Our guide to health and fitness in Birmingham brings you everything from beautiful parks to running, cycling and walking routes, yoga and meditation, friendly gyms and peaceful places to go.
Stonehenge. It may be thousands of years old, but, as anyone who’s visited will attest, there’s much to see beyond these epic ancient rocks. Just flat, arid ground. In many ways, Birmingham’s popular hiking spot, Clent...
What’s winter without stumbling around through nature for a couple of hours before trying to warm up by a fireplace with a nice mulled wine or pint of ale? Yes, there’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve, but not a lot else,...
A former clay mine in Cornwall. Where else would you build the world’s largest indoor rainforest? Since the turn of the millennium, the Eden Project’s “global garden” has been one of the UK’s most breathtaking attractio...
Feeling the world in your body? Whether you’re sore from too much sport or aching after sitting at your desk all day long, you may need to relieve some tension with a traditional Thai massage. It’s different from your&h...
Believe it or not, but Birmingham has more green spaces than any other major European city. That being said, it’s still a hustling and bustling city full of skyscrapers and surrounded by motorways. Luckily, we’ve discov...
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...
When John Sutton Nettlefold—a pioneer of early housing reform in Birmingham—and his wife Margaret were looking to build a new home, they wanted somewhere that reflected their modern world view. So, they tapped into the...
So, it already feels like summer will be a complete washout. But we’re saying positive and praying for sunny days in Birmingham soon – and when they arrive, which they will (*fingers crossed*), we’ll throw ourselves int...
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, surpris...
I blinked, and suddenly, it was the middle of June. I haven’t made a single summer plan yet. Luckily, if you’re like me, there’s always Britain’s beaches to fall back…...
