Brum's Best Baltis.
Birmingham, self-proclaimed 'home of the balti' has it all when it comes to South Asian food.
Keeping you Covid-safe.
At Bloc, we're taking your Covid safety very seriously and have introduced a number of measures including contactless check-in through your mobile device and treating surfaces with HeiQ Viroblock.
Digital Care Package
Hand-picked goodies to help you stay better connected and entertained while at home.
Bloc out stress. 6 simple yoga stretches.
And relax! It is possible to find inner peace while travelling without even leaving the comfort of your hotel bed…
Stirchley: The new night out.
Birmingham has a small yet burgeoning portfolio of cool areas, which are worthy of a night out. Now there's a new cat on the scene, Stirchley, and she’s starting to purr!
Meet the team. Ryan Fair-Ellis.
As soon as I had my first shift, I could see that Bloc was a nice environment to work in.
Spring Streaming
It's hard to keep up with all the latest releases, so we've come up with a list of our favourite Netflix and Amazon Prime offerings available this spring 2020.
The green future of flying.
Last year, the global aviation industry contributed around 2% of all human-induced carbon CO2 emissions. Which may not sound like a lot, but in comparison, that’s double the amount of emissions produced by the United Kingdom over the same period.
A portrait of Britain.
Portrait of Britain is an award-winning Nationwide contemporary photography exhibition, run by the British Journal of Photography in partnership with JCDecaux.
Brakeman's Holiday.
From a few short lines in Britain, the United States, France and Germany in the 1820s and 1830s, the world’s railway networks expanded enormously. By 1910, the combined systems totalled over half a million route miles.
Free Bloc magazine.
Download the spring 2025 issue of Bloc magazine for free.
We have curated a wealth of interesting articles to enjoy on your travels.
Plus the usual features; Meeting the Bloc team, our favourite shows to stream, and much more.