Acocks Green Methodist is a welcoming caring Christian community which reaches out into the local…read morearea, offering social support and spiritual sustenance. There are two services each Sunday: 10:45am with choir and lively worship, and at 6pm for a smaller more reflective evening service. You are sure of a welcome and, yes, this review is written by the organist. Cam along and see if it the church for you!

I love this mosque it is a peaceful and serene place to be in to gather your thoughts and prayer to…read moreAllah. There are books avaliable in the main prayer room but only for reading inside. There are also ablution and restroom facilities and the mosque also teaches Islamic studies and FREE quranic language classes on wednesdays and Thurdays after the night prayer.

I have always admired the construction of the Guru Nanak Gurdwara in Smethwick. A Gurdwara is the…read moregateway to Guru, a place of worship for the Sikh's. Sikh's wear turbans, that's how you can tell if someone is a Sikh. They are not allowed to cut any of the hair from their heads or bodies. I'm not sure if this rule applies to Sikh women as well. Britain is a multi-cultural society, one that allows all people to freely practice their religious customs and cultures. The Gurdwara is another building that reminds us of that fact daily. I went inside and had a walk around, it was quite an opulent interior with effigies of multiple gods ordaining the walls and ceilings. If you are in the area and would like to find out more, just pop in and have a look around like I did.

A truly gorgeous church and churchyard, latter dominated by one of the finest Giant Redwoods in the…read morecountry. The church itself is in Decorated style, made very interesting by the single arcade within, separating the have from the north aisle (the latter having a much larger window than the chancel proper. The glass is nearly all 19th/20th century, mostly dedicated to the Muntz family, the local landowners, which provides a lovely history of the family. The churchyard is a wonderfully restful place; despite the grave of some pop person being there, it has been treated with great respect. Overall, a fine building and well worth visiting.

Another graveyard with some history behind! Well, at least for the fans of Nick Drake, like me…read more Located in the tiny beautiful village of Tanworth-in-Arden, in Warwickshire, St Mary Magdalene has a churchyard where the ashes of the cult folk musician remain since 1974. I have been to this place twice and I probably will make it an "every year trip", as a way of celebrate and pay respect to this brilliant singer and songwriter. I had no idea that Tanworth-in-Arden was so nearby where I live and you probably would be surprised to know it's a Birmingham post code area. The Churchyard is a wonderful English heritage hidden in the middle of this gorgeous village where the musician spent part of his life. Nick Drake's gravestone is next to a big tree, where were also buried his parents. From this point you have a wonderful view from the countryside fields and the church of St. Mary Magdalene itself. It's impossible to explain who the entire atmosphere is really peaceful any time you visit this beautiful place. You can visit Tanworth-in-Arden village and St. Mary Magdalene church by car leaving at the Junction 3 at M42, if you are coming from Birmingham, and the nearest train stations to get there are Wood End and Danzey stations.