More Canals than Venice Walks

Enjoy a guided tour around the Silver Cross, starting from Gas Street Basin these walks encompass the Old Turn Junction, Oozel Street Loop and the flight of Farmer’s Bridge Locks on the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal.

During your journey find out how the Duke of Bridgewater influenced the development of the canal network. Discover where Birmingham’s first gas works were. See if you can find the site of Cadbury’s first chocolate factory, and learn which restaurant became the site of the first recording of the Archers in 1951.

The walks take place on the following dates:

Saturday 3 April
Saturday 1 May
Saturday 5 June
Saturday 3 July
Saturday 7 August
Saturday 4 September

All the walks start at 11.30am and last for approximately one hour. Walkers should meet outside the Canalside Cafe in Gas Street Basin.

Tickets cost £8 per person and due to limited availability must be booked in advance from Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323, or through the Call Centre Ticket Sales Line on 0844 8884415, by person at the Tourist Information Centre 0121 202 5000 or online at www.visitbirmingham.com.

For further information on all the tours on offer contact Sue at Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555/078051 15998 or email enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk.