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Black Country Living Museum
Charlie Strong's yard, Small Heath canal and a school in Peaky Blinders. Tickets needed; allow half a day.
- On screen as
- Charlie Strong's yard, Small Heath canal and a school
- Series and episodes
- Series 1 · Series 2 · Series 3 · Series 4 · Series 5 · Series 6 · Series 1, Episode 1
- Access
- Tickets needed
- Time needed
- Half a day
- Where
- Dudley, West Midlands
On screen
How Black Country Living Museum appears
The museum is the closest thing Peaky Blinders has to a home base. Its boat dock and Anchor Forge play Charlie Strong's yard, where Tommy's uncle keeps the boats and horses, from the first episode of series one through all six series. The story sets the yard on the canals of Small Heath in Birmingham; the real place is a heritage dock in Dudley, about ten miles away. The Canal Street bridge was the secret meeting spot for Ada and Freddie in series one, and St James's School, a reconstructed Victorian school on the museum site, appears as a fictional Birmingham institution in a series three scene involving Father Hughes. The 2026 film also returned here.
The real place
What you can visit
Black Country Living Museum is a large open-air museum of rebuilt shops, houses, workshops and canal arms, staffed by costumed guides who explain life in the industrial Black Country. The boat dock, the forge and Canal Street are all part of the general visitor route, so you can see them on an ordinary day ticket. On selected dates the museum runs its own official Peaky Blinders filming-location tour, which lasts 75 to 90 minutes, must be booked in advance and is not covered by an annual pass. The costumed streets are museum interpretation, not leftover set dressing, and access to the school depends on the day's programme.
Book the filming tour first and plan the rest of your day around it. Follow staff guidance on photography inside workshops and do not climb onto moored boats.
Black Country Living Museum: Peaky Blinders ↗The museum is on Tipton Road, Dudley, DY1 4SQ, with a car park on site. Tipton and Dudley Port stations are the nearest rail stops, with buses towards the museum; check the museum's travel page for the current route. Opening hours vary by date, so check the online calendar and current prices before you go. Some areas on the filming tour are unsuitable for wheelchairs, and the site has cobbles and slopes.
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Common questions
Planning a responsible visit
Where is Charlie Strong's yard?
It is the boat dock and Anchor Forge at Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Both are on the museum's normal visitor route, so a standard admission ticket lets you see them.
Does the museum run an official Peaky Blinders tour?
Yes. It runs a licensed filming-location tour on selected dates, lasting 75 to 90 minutes. It must be booked in advance and is not included in the annual pass, so check the museum's events page.
Is the museum in Birmingham?
No. It is in Dudley, in the Black Country west of Birmingham. Allow around half an hour by car from the city centre, or longer by train and bus.
Can I see the school from the series?
St James's School is part of the museum site, but entry depends on the day's programme. Ask staff on arrival or check whether it features on the filming tour you book.
Plan your visit
Build it into the day.
Combine with a night in Birmingham and an evening on the city's canals, or continue north to Liverpool for Watery Lane.
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