Real Birmingham - Free Walking Tour

29/12/2022

After a wonderful 6 years, it is time for us to say goodbye to Real Birmingham.

With Rob now living in Canada and Ruby now living in Spain, we have taken the decision to close the company.

Thank you so much to every single one of you that has walked the streets of our beloved Brum with us! Thanks also for all the support, enthusiasm and love that we’ve felt on this journey.

Who’d have thought that a random shower thought could turn into something so great?!

Birmingham, it’s been an absolute pleasure.

Here is our “Real Birmingham wrapped”…
Rob & Ruby x

13/03/2022

✨EXCITING NEWS ✨
We are very proud to announce that we have published a book of 20 Birmingham walks!

This project has been such fun and we hope you enjoy discovering these hidden gems just as much as we enjoyed writing about them.
Catch us this morning before 10am on BBC West Midlands radio chatting about it 🤩

Available now from all the usual places!

23/01/2022

Birmingham. Once the ‘Workshop of the World’. Once much maligned in popular culture. But always possessing an independent swagger, a self-deprecating sense of humour and a disregard for history with the city’s motto ‘Forward’. Join me, Rob, on a walking tour that charts Brum’s industrial rise, its mid-century transformation, music, culture and local quirks told through stories and jokes. Even better - 100% of our profit to charity!

Book your space on www.realbirmingham.com! Tour dates available on 5th Feb, 5th March and 26th March.

Real Birmingham presents the city's only Free Walking Tour. Get an unrivalled insight into one of the UK's most misunderstood cities.

18/11/2021

There are two more Free Tour Dates for the rest of 2021. This Saturday and December 11th. Lots of availability on both still and we’d love to see you there! Head to www.realbirmingham.com to book on!

Real Birmingham presents the city's only Free Walking Tour. Get an unrivalled insight into one of the UK's most misunderstood cities.

14/09/2021

It’s Birmingham Heritage Week! ✨
Even though these images from our tours were only taken in 2016, it’s amazing to see how much our wonderful city has changed.

We are halfway through Heritage week so be sure to check out some of the exciting events and exhibitions on offer! 🤩

(We do kinda miss the Central Library and Iron Man though! 🥲)

24/08/2021

The story of the Real Birmingham Free Walking Tour. Thanks to Teh Chin Liang for the interview featuring the mysterious ‘Ebony’ paving slab in Victoria Square, why it’s great to finally walk in Chamberlain Square and how you can get involved in the tour!

Meet the Brummy who turned his love for his hometown into a walking tour – Rob Ankcorn, the co-founder of Real Birmingham Free Walking Tour August 16, 2021 by Teh Chin LiangLeave a Comment It was a grey chilly Saturday morning in February 2016. Most people would have been sleeping in or still tuck...

14/07/2021

It felt so good to be back touring with a great group on Saturday. Tours this size are fun as they’re so much more interactive and it often becomes more of a collective conversation than a performance!

The biggest moment in the tour had to be when, for the very first time, we were able to do the Chamberlain Square stop from inside the square. When we started in 2016 John Madin’s library’s was still completely intact. Since then we’ve navigated a demolition site and then a building site. It’s felt like a long time coming so we’re glad to show it off.

We’ve got lots of tours coming up so head to our website to book yourself on!