The release of Peaky Blinders in 2013 brought with it several booms: in French crops (no, you can’t pull it off), in newsboy caps (maybe you can, but probably not), and, perhaps most importantly, in tourism to the West Midlands region of England and beyond.
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The hit television series followed the eponymous gang, loosely based on a real group active in Birmingham between the 1880s and 1920s, for six seasons until 2022.
Now Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his crew have returned for one final outing, with Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man released on Netflix on 20 March.
If you can’t get enough of the show (and now film), and you’re a big fan of the set-jetting trend, here’s where you should be heading across the UK.
Peaky Blinders filming locations across Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester
While Peaky Blinders is set in Birmingham, filming for the show mostly took place outside of the city.
Having said that, The Immortal Man was partially shot in Digbeth, a warehouse district in Birmingham that has been transformed into a creative hub with independent cafes, bars and shops.
Just outside of the city, the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley has repeatedly served as a backdrop. The museum has a filming location map for those who want to recreate iconic scenes (it’s here where you’ll find Charlie’s Yard, which the gang uses for transporting illegal goods on the show), and there are even Peaky Blinders Nights where you’re encouraged to dress up.
Hardcore fans of the show will actually want to head to Liverpool, the setting for many of the show’s most famous scenes.
Must-visit places include the Stanley Docks, featured in the season one finale, Falkner Square in Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, which served as a stand-in for London’s Belgravia in season two, and St George’s Hall, the setting for a major character death in season three (no spoilers, even if that season came out a decade ago…).
Alternatively, if you don’t feel like planning out the day yourself, you can join a four-hour themed tour created in partnership with the show’s creators.
Around a 15-minute drive from the city centre is the picturesque model village of Port Sunlight, where you can see the home Polly Shelby is gifted in season two. Aside from Polly’s house, the whole town is a conservation area with nearly 900 Grade II listed buildings, so it really is like stepping back in time.
While season four’s finale supposedly takes place in Margate, the episode was in fact shot at Formby Beach, a 40-minute drive from Liverpool. Part of the Sefton Coast, the sand dune system here is protected as it is home to several rare species including sand lizards and natterjack toads.
Tommy Shelby’s home from season three onwards, which is meant to be in Warwickshire, is in fact Arley Hall in Cheshire, around a 50-minute drive from both Liverpool and Manchester. The country house, first completed in 1845, is Grade II* listed and only opens to the public on certain days each month, but you can explore the 15 acres of gardens here daily.
Speaking of, Manchester also needs to be on your set-jetting agenda. The city’s famed Northern Quarter appears in several scenes, while Victoria Baths was the location for the horse fair in season two.
