At which museum were many Peaky Blinders scenes filmed?

Many Peaky Blinders scenes were filmed at the Black Country Living Museum.

The museum is an open-air historical attraction in Dudley, in England’s West Midlands, about eight miles from Birmingham. Its reconstructed streets, workshops, canal features and industrial buildings provided a convincing setting for the series’ early twentieth-century world.

Several recognisable locations were filmed there. The museum’s canal arm stood in for Charlie Strong’s scrapyard, while Canal Street Bridge and other period streets appear in scenes involving the Shelby family and their rivals. The site’s preserved industrial character helped the production create Birmingham’s post-First World War atmosphere without relying entirely on modern streets or digital effects.

The answer is sometimes confused with the real city of Birmingham, where the story is set, or with other museums used by period productions. The Black Country Living Museum is in Dudley rather than Birmingham itself, but it became one of the show’s most associated filming locations. Other scenes were shot in places including Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester and Bradford, so the series’ fictional Birmingham is assembled from several locations.

The museum continues to promote its connection with the programme through themed experiences and location tours.