Did you know Birmingham is home to a forgotten and mysterious burial ground? Hidden off the bright and bustling streets of the Jewellery Quarter is one of Birmingham's best-kept secrets!
Join your host, Kevin, for this fascinating tour of the Birmingham Catacombs. On this heritage walk you will step away from the busy streets and into a hidden world not seen by the average eye!
Prepare to be guided on this intriguing tour where you will visit unique graves and discover the interesting facts behind many of Birmingham's famous residents. Did you know this graveyard has a fascinating connection to the Titanic?
On this heritage walk, you will:
This tour from Birmingham Heritage Walks takes around two hours. Sturdy footwear and comfortable clothes are recommended!
Minimum fitness level required.
Age restrictions: 12+
Adult | £15 |
What a fantastic experience! I had been wanting to do one of these tours for such a long time and...
A great revelation, impressive site, fascinating stories. Would like to do this again in better w...
Kevin is a fantastic and interesting guide. He brings props to bring things to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of it! Very well thought out and I’ve been meaning to go to both cemeter...
What a fantastic experience! I had been wanting to do one of these tours for such a long time and it certainly did not disappoint. Kevin was an incredible tour guide and made it so much fun and informative. His passion for what he does is incredible. I would highly recommend joining the tour and i will be making sure i book to attend others.
A great revelation, impressive site, fascinating stories. Would like to do this again in better weather, when the site is looking at its best
Kevin is a fantastic and interesting guide. He brings props to bring things to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of it! Very well thought out and I’ve been meaning to go to both cemeteries all my life basically! So great having Kevin as the host as I would never have known the history of the families buried there and Kevin is easy to talk to and made the whole experience enjoyable! Lovely gift at the end too which just finished off a perfect experience! Thank-you so much! 🤩xxx
Kevin was fantastic. He really opened our eyes to what is on our doorstep at the jewellery quarter. He championed local hero’s and is a great story teller. I would definitely recommend the experience
We loved it. Great host, an eye opener!! Highly recommend!
Really enjoyed it. Two hours flew by, the guide was very well informed, friendly and easy going. Learnt new things we’d never have learnt if we weren’t on the tour
Fabulous tour
Great stories and so enlightening
Very informative and interesting talk about local history.
Our Guide was very knowledgeable, I really enjoyed the tour and learned lots of interesting facts I would definitely recommend to friends and family, and would love to do another tour around Birmingham.
Kevin is an engaging, warm and knowledgeable walking tour host.
An enlightening experience and a history lesson rolled in to one.
Our host Kevin was informative and entertaining and clearly had a love of his subject material. Great way to spend a couple hours.
Fascinating well - presented tour😀
Kevin was very informative and knowledgeable. Would definitely book with him again. The gift at the end was very thoughtful and unexpected.
Really enjoyed the tour - finding out new things about our home city. We didn't know about the catacombs and must have passed by them many times! Great host who was very knowledgeable and friendly.
So informative . We don’t praise Birmingham and it’s history enough. It opened my eyes and made be proud to be a brummie. 👍👍
Really interesting talk by Kevin, who knew so many famous people were buried here and made an impact on the world - mostly Brummies!
My family and I thoroughly enjoyed our walking tour. Kevin, the tour guide, was extremely interesting and knowledgeable and we learned lots of interesting information about Victorian Birmingham. We have now booked another walking tour with Kevin as we enjoyed this one so much.
Very informative and a good host. Will be booking with him again.
Interesting and informative
Fantastic tour of Warstone Lane and Key Hill cemetery. Kevin guided us through both the cemeteries and showed us the graves of prominent people in Birmingham's past. He was very knowledgeable about the cemeteries and the local area. I will definitely be returning to do more of his tours.
A truly new perspective of the jewellery quarter.
Kevin’s goes above and beyond to find fascinating bits of forgotten history bringing the past to life .
My husband and I loved this walking tour. Kevin, our guide, was easy to listen to and very informative . We learnt so much about the roots of Birmingham industrialists we came away feeling proud to be a Brummie. We went from the Titanic to Birds custard what more could you want for entertainment on a Saturday morning. Thank you Kevin.
Will definitely recommend
I absolutely loved the tour of the Jewellery Quarter graveyard. So many fascinating facts, the guide was entertaining and knowledgeable. What a fab way to spend a Sunday morning - a really immersive experience. We will be booking again 100%
What a lovely man Kevin is engaging, knowledgeable and fun. We learnt so much about our wonderful city through his stories of people buried on the 2 cemeteries. Will definitely recommend to family and friends and book another tour soon
Kevin is an excellent host, delivering lots of information in an interesting and engaging way. The tour was very absorbing, and just the right length of time. I won't hesitate to book another tour.
I really loved the enthusiasm of our tour guide. Well researched, he really helped to give us an idea of Birminghams past great contributors with local and international impact.
Thoroughly enjoyable & interesting afternoon. Who thought 2 hours in a graveyard could wizz by !
Very relaxed and informative too.
Excellent afternoon
Really interesting walk. Great guide who shared some interesting facts about Birmingham and its residents of days gone by.
Lovely afternoon with our fab guide Kevin. Such a fun walk, found out some really interesting facts. Thank you
Learnt so much about my home city. Visited parts I did not know existed.
Had a great time
The guide was excellent, very engaging and great insight, knowledge and bonus props - you could not ask for more. A great experience and I have already recommended to our friends
A really engaging host with lots of great facts and stories about the area, the graveyards, the Jewellery Quarter. Easy public transport links made this a convenient experience and we had an excellent afternoon out.
We had a wonderful Sunday afternoon on our walking tour of the JQ catacombs. We learned so much and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. we would (and have) recommended this to our friends and family.
Very interesting. Bought some of the unsung heroes of Birmingham to life. Have recommended this expereince to others
Kevin was a great host. He made the walk thoroughly enjoyable and we all learned so much about fabulous Brummies that have been forgotten. His use of visual aids was an added bonus. It introduced us to bits of the city we knew nothing about but are such hidden gems that we'll be revisiting often. The guided walks give you a bit of exercise, get you into the fresh air, make you more aware of our surroundings and give you a buzz about our amazing city.
A most enjoyable afternoon with a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable host. Amazing what you walk/drive past every day without taking the time to have a look behind the wall and explore what's not immediately obvious. Very informative and thought-provoking.
kevin is very knowledgeable and makes things more interesting with bits of information you might not have thought of asking about. this is the second time i have done this tour, my friend came up from london especially for it. it's my 4th time out on a tour with Kevin
A gift for my husband which he really enjoyed. It was great to hear about the many inventors and innovators buried in the graveyards and hear their impact on Birmingham's history. Made me proud to be a brummie!
Very informative and makes me look forward to booking another one.
Great family visit to learn about the great and good ( but dead) of Brum.
We really enjoyed this tour. Kevin's enthusiasm for the subject shines through and is infectious. He is very informative and interesting, we had great time. Would highly recommend this.
Interesting waking tour with knowledgable guide. So much history hidden in plain sight
Please wear sturdy shoes and warm, comfortable clothes. The tour will proceed under safe weather conditions determined by the Met Office. The tour will proceed as scheduled if there is no amber or above warning. We do not enter the catacombs, but we can walk on them.
If you’re on the hunt for Birmingham’s most mysterious and unheard-of spots, then you’re in the right place! Meet Kevin- the expert behind Birmingham Heritage Walks.
Kevin offers walking tours of the city that will surprise even the most clued-up Brummies! From lost pubs of the Jewellery Quarter to mysterious burial Catacombs, his tours uncover the fascinating people and hidden stories behind Birmingham’s famous landmarks.
Ask your question directly to Birmingham Heritage Walking Tours.