Tom's Thoughts

Today, I ticked off the first in my list of places to visit in Birmingham - Cofton Park. It's within easy walking distance of my house, but I've been waiting for the combination of a day with good weather, when I'm also at home with nothing better to do. That day was today. It's not the most exciting park - the Birmingham City Council page for the park describes it as "mainly made up by open grassland", but there are some trees and certainly plenty to look at. It's also not flat, with slopes and gradients throughout the park dominated by a ridge at the western edge.

After living in Bedford for 15 years, I've finally decided it's time to make a change, and so I'm heading to Birmingham. It's a big city with plenty going on but not as manic as London, and an ideal location for friends and family. One of my friends challenged me to explore a new thing or place every month, so I decided to use this blog as a place to record that. Probably not terribly exciting to anybody except me, but there you go. Feel free to post comments or otherwise get in touch - it will be good to hear from you.