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| Birmingham Tours Tolkien bus tour – the road to the Twin Towers of Gondor The Tolkien Trail – The Road To Minas Morgal And Minas Tirith – The Twin Towers Of Gondor |
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The tour begins at Sarehole which is said to have been the model for `The Shire' the home of the hobbits and nearby is Moseley Bog which is recalled in Tolkien's description of the `Old Forest' last of the primeval wild woods where `Tom Bombadil' lived. The route will take us past his home in Moseley where he could take a tram to King Edward's School in the centre of the city and progresses to St Anne's Church where the family worshipped when Tolkien's mother became a Catholic. The trail continues on to the Oratory - the foremost Catholic Church in Birmingham home to Cardinal Newman and passes a number of houses in the Ladywood area where Tolkien lived - the one in Highfield Road being identified by a blue plaque. Living in this area it is possible to see that the Two Towers - Perrotts Folly and the Edgbaston Waterworks Tower would be the basis of the `Two Towers of Gondor' - Minas Morgul and Minas Tirith. Your guide will bring alive the background which led to the creation of these original fantasy novels. Meeting Point: Sarehole Mill, Colebank Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 OBG Cost: £10.00 per person. Tickets must be booked in advance through Birmingham Box Office on 0121 303 2323 - www.birminghamboxoffice.com. We reserve the right to cancel if minimum numbers are not reached. Tickets will be on sale up to 5 days before the actual tour. Themed bus tours on the Big Brum Buz or your own coach by arrangement at any time of the year: Tolkien – the road to the Twin Towers of Gondor, Rhythms of the city – Birmingham Rocks with Ossie and Black Sabbath, Genius Matthew Boulton & the Industrial Revolution, Big Brum Buz Christmas Lights tour, Big Brum Buz Birmingham Ghost tour, Big Brum Buz Black Country ghost tour, Birmingham Broadcasts tour. Contact Birmingham Tours on 0121 427 2555, 078051 15998 www.birmingham-tours.co.uk. Minimum numbers or minimum charge applies. NEW FOR 2010 – after dinner talk or slide show – the story of the Big Brum Buz and So You Think You Know Birmingham Challenge Quiz. Themed bus tour – Birmingham Broadcasts – your favourite shows including the Archers, Brum, Hustle, Survivors and Doctors Working towards 2011 we will be developing a themed bus tour based on the life of Cardinal Newman and the Oratory. |
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| 2010 Birmingham Tours | 134 Greenfield Road | Harborne | Birmingham | B17 OEG | Tel/Fax: 0121 427 2555 | enquiries@birmingham-tours.co.uk | ||
