Back to Backs Birmingham
Back to Backs Birmingham is a National Trust property located in the city centre of Birmingham. They are the city’s last surviving court of back-to-back houses. The houses have been preserved as examples of the thousands of similar houses that were built at the time around shared courtyards.
The 19th-century courtyard has been carefully restored and visits are by pre-booked guided tour only. On your tour, you will meet characters from the 1940s up to the 1970s. You will discover the lives of some of the former residents who crammed into these small houses to live and work.
You can see Mr Levi’s bedroom-turned-workshop, Mrs Oldfield’s mealtime kitchen and peek inside George Saunder’s tailor shop. You will experience sounds and smells from the past on this evocative tour. Tours last for an hour and a half.
Further Information Back to Backs Birmingham
Is there food and drink available?
There are places nearby serving food and drinks.
What are the main things to do?
Guided tours of the last surviving Back-to-back houses in Birmingham. There are toilets.
What are the ticket prices?
Free for members of the National Trust although you must still book. An adult standard tour is £11, children £5.50, children aged under 5 are free and family tickets are available.
Is there parking?
There is parking nearby, but charges apply.
When are they open?
Back to Backs Birmingham tours run Tuesday – Sunday for most of the year. For up-to-date opening times and dates please visit their website.
Dog friendly?
Only registered assistance dogs are permitted.
Are they accessible?
