North West England Travel Guide

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North West Highlights

Great outdoors
Windermere Keswick the Ribble Valley the Pennines Ullswater & the Eden Valley South Cumbria

Heritage sites
Chester Carlisle Penrith Lancaster

Metropolis
Manchester Liverpool

Coastal resorts
Blackpool Southport Cumbrian Coast

Visitor favourites
Isle of Man Kendal the Wirral Preston Cotton Country

Black Lake, Cheshire - © Aidan O'Rourke

The North West is a region of contrasts; while the industrial centres of Manchester and Liverpool have both enjoyed a big renaissance in the last couple of decades, and now boast arts and cultural scenes to rival that of the capital, the Lake District is little changed from the days when William Wordsworth wandered its vast open spaces. Also within this region you will find the historic towns of Chester and Lancaster, as well as the country’s most popular seaside resort, Blackpool.