The truth nobody tells you: 80% of Peaky Blinders wasn't filmed in Birmingham. And the 1920 Birmingham — the Shelby's — basically no longer exists. What's left, where to go, and how to plan the trip without falling into the tourist trap.
The truth nobody tells you: 80% of Peaky Blinders wasn't filmed in Birmingham. And the 1920 Birmingham — the Shelby's — basically no longer exists. What's left, where to go, and how to plan the trip without falling into the tourist trap.
Peaky Blinders was filmed mostly in Liverpool, Manchester, and Yorkshire — not in Birmingham.
The historical Birmingham of the Shelbys no longer exists: it was destroyed in the Blitz (1940-43) and rebuilt as a modernist city in the 60s.
The only real main location in Birmingham (metropolitan area) is the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, where the Garrison Pub used in the early seasons is located.
In Liverpool, Powis Street and Royal Albert Dock cover 60% of the series' "1920 Birmingham" streets.
Ideal itinerary: Birmingham 1 day + Black Country Museum 1 day + Liverpool 2 days = 4 days total. Anything more is redundant.
The truth nobody tells you: 80% of Peaky Blinders wasn't filmed in Birmingham. And the 1920 Birmingham — the Shelby's — basically no longer exists. What's left, where to go, and how to plan the trip without falling into the tourist trap.
