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Group of Roundhouse volunteers with volunteer co-ordinator Suzy at a Volunteer Celebration event in December 2022

International Volunteers Day

It’s #InternationalVolunteerDay and we want to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful Roundhouse Volunteers for their hard work this year!2022 was our first full year at the Roundhouse, and boy, have we been busy! Tours, events, meetings,

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A group of people dressed as Santas and elves on stand up paddleboards, with bikes and in kayaks at Old Turn Junction on the canal

Sporty Santas

Sporty Santa 2022 By foot – By Bike – By Boat Run, Walk, Cycle, Kayak, Canoe, SUP, Skip, Hop, Scoot your way to be part of our Merry Meetup this December Come and meet up with lots of other Santas to

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Picture of the West Midlands Tourism Awards 2022 winner plaque Roundhouse Birmingham

‘Experience of the Year 2022’

We had a fantastic night at the West Midlands Tourism Awards, winning ‘Experience of the Year’ for our Bustling Birmingham Kayak Tour. A huge thank you to our amazing tour guide volunteers and our visitors for making it such a

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2022 Kayak Tour Dates

This week we will be publishing our 2022 Kayak Tour dates; please bear with us whilst we upload these dates. Be among first to hear when they are live, by joining our mailing list.

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Picture of several Roundhouse kayakers on the canal heading towards the Roundhouse past Lego Birmingham. On both sides of the wide canal there are several moored narrowboats

British Canoeing Delivery Partner

We are incredibly proud to have become a British Canoeing Delivery Partner. You want to know that the centre you choose is high quality, and that’s what the Delivery Partner badge means. A paddling centre displaying the British Canoeing Delivery Partner badge

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Picture of a sign help up that reads : Your Feedback Matters!

We need your feedback

Have you been on a tour or visited us this year? We would love to hear your feedback. Tripadvisor? Facebook? Google? Or simply our feedback form – we’ll gratefully receive your comments whichever way works for you. Head this way…

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Poster for My Voice-My Path project. It contains a college of four pictures of black activators at Roundhouse Birmingham working on the Black Heritage audio tour of Ladywood. On the lefthand side there is a list of the participants on this project. It reads: Roundhouse Birmingham, Don't Settle, Black Heritage Walks Network , Geotourist. All working in collaboration with 5 activators to develop My Voice -My Path- Black Heritage audio tour of Ladywood

My Voice – My Path

Over the last few months the Roundhouse Team has been working in collaboration with Beatfreeks and The Black Heritage Walks Network to develop a new audio tour alongside five incredibly passionate and talented Birmingham/West Midlands-based young people of colour: Anah,

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Group of Roundhouse volunteers with volunteer co-ordinator Suzy at a Volunteer Celebration event in December 2022

International Volunteers Day

It’s #InternationalVolunteerDay and we want to say a huge thank you to all our wonderful Roundhouse Volunteers for their hard work this year!2022 was our first full year at the Roundhouse, and boy, have we been busy! Tours, events, meetings,

Read More »
A group of people dressed as Santas and elves on stand up paddleboards, with bikes and in kayaks at Old Turn Junction on the canal

Sporty Santas

Sporty Santa 2022 By foot – By Bike – By Boat Run, Walk, Cycle, Kayak, Canoe, SUP, Skip, Hop, Scoot your way to be part of our Merry Meetup this December Come and meet up with lots of other Santas to

Read More »
Picture of the West Midlands Tourism Awards 2022 winner plaque Roundhouse Birmingham

‘Experience of the Year 2022’

We had a fantastic night at the West Midlands Tourism Awards, winning ‘Experience of the Year’ for our Bustling Birmingham Kayak Tour. A huge thank you to our amazing tour guide volunteers and our visitors for making it such a

Read More »

2022 Kayak Tour Dates

This week we will be publishing our 2022 Kayak Tour dates; please bear with us whilst we upload these dates. Be among first to hear when they are live, by joining our mailing list.

Read More »
Picture of several Roundhouse kayakers on the canal heading towards the Roundhouse past Lego Birmingham. On both sides of the wide canal there are several moored narrowboats

British Canoeing Delivery Partner

We are incredibly proud to have become a British Canoeing Delivery Partner. You want to know that the centre you choose is high quality, and that’s what the Delivery Partner badge means. A paddling centre displaying the British Canoeing Delivery Partner badge

Read More »
Picture of a sign help up that reads : Your Feedback Matters!

We need your feedback

Have you been on a tour or visited us this year? We would love to hear your feedback. Tripadvisor? Facebook? Google? Or simply our feedback form – we’ll gratefully receive your comments whichever way works for you. Head this way…

Read More »
Poster for My Voice-My Path project. It contains a college of four pictures of black activators at Roundhouse Birmingham working on the Black Heritage audio tour of Ladywood. On the lefthand side there is a list of the participants on this project. It reads: Roundhouse Birmingham, Don't Settle, Black Heritage Walks Network , Geotourist. All working in collaboration with 5 activators to develop My Voice -My Path- Black Heritage audio tour of Ladywood

My Voice – My Path

Over the last few months the Roundhouse Team has been working in collaboration with Beatfreeks and The Black Heritage Walks Network to develop a new audio tour alongside five incredibly passionate and talented Birmingham/West Midlands-based young people of colour: Anah,

Read More »

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