Recent days have been an exciting time for palaeontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts alike, with the rare discovery of the largest dinosaur trackway in Europe, located in the UK. Uncovered by the experts from the Oxford...
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...
Many of us have had an idea of selling everything and moving to a remote location to live peacefully at some point in our busy lives. At one point in history, living in isolation as a garden hermit (or an ornamental her...
Wroxeter, aka Viriconium, once boasted a population size of 15,000, making it the fourth biggest city in Roman Britain—that’s more people than there are currently in . Today, there’s just a small village home to less t...
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,...
Shrewsbury makes for a lovely . Whether it's a hop in the car or the train, you can be exploring beguiling architecture, history, and the rolling Shropshire countryside within an hour or so. The birthplace of Charles Da...
Look, we get it. Sometimes you're going to end up *gasp* going outside of Birmingham and . And, inevitably, you'll end up in a few watering holes along your journeys. Having already peered through the mists of time and...
Anyone who’s been to knows the 1,000-year-old attraction doesn’t slack on immersion. Between the dungeons, trebuchets, jousting competitions and great feasts, you can often feel like you’ve slipped through time to the...
International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate the achievements and potential of all women, with one eye also firmly on making the world a better and fairer place for all. Both past and present, there are so many women...
If you're after an excuse to step away from the computer for a couple of hours, or looking at a wandering weekend city break, go no further than Birmingham. The beautiful city brims with a bustling, modern life and rich...