Birmingham Back to Backs, Birmingham

Superb tour of these fascinating houses, brilliantly led by Annette, who had personal experience of living in similar houses, was most knowledgeable about every aspect and was friendly and helpful too. Thoroughly recommended for anyone interested in social history or simply in how people used to live. A reminder of how much better Birmingham must have been before the council's planners destroyed the city in the 1960s etc.

This place is a tour de force of what the national trust does well. (Which isn't something that happens often) . First off you need to plan ahead and book , tickets are limited and go on sale a few weeks in advance. These back to back houses are the last of their kind and take you back to a time now past. The tour guide was first class and actually as a child lived in one, so there was fascinating anecdotes and first hand experience of the latter use of these properties. The houses/rooms are dressed as per a certain period and are done sympathetically. There is so much of interest and so much to learn, it really is a must see place if you are going to be in Birmingham.