15 Best Things to Do in Northampton (Northamptonshire, England)
In the 18th century Northampton bounced back from its Great Fire of 1675 to become England’s shoemaking and leather capital. And if you need to see a monument to this …
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15 Best Things to Do in Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, England)
On the edge of the low-lying Fens, Peterborough is a city commanded by a superlative cathedral. This is one of the few complete examples of 12th-century Romanesque architecture, with a …
15 Best Things to Do in Coventry (Warwickshire, England)
England’s 9th largest urban centre has the cachet of being both a historic cathedral city and a modern manufacturing hub. The 14th-century St Michael’s Cathedral was bombed out in the …
15 Best Things to Do in York (Yorkshire, England)
A city with two millennia of history to unpack, York has stupendous historical wonders in a quaint Medieval cityscape. The Romans founded York as a fortress in AD 71, and …
15 Best Things to Do in Great Yarmouth (Norfolk, England)
The definition of an English seaside resort, Great Yarmouth has enticing golden sands in front of a cheerful beachside dubbed the Golden Mile. The resort is endearingly old-fashioned in its …
15 Best Things to Do in Eastbourne (East Sussex, England)
While some English seaside towns can feel downtrodden and garish, Eastbourne bucks the trend for the classy Victorian townhouses and hotels that line its seafront. This sophisticated bearing is exemplified …
15 Best Things to Do in Greenwich (London Boroughs, England)
At 0° longitude, where the Eastern and Western Hemispheres meet, Greenwich has astronomy and seafaring in its soul. This corner of southeast London also has a royal past, as Henry …
15 Best Things to Do in Colchester (Essex, England)
The Roman author Pliny the Elder wrote about the town of Colchester in the 1st Century AD. Camulodunum, as it was then known, was once the capital of Roman Britain …
15 Best Things to Do in Shrewsbury (Shropshire, England)
Embraced by a loop on the River Severn, Shrewsbury is a market town that wins people over with its Tudor houses, Medieval castle and idyllic riverside park. The watery barrier …
15 Best Things to Do in Gloucester (Gloucestershire, England)
A historic inland port on the River Severn, Gloucester is at the entrance to England’s West Country on the cusp of the Cotswolds and the Forest of Dean. Originally this …