Birmingham Blog (Parks & Countryside) - Visit Birmingham

One of our preferred activities in winter involves getting all wrapped up and going for a bracing walk - pre a HUUUUGE roast dinner – returning to a nice ham... or some lamb perhaps.

We've put together a guide of picnic spots where you can enjoy a scotch egg or 2 with family and friends. To thoroughly enjoy what’s in store, why not travel with West Midlands Railway? We’re bi..

I‘m only 5 miles from the city centre, (I can actually see parts of the city centre skyline from the garden’s highest point)  but it seems  more like a million miles away from the bustle of modern life; like being in a bubble of quietude.