| The UK's cities and towns are as varied and diverse as the people who inhabit them. Packed with world class museums, galleries, theatres, cinemas, restaurants and hotels, you'll always find something to do when you're tired of strolling and soaking up the atmosphere, so why not check out our guides and discover urban Britain? |
Wentworth Castle Gardens, Cannon Hall Museum, Elsecar Heritage Centre & the Old Moor Wetland CentreBarnsley Attractions Photos
The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television and UNESCO World Heritage Site, Salt’s MillBradford Attractions Photos
England's second city, and birth place of legendary figures David Batty and Alan SmithLeeds Attractions Photos
Discover the St. Ledger race, Conisbrough Castle and the Museum of South Yorkshire LifeDoncaster Attractions Photos
Discover Newcastle and Gateshead's emerging arts scene & cutting edge designNewcastle Attractions Photos
Harrogate & Knaresborough are both delightful North Yorkshire townsHarrogate Attractions Photos
Discover this city’s industrial heritage and a host of museums and galleriesSheffield Attractions Photos
Home of the first ever passenger train, George Stephenson’s Locomotive No. 1Darlington Attractions Photos
What are Tom Puddings? Discover this and much more at the Waterway MuseumGoole Attractions Photos
A historic quay, an award-winning museum and the legend of a monkey await youHartlepool Attractions Photos
Holmfirth, Huddersfield, Ravensknowle Park, the Colne Valley Museum and the Huddersfield Art GalleryHuddersfield Attractions Photos
Check-out the drama of the Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge that spans the River TeesMiddlesbrough Attractions Photos
This locality was the birthplace of Jackie Milburn and his nephews Jack & Bobby CharltonMorpeth Attractions Photos
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Waterpark, Ripon Cathedral & Lightwater ValleyRipon Attractions Photos
Discover the Magna interactive exhibition, the Rother Valley Country Park and Roche AbbeyRotherham Attractions Photos
Sunderland features one of the country’s most important historical & ecclesiastical sitesSunderland Attractions Photos
| London - "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life" wrote Samuel Johnson. From Soho to the East End, Brixton to Notting Hill, London doesn’t disappoint. Edinburgh - The beautiful Georgian and Victorian architecture with imposing Castle Rock, Arthur’s Seat and Pentland Hills make Edinburgh one of the most dramatic cities in Britain. Glasgow has a tough image and prides itself on being the most Scottish of cities. It earned a reputation for violence and high unemployment but now has a well-deserved name as a city of arts and culture. Manchester - in the last 20 years, as the run down, post-industrial waste of Manchester has been transformed into one of the country’s most vibrant cities with a music scene second to none. Liverpool, home of the Beatles and European City of Culture 2008, Liverpool has a wonderful array of galleries, theatres, and performance spaces Birmingham is England’s second largest city with a great selection of galleries, museums, exhibition spaces and sports venues; its Bull Ring is one of Europe’s best shopping destinations and the NEC is one of the UK’s premier venues. Newcastle - Tyneside is another late 20th century success story; like so many other northern industrial cities it had to endure a sharp decline before the good times rolled again. The new Gaeshead Quays boast a cutting edge contemporary art space, a ground-breaking music centre, and the futuristic Millennium Bridge. Leeds – the old centre of the Yorkshire cloth trade, Leeds is a far cry from cloth caps and whippets. Designer shops, and trendy bars are now very much part of the Leeds’ experience. And for those in search of something a little more highbrow, there is a great selection of theatres, museums and galleries. Brighton – Bohemian Brighton, a first stop for Londoners less than an hour away by train, is a mixture of sophistication, dreadlocks and traditional English seaside. Bath - Despite nestling between the Cotswolds and the Mendips it is not the gorgeous countryside that draws visitors to this ancient city but the vast wealth of glorious heritage sites. The Romans put the place squarely on the map when they built their grand baths. Bristol - head to Clifton where grand, Regency buildings line steep, winding hills that lead to one of the city’s most celebrated sights, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge. Belfast - Belfast’s history of bandits and unrest is a far cry from the transformation to glitz and boutique style glamour in this peace reformed city. |
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