The ultimate insider’s guide to Birmingham, bringing together the best hidden gems from the worlds of food, drink, nature, culture and more. All the inspiration you need to explore the city can be found right here…
You might have noticed that when you Google something recently, the search results look slightly different from usual. Things like AI overviews and algorithm changes might have you seeing results from unexpected...
The country heads to the polls this Thursday (May 7), with elections in 136 English local authorities across the UK. After bankruptcies and bin strikes, all eyes are on Birmingham to be one of the biggest storie...
Birmingham’s most iconic bus, the legendary No. 11, turns 100 years old this Sunday (April 26, 2026). Known as Europe’s longest bus route, the service covers a 27-mile (43 km) route that runs all the way around the...
If you’re wandering through the creative heart of the Jewellery Quarter, you’ll eventually stumble upon a sight that feels like stepping straight into a period drama. St Paul’s Church isn’t just your average parish; it’...
Whether money’s tight or not, you shouldn’t ever be stuck for things to do in Birmingham. There’s excitement all over the city, especially at these brilliant museums—many of which are actually free museums, but even tho...
Be it boredom or fear, when the WWII air raids hit Birmingham, Anthony E. Pratt and his wife, Elva, kept themselves busy by inventing a board game. They drew on what they knew. Agatha Christie novels, Victorian parlour...
To many, Jude Bellingham is a Brummie icon, but he is not even from Birmingham at all. Sure, he’s a former Birmingham City player, but the Real Madrid midfielder is actually from Stourbridge—a market town about 10...
Picture this: You’re alone in the woods. You find a young girl crying. To comfort her, you reach out, but when she turns around, she has completely black eyes. You scream and she runs away. Do you think anyone will beli...
There aren’t many similarities between Birmingham in the UK and Alabama, but one that binds the two cities is that they both say ‘mom’. In the US, this is the norm; in the UK, less so, where you call your mother almost...
Has anyone ever meant as much to Birmingham as Ozzy Osbourne? You’d probably have to go back to Joseph Chamberlain to find someone who matched the Prince of Darkness’ importance to the Second City. But even then, the tr...
