Life in Birmingham is pretty sweet, but it’s nice to get away every once in a while. Here, we share relaxing countryside excursions, brilliant day trips, and the best places to visit in the UK, plus some exciting international travel inspiration!
Almost every night of the week, a train sets off from London Euston to some of Scotland’s biggest cities. The overnight rail journey, Caledonian Sleeper, connects the capital to the likes of Aberdeen, , and Inverness,...
A former clay mine in Cornwall. Where else would you build the world’s largest indoor rainforest? Since the turn of the millennium, the Eden Project’s “global garden” has been one of the UK’s most breathtaking attractio...
Have you heard that Beyoncé and Jay-Z are moving to the Cotswolds? This power couple are the latest celebrities drawn in by the honey-coloured cottages and lush, green landscapes of the —with the likes of Ellen DeGenere...
Forget what you’ve heard. Do go chasing waterfalls. Whether it’s the soothing sound of a flowing river. The tingly sensation of its spray on your skin. Or the awe-striking sight of cascading water off a cliff’s edge. It...
After his final defeat against Oliver Cromwell in the English Civil War, the future King Charles II of England (I know, it’s confusing) spent six weeks trying to flee the country. His evasion of the enemy, which now for...
If I had one complaint about Birmingham, it’s that it doesn’t have enough —any, in fact—and unless climate change speeds up, that’s not changing anytime soon. There’s one small benefit to being a landlocked city, stuck...
There’s nothing I love more than a proper country , but I’ve never come across anything like this before. The Pub in the Woods does exactly what it says on the tin. Serving pints in a campfire-like setting, the self-pro...
Go back 500 years, and no one in the Old World knew what a dahlia was. It’s been almost 300 years since this native Mexican flower landed on European shores. Today, it’s the most popular flower in the UK. There’s nowher...
Witley Court. Wow. What can I do to convince you to visit that a picture can’t? Just look at it! Even long after it was devastated by a fire in 1937, this Italianate-style mansion remains one of the most breathtaking ho...
For decades, the rolling hills and historic market towns of Southwest England have felt tantalisingly out of reach for anyone without a car, especially from . But that’s about to change very soon. For lovers of scenic g...