Private Tour
Best of Birmingham 12km Running Tour
Overview
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2 hours 30 minutes
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Learn, socialise and have fun, all whilst keeping fit.
Our Best of Birmingham 12km Running Tour is the perfect way to get a complete taster of Birmingham.
See all of Birminghams Best sights in 1 experience and gain a comprehensive knowledge of Birminghams history.
Includes only the most interesting, funny and scandalous stories, told in a few minutes before running off again.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What‘s Included
Recommendations for your stay in Birmingham
Please bring your own water to keep hydrated.
What To Expect
Roundhouse Birmingham
Our Licensed England Athletics Run Leader will meet you at Roundhouse Birmingham, a hidden-gem heritage building positioned along our World-famous canals (we have more of them than Venice did you know). Your Guide will take you through an introduction, warmup, group ice-breaker, and tell you a bit about the History of this building (only the most exciting facts of course), before you start your running tour.
Centenary Square
After running 0.5 miles along the canal, we stop for a breather at our first stop. Here you'll see many sights including Birmingham Library, The Hall of Memory, Baskerville House, and the water feature we like to call the "overly designed puddle". Your guide will tell you some fun facts about these landmarks and introduce how Birmingham first began as a city 1620 years ago.
Options
Private Bespoke Booking
Best of Birmingham
Best of Birmingham 12km Running Tour
Reviews
12 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fabulous experience
Ian B,
Jul 3, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00Fabulous experience for runners of any ability, really friendly and enjoyable. Lucy has great knowledge and great insight and is a lovely person.
Great fun, interesting and easy company and conversation
11notout,
Jul 3, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Brilliant idea and really enjoyed it. Lucy was a great guide with so many interesting insights. The pace was self setting, and would suit all ability levels. The views of the city were varied and the route provided just the right balance for me. Really good trip and one I’d recommend to anyone looking for a good tour that enjoys a run. Thanks Lucy - I’ll be back.
Best of Birmingham Halloween Running Tour
Discover773879,
Nov 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great way to spend Halloween evening running through the streets of Birmingham with a like minded group of people. The tour was excellent taking in a number of Birmingham's attractions. Hannah was a superb guide and gave us history to each location we stopped at. Pace was just right giving time to enjoy the occasion with the Jewellery Quarter my favourite stop.
Run, have fun and learn about Brum!
carrievegan,
Nov 2, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00I have done this tour before but I loved running the Spooky Halloween version! Hannah was knowledgeable and made the tour fun - her pumpkin costume made sure we were noticed and we had many cheers of encouragement en route! I love finding out more about my home city and would thoroughly recommend any of the Run of a Kind tours to Brummies and visitors too! I always meet interesting people and fun! The running pace is accessible with plenty of info stops to catch your breath!
Fantastic, friendly and fun way to see the sights!
E2847QYmartink,
Oct 31, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Booked on the Hallowe'en night tour of the Best of Birmingham, which included exploring a spooky graveyard! I've never done a tour of any city before, but this is definitely the way to do it. Very interesting information and stops and presented brilliantly. A great range of participants as well and the pace was gentle enough fornus all to have a bit of a chat as we went. The only downside (apart from a slight communication error at the start which was quickly sorted) is that I want to see these in every town and city now!
Highly recommended - Exploring parts of the city in a fun way
More holidays needed,
Mar 4, 2023
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A great way to learn more about my home city. Our guide was friendly and informative and the frequent stops allowed everyone to keep up and be part of the group.
Best of Brum
resty68,
Sep 30, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic run tour of Birmingham Lived local for many years but learnt a lot about the city of my birth Great tour led by Hannah and Lucy Would highly recommend to everyone 👍👍
Really fun way to run and see a new city!
bdo21,
Sep 17, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00First running tour and first time around Birmingham - it was a really fun experience and Lucy was amazing and wonderful to chat to as we ran and saw the sights. Highly, highly recommended!
Most enjoyable way to get to see and find out about the city
B622UGsueh,
Aug 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Enjoyed every minute of the tour. Good balance of running and stopping to look around, take photos and learn more of the city’s past. Lucy was an extremely friendly, knowledgeable and helpful guide and I thoroughly enjoyed chatting to the other participants on the way. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys tuning and wants to explore the many different areas of the city and learn some interesting facts! 😀
Really is the best of brum!
cearl010,
Aug 4, 2022
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Lucy was a fantastic guide! Great combination of information and running including some hidden gems!
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