About
Roundhouse Birmingham is a heritage enterprise and independent charity. We look after the Grade II* listed building and use it as a base for our tours and activities exploring Birmingham.
The charity was created through a landmark partnership between Canal & River Trust and the National Trust which aimed to find a new and sustainable purpose for one of Birmingham’s hidden gems, the Roundhouse.
What do we do?
Roundhouse Birmingham offers visitors a chance to See The City Differently through a range of volunteer-powered guided city and canal tours, whilst securing a sustainable future for the historic site through a range of lettable spaces. With our custodianship of the Roundhouse and its story as a starting point, we create links between our visitors, volunteers, and the city.
Just dropping in?
Free drop-in ‘Workers of the Roundhouse’ tours are launching in 2023. During this free and interactive tour, you’ll discover the Victorian people (and horses) who made the Roundhouse a 24/7 hub for the city of Birmingham. Starting 6 April From tours will run from Thursday to Sunday at 11:30 and 14:00, just sign up in the Roundhouse Visitor Centre 15 minutes before.
Learn the history of the Roundhouse and Birmingham’s canals through free displays, artworks and films in the Roundhouse Visitor Centre. Book into Jonathans in the Roundhouse, an independent tearoom and restaurant, for everything from afternoon teas to Sunday lunches.