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!
Avid readers and book nerds are well-positioned in Birmingham. Countless , little everywhere you turn (from Tolkien to Henry Green), and the largest public library in the UK make the second city a bibliophile’s dream d...
In today's episode of 'affordable train travel does actually still exist - who'd have thought it?', we're heading across the channel (because the UK could never), and hopping aboard the shiny new rail route from Europea...
We get it. When thinking of booking your next holiday, you’d probably like to get a little further away from Birmingham than Cannock Chase. But this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, might we remind you, remains an un...
You’ll find BBC journalists all over the world. So who could be better to name the ‘best places to travel in 2025’? And, aware of the negative effects of over-tourism, this inaugural guide has highlighted destinations t...
From the sprawling British countryside to our unbeatable beaches, our bustling cities and its towering skyscrapers, to everything in between; the UK boasts so many incredible rail routes that show off our inescapable be...
I know it may be hard to believe, but it turns out that affordable train travel does actually still exist. And it just so happens that Europe is preparing to welcome yet another cheap and cheerful rail route as we speak...
We love a psychological reality show, and BBC's The Traitors is the game show that had the UK's full attention at the end of 2022. Claudia Winkleman returned to the Scottish Highlands for its third series on January 1,...
What does £125,000 get you these days? Well, not a lot it seems. It won’t get you a place to live in the capital that’s for sure, and hardly somewhere halfway decent in the second city either. When the average house in...
There’s no denying it. It’s cold outside and a chill has snuck into our homes. Yes, you could stick the heating on and pour money down the drain. Or, you could go outside and warm up those bones by walking about. Nothin...
Brits abroad are notorious throughout Europe for our loutish behaviour. Some might say it’s an unfair image, but you only have to spend a weekend in Prague to see that maybe there might be, somewhat, some truth behind t...