Have you ever visited Sudeley Castle? If you haven’t, then you are truly missing out on one of the most beautiful places to see, and you really need to make the time to go. Located in the heart of the Cotswolds in a village called Winchcombe, Sudeley Castle is an utterly breathtaking place to visit…
Category: Days Out
Days Out in the Midlands
Easter Events 2023
Easter is just around the corner, and there’s already plenty of events advertised. Have a look through our list and share it with your friends/family who might also benefit from our guide (we will be updating it daily). We have separated it into boroughs, so you can find your area and the events closer to…
New Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse
The Gruffalo & Friends Clubhouse: A new multi-million pound family attraction on Blackpool’s Seafront. Beloved characters from the UK’s number one bestselling children’s author Julia Donaldson and illustrator Axel Scheffler are set to make a new home on Blackpool’s famous seafront this May in a partnership with Merlin Entertainments and Magic Light Pictures that will…
10 FREE Things to Do, Feb Half Term
Are you looking for FREE things to do, this half-term in the Midlands? Then you have come to the right website post. School holidays can be expensive and we want you to be able to have as much fun as possible, without spending money that (with the rising cost of living), we could all do…
Christmas Days Out FREE or under a Fiver
🎄Christmas Days Out for FREE or less than £5 in the Midlands.🎄 Christmas is an expensive time of the year and we wanted to put something together to highlight some of the activities happening around the Midlands that can be enjoyed by the family without pulling at the purse strings. Please do share with any…
Twycross Zoo Competition
Families are invited to enjoy an unforgettable winter experience and step into an all-new Alpine Adventure at Twycross Zoo this December. Promising festive fun for all the family, from Saturday 17 December – Tuesday 3 January, visitors to the Zoo will be transported to the snowy peaks of the Himalayan mountains, the wild habitat of…
Halloween Events in the Midlands for Adults 2022
Halloween is not just for the kids these days, companies are going all out with some fabulous creations to scare and excite adults too. Immersive experiences, mazes, club nights. Whatever floats your boat (“we all float down here”… okay, enough of the Horror Film references, right?). Browse our list of events in the Midlands and…
Soho House and Museum
Located in Soho, just off the main Soho Road, Birmingham is the glorious Georgian home of Birmingham Industrialist, Matthew Boulton. Boulton was an incredibly intelligent, business minded gentleman who joined partners with Scottish engineer, James Watt, creating the popular and well known first Steam Engines. Watt and Boulton were clever enough to patent their design…
Sarehole Mill
We headed over to Sarehole Mill today, a place that we to hadn’t been to for a while. Sarehole Mill is managed by Birmingham Museums and is a 250 year old watermill famous for its association with author J.R.R Tolkien. It is free to visit the grounds (inside tours are ticketed online on certain days…
Buy in 2 Warwick Trail
If you follow me on Instagram @smallhousebigtrips you may remember that we visited Warwick last month to take part in the Buy in 2 Warwick Trail. The trail is FREE to take part and you can pop into Warwick Visitor Centre located in The Court House to pick up the itinerary from the lovely members…