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The Charm of the Midlands

First-time visitors are always pleasantly surprised by the wealth of great restaurants, fashionable pubs and trendy shops that dot the areas in and around the city. In fact, England’s second-largest city has come a long way since its heyday as one of the first industrialized towns in the world. Now renowned for its burgeoning arts scene, it is home to a host of innovative galleries and museums. Over the past two decades, Brum, as the locals call it, has succeeded in reinventing itself as a hip, cultural centre.

Monuments, architecture

Tintern Abbey

A spectacular abbey ruin in a fog-shrouded valley. A real sense of history.   thumbnail

Nature, beach

Narrow boats at Churnet Valley, Staffordshire

A quiet place in the country with a preserved steam railway and narrow boats. The boats are very colourful.   thumbnail

Outings, culture, activites

Beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water

On our final day staying in the Cotswolds, we visited the town of Bourton-on-the-Water. It was a beautiful day in a quaint...   thumbnail

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Earth, sky and crescent, Royal Crescent, Bath

Auteur: Sharon

This beautiful human creation is magnificently framed by nature—the sky and the grass.

Tintern Abbey

Auteur: Paul

A spectacular abbey ruin in a fog-shrouded valley. A real sense of history.

Narrow boats at Churnet Valley, Staffordshire

Auteur: Christine

A quiet place in the country with a preserved steam railway and narrow boats. The boats are very colourful.

Beautiful Bourton-on-the-Water

Auteur: Ian

On our final day staying in the Cotswolds, we visited the town of Bourton-on-the-Water. It was a beautiful day in a quaint, unassuming village that was so quintessentially British.

Llanthony Abbey, partially standing, Wales

Auteur: Johan

Taken back in time in this beautiful building—an old abbey. Magical.


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