Ring around the Bullring, Birmingham
Highlights
- Grand and often humorous sculptures and artworks brought to life with puzzles, riddles and clues
- An exploration of Birmingham's industrial past
- Clues sent to your phones, with help available, the perfect difficulty for all
- A rest-stop in a historic brass foundry turned charming canalside pub
Description
Discover the industry, artworks and architecture that make Birmingham one of the UK's underrated gems in this escape game-style tour of the city. Along the way expect to see a meteoric reminder of the millenium, the burial site of this 'Kingdom's smallest dancer, the spectacular Chamberlain and Victoria squares, remnants of the industrial era and a canal network to rival that of Venice.
All this plus puzzles, challenges, rest-stops at great bars and cafes and plenty of surprises.
This riddle-filled journey is perfect for anyone hoping to see the highlights and undiscovered secrets of the UK's city of a thousand trades. No Birmingham exploration can be complete without first taking a Ring Around the Bullring!
How It Works
Your team will receive clues on your phones that, once deciphered, will guide you to interesting and scenic parts of the city. At each of these you will solve riddles, discover facts and unlock your next clue.The route is walking distance and features optional breaks at great pubs, bars and cafes along the way. The clues require no prior knowledge and come with hints to make the experience something everyone can enjoy.
Optional rest-stops include: -A historic brass foundry turned thriving canalside pub.
-A grand Victorian building serving British staples with a twist.
Plan your day
Timings
Start anytime!
Around 2 hours on average across 3.0 km / 1.9 miles
Start Location
Bullring
End Location
Bullring
Communication Methods
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This was a great way to see the city.
Good Lookers
Great day out exploring Greenwich reeking of history with its cobblestone paths and alleys, statues, magnificent views…
M&M
Great way to explore the City and make lots interesting discoveries along the way. The clues were cryptic enough to kee…
Esta and Lou
We had the best day. We loved the hidden gems and sites. It was brilliant to do the city tour on a Saturday as it’s so …
charootery
amazing adventure. better than i was expecting
Fox and Badger
A great day out for the family.
Froot Loop Soop (Jorkin the peanits)
There was no storyline but it was just as fun as if there had been. We learned lots of interesting things about the cit…
Country tweed
It was a very enjoyable thing to do with teenagers and fantastic seeing parts of London you would otherwise not get to …
Birthday Bec
A really informative and fun treasure hunt, taking in lots of interesting sites. Unfortunately part of the route was bl…
Nicolas Cage Superfans
Very Good
MaccyD's
Great day, the 4 of us had a fabulous time trying to solve the clues and seeing the sights of London along the way!
Horst Baby Stag
Really good fun and an interesting way to explore an unfamiliar city. Would absolutely recommend and hope to do more in…
Prosecco Prinnys
Absolutely loved it!
Rags to Riches
We really enjoyed it and can’t wait to do another one
Ninjas
Fantastic adventure, we really loved it and saw parts of London we would never have known were there. Clues were fun an…
Girls weekend
We had so much fun exploring areas we hadn’t been before. Thanks and look forward to the next one.
Team Sherlock
It was great but it was a shame that the last two checkpoints took you away from the city Centre.
Ungodly Cool
Great way to see a city.
¡Día de Jenny!
Fantastically fun day out! Have been a Londoner for nearly 10 years and got to experience the city in a new way-and at …
Charli and Dharini
Had a really fun time doing the London trail, looking forward to doing it again :)
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