According to science, drinking hot chocolate can temporarily make you smarter. We’re not sure about that, but drinking it during these winter months is definitely a smart move. From a sophisticated mug of rich, chocolat...
November is a funny old month. The clocks have changed (hello, darkness at 4pm- we’ve missed you!) and most of us are just waiting for Christmas to kick into gear. But as tempting as it is to retreat inside and c...
Spring may have the cutest baby animals; winter might hold the best holidays; and summer… well, do we even need to explain? But autumn is by far the most stunning of the seasons. Simply snap your surroundings and...
If there’s one thing that can cheer us up about the end of summer (i.e. shorter days, colder nights), it is the incoming autumnal cosiness everywhere. The leaves are turning rusty red, burnt yellow and, of course, orang...
Yes, you may be still lamenting your arrival home from a trip abroad this summer, but there actually are plenty of historic and, sometimes, beautiful landmarks to visit in this country; even if you have to brave the aut...
Autumn is underway; the sun is setting earlier, temperatures are dropping and everyone is cosying up. But that doesn’t mean there’s no fun to be had. With awesome events such as Oktoberfest and…...
Things are about to get wild at West Midland Safari Park this winter. Well, wilder than usual. As the park sees the return of last year’s inaugural event, offering an “an after-dark illuminations experience...
Life finds a way… Birmingham is getting a taste of the Jurassic Park experience with a touch more mechanical puppetry and a lot less life-threatening peril. Giant animatronic dinosaurs are set to pop up among the...
You’ll be falling for this dessert. The leaves in Birmingham are gradually changing from shades of green to oranges, reds and browns as autumn gets well and truly underway. And one Birmingham foodie business is ge...
There are some brilliant walks to do around Birmingham. But it you want a break from the city, these autumn walks less than an hour away make for great additions to your weekend to-do list and a lovely escapism from&hel...