UPDATE: Please take the time to read our announcement. Ristorante Café Arena is open as normal.

Audio Descriptions

Take an audio-described tour of the Roundhouse, narrated by some of our staff and volunteers. This audio-commentary will guide you around our courtyard and Visitor Centre, detailing the displays and the history of the Roundhouse.

You can use this guide to choose which areas of the Visitor Centre you would like to learn more about, and while you can listen to this guide from the comfort of your own home, we encourage you to come and visit us in person to get a full-sensory experience.  

Press the track to listen.

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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