Birmingham is not the first city you’d connect with uber-detective Sherlock Holmes but the evidence is all there to be discovered. Creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lived here while writing his first mystery stories, while his later Sherlock adventures borrow names from several Birmingham figures and locations. Tantalisingly, the literary landscape of Doyle’s stories owes much to his formative experiences of Birmingham and Aston. On this approximately 100-minute walk through the city centre, we search for the clues that reveal Holmes’ presence. At once an affectionate tribute to the world’s most famous detective and a reflection on the nature of evidence, beliefs and critical thinking.

Join Ben Waddington after the walk for rest and refreshments at The Shakespeare Inn at 31 Summer Row B3 1JJ

Wear shoes suitable for urban walking.

No dogs (other than guide- and support dogs) as this walk visits the Museum and Art Gallery.

Organised by Still Walking