Jewellery Quarter Walk – Diamonds are Forever!
| April 5, 2009 | ||
| 11:30 am | to | 1:00 pm |
A unique guided tour around the Jewellery Quarter learning about its colourful past and present day glory. Visit St. Paul’s Square, the last remaining Georgian Square in Birmingham and the `jewellers’ church where Matthew Boulton, pioneer of the Industrial Revolution worshipped. Find the `Golden Triangle’ and marvel at the Chamberlain Memorial Clock, Key Hill cemetery – where many of Birmingham’s illustrious citizens are buried, Warstone Lane cemetery – site of the glacial War Stone and the Druids grave, the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, the Pen Museum, the Assay Office to name but a few of the fascinating sites on this hidden gem of a walk!
Dates: 5th April, 7th June, 5th July, 6th September, 4th October
Time: 11.30am
Meeting point: Main entrance of St Paul’s Church, finishing at the Lord Clifden Pub Great Hampton Street.
The walk lasts approximately one hour. Tickets cost £7 per person and due to limited availability must be reserved in advance by phone directly from Birmingham Tours – 0121 427 2555, Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323 or the Tourist Information Centre – 0121 202 5000.
For more information and for details of other walks in Birmingham, ring Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555, 078051 15998 or check out www.birmingham-tours.co.uk. The tour will run at the discretion of the guide as minimum numbers will apply.
