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…
Category: Days Out
Days Out in the Midlands
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…
Easter Events 2022
Welcome to our Midlands based Easter Guide. Perfect for if you are trying to decide what to do this Easter? Take a look through this post to find lots of exciting things to do. Let us know of any more that we may have missed and please do tag us in your posts on social…
Hill Close Gardens
Hill Close Gardens are the hidden hedged gardens of Warwick. You can see the rare survival of Victorian gardens that were once used by townsfolk living above their business, to escape from the crowded town. After a risk of being demolished they have now been lovingly restored by local volunteers and are now nationally recognised….
Hawkstone Park Follies
Being outdoors is our favourite. We love exploring new and exciting places that we haven’t been to before (or in my case, haven’t been to for many years, as I did head along when I was about ten with my family when it first opened). Set in 100 acres of Parkland The Follies is a…
Lower Drayton Farm
Lower Drayton Farm is a quaint, 750-acre working farm in Penkridge, Staffordshire. Only a mile from the M6, it is the perfect choice for a day out. Run by Farmer Richard Bower, his dad Farmer Ray and his partner Val, this is a family run farm that cherishes all that is family by giving you…
Witley Court and Gardens
Looking for outdoor venues to head to with friends and family, seems to be how the rest of 2020 is going to be. One to add to your list of fabulous places to visit is English Heritage owned Witley Court and Gardens https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/witley-court-and-gardens/ . Witley Court can be found in Droitwich and was once a…
Essington Farm
One of our favourite PYO farms is Essington Fruit Farm. I’ve been coming here since I was a little girl. I would visit with my Grandma Hines who owned The Duke of Cambridge (a real ale) pub in Willenhall. We would come strawberry picking and my Grandma would find a section she liked and would…
Becketts Farm Sunflower Field
If you have been following me for a while, you will know I absolutely love a flower field. Today we headed to Becketts Farm Sunflower Field. It is large and completely FREE to enter and look around. There’s no picking of the sunflowers at Becketts Farm, so don’t go expecting to pick your own. Lodge…