Creating a self-guided walk to explore Birmingham is easy. Choose the attractions that interest you the most, and let our software create a walking route based on your selections. Afterward, retrieve your walk in the GPSmyCity app on your mobile device. The app will guide you from one tour stop to the next as if you had a personal tour guide. Our short
tutorial video shows the steps needed to create your walk.
Step 1: Select Attractions
Select "Interface" below to select the 'List' or 'Map' interface. Use "Filter Sights" to filter attractions by category. Maximum 20 sights per walk. If you select the 'Map' interface, click a map pin to view the sight information and select the sight.
Interface* :
Map and List of attractions
List of attractions
Map with attraction pins
Filter Sights* :
-- Show all sights --
Must-see
Attraction/Landmark
Museum/Gallery
Religious
Food/Drink
Shopping
Park/Outdoor
10 Holloway Circus
17 & 19 Newhall Street
Alpha Tower
Argent Centre
Aston Hall
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Baskerville House Birmingham
Birmingham Back to Backs (must see)
Birmingham Central Mosque
Birmingham Hippodrome (must see)
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery (must see)
Birmingham Oratory
Birmingham Town Hall
Brindleyplace
British Telecom Tower
Bullring & Grand Central
Cannon Hill Park
Centenary Square
Central Library (must see)
Chamberlain Square
Council House
Gas Street Basin (must see)
Hall of Memory Birmingham
IMAX Cinema
International Convention Centre
Island Bar
Jewellery Quarter
Methodist Central Hall
Moseley Emporium
Museum of the Jewellery Quarter (must see)
National Sea Life Centre
New Street
Newman Brothers Coffin Furniture Factory
Orion Building
Orthodox Cathedral
Redpoint Climbing Centre
Repertory Theatre
Rotunda
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists
Sarehole Mill
Soho House Museum
St Bartholomew's Church
St. Chad's Cathedral
St. Martin's Church
St. Paul's Church
St. Paul's Gallery
St. Philip's Cathedral
Symphony Hall (must see)
The Mailbox
The Old Crown
Thinktank Museum
Victoria Law Courts
Victoria Square
Winterbourne House and Garden (must see)
Step 2: Select Starting Point
Indicate walk's starting point which can be either one of the selected sights (shown on the map in 'Step 3') or a custom sight of choice, e.g. your hotel or a metro station.
Select One* :
Use one of the selected attractions
Use my hotel or a location specified by me
Use a walk friendly hotel
Enter Place Name* :
GPS Coordinates* :
Locate the place on map
Choose a Hotel* :
Hotel Saint Pauls House (view info)
Staybridge Suites Birmingham (view info)
Clayton Hotel Birmingham (view info)
Hotel at Conference Aston (view info)
Starting Point* :
Step 3: Create/Update Route
The selected attractions are displayed on the map below.
Walk Distance:
Your walk is not saved yet. To save it, please proceed to the final 'Step 4' below.
Selected Attractions:
Step 4: Save Your Custom Walk
Enter a name for your custom walk, along with your email address, in the fields below. You will receive the instructions for retrieving your custom walk in the GPSmyCity app by email. The GPSmyCity app offers turn-by-turn travel directions to guide you from one attraction to the next.
Walk Name* :
Email* :