London is quite rightly one of the global cities of the world. With centuries of history, top attractions, world-class drinking and dining, great nightlife and a whole lot of iconic sights to see, you’ll find it hard to ever be bored in London. From the West End to the East End, the places to base …
Named after its famous Roman-era baths that have been designated UNESCO World Heritage Sites since the ‘80s, the town of Bath is one of England’s premier historic and recreation destinations. With just shy of 90,000 residents, it’s small by big-city standards, but it’s located on a particularly beautiful stretch of the River Avon only about …
The city of Manchester is located in central England between Liverpool and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the North Sea and Europe to the east. About 550,000 people live within Manchester city limits, but the surrounding suburbs are home to nearly three million residents, making it one of the United Kingdom’s most populous …
With a population of nearly 500,000 residents, Liverpool is among the ten largest cities in the United Kingdom. It’s located in the northwestern portion of the country, and is a stone’s throw inland from the Irish Sea on the River Mersey. Liverpool’s roots date back to the early years of the 13th century when it …
This market town in the north of Nottinghamshire is the jumping off point for the Dukeries, four connected ducal estates. Of these, Clumber Park is a National Trust site, while Thorseby Park and Welbeck Abbey feature museums and galleries. Moments from the town is Creswell Crags, a limestone ravine honeycombed with caves that were inhabited …
A walkable market town, Witney is in lush countryside between the east flank of the Cotswolds and the River Thames. Since the Middle Ages Witney has been distinguished by its woollen blankets, woven using water from the River Windrush, which was claimed to be a secret to their high quality. The blanket industry has all …
A New Town in Tyne and Wear, Washington is an assortment of built-up villages, equidistant to the cities of Sunderland, Newcastle and Durham. You can reach all three cities in 20 minutes or so by road, but there’s plenty to keep you occupied in the immediate area. For one thing, Washington is where George Washington’s …
The market town of Wellingborough on the River Nene has a deep history, beginning with a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon settlement founded by the warlord Wændel, who gave the town his name. For much of the Medieval period the monks of Croyland Abbey held all the power in Wellingborough, and their monastic grange can still be seen …
Walled by six chalk hills over the Salisbury Plain, Warminster is a market town much visited for the historic Longleat estate. Longleat mixes the family-friendly fun of one of the UK’s favourite safari parks with the splendour of an Elizabethan Prodigy House. The sheer size of the Longleat estate is extraordinary and under its mantle …
For a time at the dawn of the 19th century Trowbridge was dubbed the “Manchester of the West” for its booming textile industry. The woollen cloth trade in Trowbridge had been around since the Medieval period, but went into overdrive with industrialisation, to the point where there were 20 large scale mills here in the …