Visit Peaky Blinders filming locations
Discover the locations of Steven Knight’s hit show, Peaky Blinders, inspired by a real-life 1920s Birmingham street gang.
Take a tour around the Midlands and northern Britain to see where much of this British crime drama was filmed - along with some surprises.
Discover the life of a Peaky
Black Country Living Museum
Known as the ‘Black Country’ for the soot produced by its many iron foundries, this open-air museum brings local history to life. It’s designed as a real-life community, with actors revealing what life was like in 19th-century Britain, complete with traditional food and street games.
Digbeth
Check out 670 Grams, the restaurant helmed by Kray Treadwell, named Best Young Chef at the Michelin Guide awards 2021. Or head to Ball Park for street food, Instagrammable cocktails and a giant ball pit and slide. Digbeth has culinary delights to suit every taste.
Birmingham's street art
Birmingham’s neighbourhood Digbeth boasts a lot of kudos around its colourful art. Once an industrial hub, it has since hosted major street art and graffiti festival.
Bullring & Grand Central
Visit Bullring & Grand Central for top-notch shopping and dining, with leading fashion brands and restaurants galore. This is Birmingham’s flagship retail complex, so look out for live music, entertainment and eye-catching street performances too.
Visit these Peaky Blinders filming locations
Black Country Living Museum, West Midlands
This open-air museum in Dudley showcases 200 years of social history and appears across all six series of the show. Fans will recognise Charlie Strong’s scrap metal yard, the Blacksmith’s building, Canal Street bridge, St. James’s school and the Workers’ Institute
Port Sunlight, Wirral
The house used to film Aunt Polly’s home can be found in the village of Port Sunlight, near Liverpool. Explore this picturesque place, built in the late 1800s as living quarters for workers at a nearby factory. Self-guided tour maps are available at Port Sunlight Museum.
Arley Hall, Cheshire
Tommy Shelby’s sprawling manor home is actually Arley Hall & Gardens in Northwich, Cheshire. In series three, it was the backdrop for a showdown with Alfie Solomons and the season climax that saw members of the Shelby family arrested. Enter the library to discover Tommy’s study.
Victoria Baths, Manchester
The Grade-II-listed former swimming baths on Hathersage Road, Manchester doubled as the setting for the horse fair where Tommy meets love-interest May. When in Manchester, check-out the Northern Quarter where many of Tommy’s running gun battles were filmed.
Admiral Grove & Powis Street, Liverpool
Admiral Grove and Powis Street are tiny lanes nestled in Liverpool, which served as the Shelby’s ‘turf’ in Small Heath. It’s also where you can find the childhood home of The Beatles’ Ringo Starr at 10 Admiral Grove. Check out Peaky Blinders Official Tours for other Liverpool filming locations.
Formby Beach, Merseyside
The confrontation between Tommy Shelby and Alfie Solomons (played by Tom Hardy) at the end of season four took place on the picturesque sands of Formby Beach, near Liverpool. Owned by the National Trust, Formby offers sandy dunes and beautiful coastal views.
Keighley & Worth Valley Railway, West Yorkshire
All the train scenes were filmed at this heritage railway, located in the heart of Haworth village, near Bradford - including the series one confrontation between Grace and Inspector Campbell, which saw him get shot in the leg. A trip on the railway will take you through a windswept land of heather and wild moors.
Spot Peaky Blinders art
Seek out a stunning 50-metre (164-feet) wide mural outside Birmingham’s New Street Station. Brummie artist Jon Jones depicts the star-studded cast of Peaky Blinders through materials such as police records, mugshots, and archive materials.
