Birmingham Tours: Top 5 Sightseeing & Cruises Explored

So, you’re looking at popping over to Birmingham and want to see what it has to offer, alright? That is, more or less, a fabulous idea! We have a look at the top 5 ways you, or your traveling companions, might see the city, you know, a good trip is often found through taking different city sightseeing jaunts, rather a different way to experience the place you find yourself, isn’t that right? This article goes into, well, sightseeing & cruises available, or that you may be interested in when coming to Birmingham for a visit. Finding exciting things to do can often seem to be a real bother.

1. Birmingham Canal Old Line Cruise

Have you ever just fancied gliding across a canal on a beautiful boat, very gently watching the world float by? You, sort of, get that chance in Birmingham! It’s quite interesting. The Old Line Cruise gives you a chance to experience one of Birmingham’s best assets, the canal system, by offering a different way to experience Birmingham’s famous historic canals which shows you its hidden spots, too it’s almost like you are stepping back in time! Often these boats provide interesting historical tidbits during your trip, giving some, or some more, background on how the canals made Birmingham the great city it’s always been. So, anyway, if you fancy an easy day trip which might take you across the water, this is probably one that you will enjoy the most.

2. City Days Treasure Hunts in Birmingham

Have you heard of seeing cities through a ‘Treasure Hunt?’ Very interesting and good exercise, that one, as I understand! Well, basically, Treasure Hunts aren’t just for children either, basically this ‘City Days Treasure Hunt’ across the city gives the opportunity to experience Birmingham and its awesome historical history while trying to follow and complete challenges in this outdoor activity which usually lasts 2-3 hours, still great fun to do. Typically, using the app on your phone, your treasure hunt should involve, you know, well-known locations and also some secret spots throughout the city. In fact, in short, if you are a person that has that thirst for that great adventure, consider doing this!

3. Chocolate Making Workshop in Birmingham

Anyone who, like your humble author, loves chocolate will definitely enjoy this one. Rather like taking the time to see Birmingham, what about having an adventure trying to make lovely chocolates with a qualified chocolatier! Most workshops will help show different chocolate-making techniques from tempering the sweets to creating beautiful truffles, or something even better. Usually this event will last a couple of hours and may be great, in some respects, for somebody who wants an ‘experience’ day rather than something seeing some places of the town. This sounds really cool, basically everyone I’ve ever met loves chocolate, right?

4. Escape Hunt Birmingham

Do you like escaping a room, when, arguably, you’ve been locked in, and all that? In fact, this is yet something different, but will make sure that the time in Birmingham is one that could be really exciting! Escape Hunt Birmingham gives people an experience like no other! In short, locked in a room you have to find clues and solve problems (basically use your common sense) that will help you with your freedom. In reality this can test the relationship between the individuals who have agreed to be locked up, alright, is that a great thing to do? Who knows! This Escape Hunt will allow the visitors to step away from any general, boring, normal guided trip.

5. Peaky Blinders Tour

Very, very, much one of the popular ones is visiting all the film sites to do with the fantastic Peaky Blinders. More or less based on real events in Birmingham, the popular BBC series gives insight into the interwar years with a gang based around the Small Heath location in Birmingham. In that case, there is usually the chance of an expert local guide (who knows all the spots) that shows, clearly, or seemingly clearly, the city through its Peaky Blinders links and it’s also sometimes worth considering watching the tv program for an educational boost if considering going! Anyway, this trip, which usually includes places shown in the TV program, may have photos of when the real gang existed as well as having memorable quotes from the stars. Naturally it’s usually great when all fans that go along end up in ‘fancy dress’.