit the gritty areas that most tourists are told to avoid. The BHWN team will safely guide you through this historic area to capture the unique history of the African Caribbean community in the city.

Inclusions: Licensed Guided

Exclusions: Please bring your own bottle of water for hydration, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Every tour is guided by an individual local to the area in a personal, bespoke fashion. Our guides are receptive to the interests and knowledge of the private group and accordingly adapt the tour’s material to their audience. Moreover, our guides are able to highlight the overlooked and forgotten parts of Warwick’s history because of their local knowledge. We do not simply focus on the most eye-catching attractions, but explain and bring to light the hidden treasures of the town in order to provide a more comprehensive historical picture.

Inclusions: Private guided tour

Exclusions: Entrance fee to go inside of Lord Leycester Hospital

Love podcast? You'll love our immersive podcast tour of Stratford-Upon-Avon! Join our local historian Josh and Katie on a walk through the charming town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. On this walk, we will discover historic buildings, beautiful architecture, and hear lesser-known stories about Shakespeare’s life, and discover tales and mysteries that live on in this quaint market town. Vidi Guides creates immersive audio experiences that are like podcasts. Download the Vidi Guides app & your Stratford-Upon-Avon tour to explore the city independently and safely!

Inclusions: Digital audio mobile guide

Exclusions: Earphones

Discovering Birmingham - Positively Birmingham Tour No. 3 We use a live audio system - the guide wears a transmitter and our guests wear a receiver. You hear every word even if you are well away making it perfect for social distancing. Understand how Birmingham developed and see that many of today’s ways of working have deep roots in our past. A real investigation into today's city in the context of the history of this centre of the industrial revolution now facing up to the future in a determined way. In particular we explore: • Earlier times – medieval origins • From Georgian entrepreneurs to Victorian idealists • Jewellery Quarter • Canal city • An artistic side • Today's city developing for the future. This 2 hour walking tour gives a great introduction to the city and will be of interest equally to local people and visitors alike. Tours start/finish: Library of Birmingham front entrance

Inclusions: Local guide , We loan an audio receiver so you can hear the guides talking even from a distance.

Exclusions: There are no entry tickets required for this tour.

The COTSWOLD DISCOVERY TRAIL is a self guided private tour enabled by our beautifully designed maps and Trail Pack. There are 2 day long Trails to do. Avoid expensive tour guides, the map is your guide. Explore things on your own, at your own pace with the confidence you know where you are going. The centrepiece of the Trail Pack is a fold out map. There is a Trail on each side, one for the North & South Cotswolds. The Trails are circular to complete in a car, structured around many stops where you explore on foot. There are many start points, so you finish where you start, which is the most convenient place for you. The maps offer comprehensive directions, are packed full of interesting information and loaded with questions and clues to answer which illuminate further on your surroundings. If you have a limited time in the Cotswolds this is the best way to see a lot of it.

Inclusions: Your Complete Discovery Trail Pack

Exclusions: We do not provide the vehicle for you to complete the Trails in., You will also need some small change for some town car parks., No guarantees of good weather.

You can take this tour any time you like. Bookings from Tripadvisor are sent an email explaining how to undertake the tour - but this is done manually and does not happen at once. If you wish to undertake the tour straight away then you should book from the Positively Birmingham website where you get an immediate download to the tour. We have both a low resolution version for you if you are actually doing this as a self-guided tour on your phone in the city. In 'virtual mode' we have a HD version you can choose. Travellers who are unable to come on one of our live guided tours can use this self-guided tour instead.

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Enjoy a guided tour introducing Stratford upon Avon's city history and its most famous son- William Shakespeare. Your guide will introduce the most famous sights and the life and times of Shakespeare & describe what may have influenced Shakespeare and his works & the historical era which he lived in.

Inclusions: Tour does visit inside Holy Trinity Church, whenever church is open with some freetime to stop there

Exclusions: The tour doesn't include the tomb at church but the option exists if you wish to, to pay to see tomb, Tour does not include entry inside Shakespeare birthplace house

The Jewellery Quarter is an area of central Birmingham, UK. It is a huge tourist attraction. Many workshops here retain their 19th century appearance. Do you know that 40% of all UK jewellery is made in this quarter? It is also home to the world's largest Assay Office. A unique charismatic guide will take you on a walk through the unique Jewellery Quarter and St. Paul's Square. You will visit The Coffin Works. Do you know what makes this place so special? What used to be a factory in the Jewellery Quarter is now a Museum. Do you know that this Museum is one of the best free tourist attractions in Europe? A Jewellery Quarter tour, this unusual trip will captivate you with its uniqueness and coziness.

Inclusions: Private guide

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