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...
If you like your cities how I like my high heels (easy to walk in, of course); look no further. Because a historic hotspot within fairly easy reach of Birmingham has recently been named the most walkable city in the who...
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...
Despite me getting my hand-luggage packing down to the finest of arts (in my humble opinion); it certainly would make the start of my holidays far less stressful if I didn't have to scurry past the boarding desk, holdin...
While Britain and wallabies are not a combination you'd initially think of, there is a magical place in Loch Lomond, Wallaby Island, that is home to a wild colony of the adorable Australian macropods. And, surprisingly,...
Would you believe us if we told you that big-name artists like The Smiths, The Streets and Duran Duran have used Birmingham as inspiration for some of their biggest tunes? Yeah, neither would we, but it's true! A new, i...
You may need to add 'thorough leg warm up' to the top of your pre-flight checklist, as some of Europe's low-cost airlines could be introducing a new standing-only seating option as early as next year. The new seating o...
There are no roads in or out of The Old Forge in the Scottish Highlands. Surrounded by ancient lochs and the vast outdoors, the community pub serves as a safe haven for hikers and adventurers. As the most remote mainlan...
Caves are mystical things, and these formations seem a world away from our real lives - more the remit of Mordor or King Arthur. But the best cave in the UK has been named, and it's under two hours away from Birmingham....
We've been spoilt for choice in the European train travel department recently, haven't we? A whole host of handy new rail routes have been popping up, ready to speedily and sustainably whisk passengers across the contin...