Travel
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5 Reasons to See the New Production of Cats at Birmingham Hippodrome
A new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats plays Birmingham Hippodrome for two weeks only, from 27 October to 7 November 2026.
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5 Things to Know About Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market 2026
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market, the largest authentic German Christmas market outside Germany and Austria, runs from 5 November to 24 December 2026 in Victoria…
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5 Reasons to Visit the Black Country Living Museum, Where History Comes Alive
The Black Country Living Museum in Dudley is a 26-acre open-air museum with reconstructed streets, historic characters, a mine, a 1940s and 50s town…
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5 Reasons to Visit Warwick Castle’s The Haunted Castle This Halloween Half Term
Warwick Castle’s The Haunted Castle runs from 24 October to 1 November 2026, with Haunted Hollows, witches’ school and family shows, while Castle After…
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5 Reasons to Visit Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham’s Favourite Family Park
Cannon Hill Park in south Birmingham has swan pedalos, a land train, a fun park for under-10s, crazy golf, the MAC arts centre and…
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5 Reasons to Visit Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Free to Enter
Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is free and home to the Staffordshire Hoard, the world’s largest public Pre-Raphaelite collection, the new Wild City family…
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5 Reasons to Visit LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham
LEGOLAND Discovery Centre Birmingham has the Kingdom Quest ride, a MINILAND of Birmingham landmarks, a 4D cinema, Build & Test zones and DUPLO play,…
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5 Reasons to Visit the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham, Home of the UK’s Only 360° Ocean Tunnel
The National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham in Brindleyplace has over 2,000 creatures, including sea otters Ozzy and Ola, Gentoo penguins, sharks and a giant…
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5 Reasons to Visit Thinktank, Birmingham’s Science Museum, This Half Term
Thinktank at Millennium Point has four floors and over 200 hands-on exhibits, including MiniBrum, a 4K planetarium, the Science Garden and a Spitfire. Open…
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5 Reasons to Visit Cadbury World in Birmingham With the Family
Cadbury World in Bournville, Birmingham, is a chocolate lover’s dream, with the Beanmobile ride, a 4D Chocolate Adventure, live chocolate making and the World’s…
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5 Winter Sun Escapes to Swap Grey Skies for Sunshine, From Mauritius to the Maldives
From the newly refurbished Trou aux Biches Beachcomber in Mauritius to safaris in Botswana and Kenya, Jade Mountain in St Lucia and Ifuru Island…
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5 Reasons to Celebrate 100 Years of Winnie-the-Pooh With a Digital Detox in the Real Hundred Acre Wood
As Winnie-the-Pooh turns 100, Unplugged’s off-grid cabins in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, the landscape that inspired A.A. Milne, offer a nostalgic 72-hour screen-free escape.
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5 Wellness Retreats at Beachcomber Resorts in Mauritius This Winter, Including Olympian Ellie Downie
Beachcomber Resorts’ 2026/27 wellbeing calendar in Mauritius features retreats with Olympic gymnast Ellie Downie, London nutritionist Clarissa Lenherr and more, from October 2026 to…
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5 Festive City Breaks Under Three Hours from London for Christmas Markets
From Cologne’s cathedral market to Amsterdam’s Light Festival, here are festive European city breaks within three hours of London, with places to stay from…
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5 Wellness Safari Experiences from Great Plains in Kenya, Botswana and Zimbabwe
Great Plains, founded by National Geographic explorers Dereck and Beverly Joubert, has launched ‘Wellness in the Wild’, a collection of restorative safari experiences with…
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5 Reasons to Take the Family to Quinta do Lago in the Algarve This Autumn
Quinta do Lago in the Algarve offers an active autumn half-term break, with temperatures around 23°C, sports camps at The Campus, Halloween events for…
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5 Reasons to Front a Rock Band at Sing Eat Retreat’s Main Stage, with Members of Thunder and Status Quo
Sing Eat Retreat’s new Main Stage week near Barcelona, 3 to 10 April 2027, lets rock fans of all abilities sing lead with a…