UPDATE: Please take the time to read our announcement. Ristorante Café Arena is open as normal.
Roundhouse Birmingham has become the latest organisation to gain recognition for our commitment to delivering a warm, knowledgeable and inclusive welcome for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Games Ready Business recognition is awarded to businesses that have trained 80% or more of their front-line staff using the ‘Getting Games Ready’ programme. The e-learning programme prepares businesses to welcome guests from around the world, providing insight and information to ensure the region delivers an outstanding visitor experience and showcases the very best of the West Midlands.
The Roundhouse team are also ready to give visitors a friendly welcome, with volunteers stationed around the building, as well as a competition where you can be in with a chance to win two tickets for a tour of your choosing. All you have to do is guess how many horses can be found around the building. You can enter the competition on your visit to the Roundhouse with one of our friendly volunteers or in the Visitor Centre.
During the Commonwealth Games the Roundhouse will also be home to Quatro Gymnastics, who will be selling their British designed gymnastics leotards at a pop-up shop on site. The Roundhouse is just a short walk away from the gymnastics venue for the Commonwealth Games, Arena Birmingham. Visit our Getting Here page to get directions.
The independent tea room and restaurant at the Roundhouse will be open from 10am to 4pm Tuesday to Wednesday, and 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. If you’re looking for somewhere to eat near the gymnastics at the Arena, Jonathans in the Roundhouse serve breakfast, lunch, afternoon teas and a wide range of traditional British food. Visit their website to view the full menu.
If you’re looking for fun things to do in Birmingham, we’ve got a packed programme of fun activities from tours and walks, to paddles and cycles. See a different side of the city with a kayak tour on the canal, stand-up paddleboard experience or boat trip. Discover Brum’s history on an interactive Bingo walking tour, or find its hidden green spaces on a guided walking tour out of the city. Visit our Things to Do page to learn more and see what’s on.
If you’re looking for free things to do, try one of our self-guided audio tours of Birmingham or pick up a community routes leaflet from the Visitor Centre.
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Since 2021, the Roundhouse has also been a base for guided walks, kayak tours, boat trips and other activities. Whilst these have been well received, rising external costs mean this element of Roundhouse Birmingham is no longer providing the sustainable income we need to fund the ongoing care of this historic building. For this reason, we’ve made the difficult decision to close the leisure activity offer and visitor centre.
The office spaces will remain open as usual. Visitors can still access the site (see www.arenaltd.co.uk for opening hours) and Ristorante Caffe Arena will continue to welcome visitors.
We’re hugely proud of what the Roundhouse Birmingham team has achieved, and we’d also like to thank all of our visitors for their support. The trustees of Roundhouse Birmingham remain fully committed to caring for this important part of Birmingham’s heritage.