Walk 2202 - Farmer's Bridge Locks & Centenary Sq, Birmingham

A look at the industrial heritage of the City of Birmingham. This city walk explores the northwestern sector of central Birmingham. It includes some of the city's most modern areas together with some of the city's rich industrial past. Birmingham is often quoted as having more canals than Venice.

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Suggested Maps

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OS Explorer

Sheet 220

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Walks from the same start

Walk 2203
Gas Street Basin & The Bull Ring, Birmingham
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km

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Aston Junction & Millennium Point, Birmingham
Grade - easy
Length - 3.5 miles / 5.7 km

Walk 2209
Brindley Place & the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Grade - easy
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km

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Length - 4.3 miles / 6.9 km

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Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km

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Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km

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Grade - easy
Length - 4.7 miles / 7.6 km

Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.