Explore unusual things to do in Birmingham: we reveal the secret places to visit, quirky sights to see, cool neighbourhoods to try, and guides to making the most of Birmingham all year round. It’s your must-read guide to Birmingham, for visitors and locals alike.
When did cycling become so serious? When we were kids, bikes meant adventure, going as far as we could peddle with our mates for a laugh. These days it’s all about pelotons, triathlons, time trials, velodromes, an...
Would you say you know Birmingam like the back of your hand? Could you identify a random location in the city, with nothing more than an image to go by? If so, you could be in with a chance of winning £1,000! We’ve part...
Modern life is rubbish. If its not the car breaking down, it’s the traffic. If it’s not the noisy neighbours, it’s the nonsense on the news. Sometimes it gets us so mad, we just want to smash everythin...
Don your greenest clothes or shamrock-decorated fancy dress and head to Digbeth this St Patrick’s Day. You may just find a pot of gold there. Birmingham’s oldest pub The Old…...
A castle trip can often be such a deathly serious outing – filled with executions, illness and war. But we’re in desperate need of a laugh after a bleak winter, so thankfully…...
Living in the West Midlands means that despite there being ample opportunities to see the Northern Lights in the UK, we just never get a look in (unlike our pals in Scotland) thanks to light pollution and, you know, the...
If you also didn’t know this until today: you’re welcome. I’ve just opened up a whole new world of opportunity! And by ‘whole new world of opportunity’, I mean specifically for date days at...
Whether you stayed in and watched Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, went to a friend’s house for food and wine, or were out clubbing until the early hours of the morning. Brummies had a blast all over the city this New Year’s...
Birmingham is a beautiful place, but the hustle and bustle of city life can become overwhelming at times. When it does, we like to take a break. There are acres upon acres of countryside in the West Midlands, dotted wit...
Planet Earth has had numerous geological periods, including five major ice ages. Once upon a time, gain creatures roamed the unrecognisable lands of our planet, making humans seem just like a tiny speck in a story of hu...