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…
We might have some writer’s bias here, but we think bookshops are simply the best places in the world. Often cosy and romantic – full of knowledge about our world and stories of worlds beyond – they of...
Bournville is famous for a lot of reasons. Purpose-built in the late 19th century for employees of Cadbury – now the second-largest confectionery brand in the world – the model village is now one of the most...
We’ve been absolutely inundated with incredible new release announcements recently, and with titles such as Leave The World Behind, My Life With the Walter Boys and Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget having hit Netfl...
Decorated with fairy lights and baubles you bought from the Christmas market, it’s time to sit on the sofa and enjoy the festive feeling of your Christmas tree. But no matter how much sweat and tears you poured into mak...
If there’s one thing every Brummie can agree on, it’s that Birmingham tap water is bostin’. Next level. S-tier. Elite. Elixir of the gods. Ambrosia. You probably bottle straight from the pipes and sell it to Londoners l...
Castles can sometimes get a bad reputation as a bit boring. Big old buildings with not much else. But that couldn’t be further from the truth at Warwick Castle, which…...
Not a natural-born Brummie, getting my head around some of the lingo has been a bit of a headache. What on earth is a ‘gambol’? And I thought a bread roll was a ‘cob’, but then what does, ‘She’s got a right cob on...
From Birmingham’s canals to The Custard Factory, there are a few spots that just make Birmingham, well, Birmingham. We wouldn’t change them for the world… but it seems not everyone…...
Birmingham is full of mysteries. For one of our favourites, head down to Spiceal Street and you’ll find a curious commemorative plaque nearby. It reads: “A meteorite fell in Natan, China in 1516. 484 years later on the...
Everyone loves saying that Birmingham has more canals than Venice. It’s a fact of pride among Brummies, placing the second city among the European elite. But it’s not true, unfortunately. What Birmingham does have...
