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Little Known Ladywood
Audio Tour

Pay-As-You-Feel

Little Known Ladywood is a looping history walk around Ladywood.

This tour is full of local curiosities and trivia covering everything from burial sites and bomb plots, to canal history, chocolate makers, and Broad Street’s music scene.

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Pay-As-You-Feel

This tour is available on a Pay-As-You-Feel basis. 

There’s no charge, but you can make a voluntary donation via the app or on our website if you’re able.

By making a donation, you’re directly helping to support the future of the Roundhouse, enabling our work with the local community.

Description

‘Little-Known Ladywood’ was created with Norman Bartlam (writer of The Little Book of Birmingham) from Ladywood History Group and was based on a range of locations and stories that were recommended by local people prior to lockdown.

The tour features contributions from our friends at Birmingham Music Archive, Westside BID, and the Canal & River Trust. 

How do I listen to the tour?

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The tour is available on the free GeoTourist app for you to enjoy whenever, or wherever, you are.

Step 1: Dowload the free GeoTourist app (available for Apple or Android)

Step 2: Search ‘Roundhouse Birmingham’ to find the five tours

Step 3: Time to listen: remotely, or on location!

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Clicking the buttons above on your phone will take you to download the GeoTourist app. 

Event Details

Dates: Available any time, just visit the GeoTourist app to access the tour.

Distance: 3.1km

Number of points on the tour: 20

Suitable For: All ages

Starting point: at the Roundhouse

Printed version: If you prefer a printed version of the route, or would simply like a printed version to accompany the audio, you can pick one up from the Roundhouse Visitor Centre.

Need help? We're here to help you with anything you need, don't be shy, get in touch.

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Roundhouse Birmingham

The Roundhouse, 1 Sheepcote St, Birmingham, B16 8AE

0121 716 4077

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Registered Charity No. 1169232

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Update

The ‘Roundhouse Birmingham’ charity was set up in 2016 to care for the historic Grade II* listed Roundhouse building. Nine years on and the restored building is now used as office space and is home to a much-loved Italian restaurant.

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.

If you’ve already booked a tour, you’ll be contacted via email and the cost of your booking will be refunded. We apologise for any inconvenience.   

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