UPDATE: Please take the time to read our announcement. Ristorante Café Arena is open as normal.
Roundhouse Birmingham is delighted to announce that we’re starting work on a new outdoor seating area for the Roundhouse courtyard. This is the final element of the project to restore the Grade II* listed building for mixed-use, which was funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England.
This new decking area will give visitors a space to sit, picnic and enjoy everything the Roundhouse has to offer.
The work will start on Thursday 4 May and a section of the courtyard will be fenced off until it is completed in early summer. The Visitor Centre will be open as normal, Wednesday to Sunday between 9:30 and 16:30.
The contractors will be working in the courtyard from Monday to Friday between 8.00 and 17.00 so there will be intermittent noise at these times.
We apologise for any inconvenience this causes. We look forward to visitors being able to come and enjoy this space during lunch breaks, as a rest stop for a walk on the canal or a place to meet and catch up. We can’t wait to share this final piece of the Roundhouse puzzle with you.
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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.
