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Glasgow from shipbuilding grit to cultural grit

Updated on August 5, 2025August 5, 2025

Night view of the Glasgow waterfront featuring the illuminated SEC Armadillo and OVO Hydro venues, with the historic Finnieston Crane and reflections on the River Clyde.

Glasgow doesn’t always get the press it deserves. Edinburgh has the skyline and the castle and the festival that turns the city into a human …

Aerial view of The Deep aquarium in Hull, East Yorkshire, with its distinctive angular glass-and-steel architecture jutting out over the River Humber. The surrounding cityscape features a mix of historic buildings, modern developments, and the Humber waterfront under a clear blue sky.

Cities England Weekend Escapes

Why Hull deserves a second look

Updated on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025

Hull is the sort of place that gets described with a smirk or a shrug. People think they know it, or think they don’t want …

Bronze statue of Robin Hood aiming a bow and arrow in front of the historic stone walls and gatehouse of Nottingham Castle, with red-brick buildings in the background on a cloudy day.

Cities England Weekend Escapes

Legends, Lace and the Art of Getting Lost in Nottingham

Updated on July 7, 2025July 7, 2025

Nottingham – rebels, royals and Robin Hood Nottingham is one of those places that arrives with its own myth. Say the name and up pops …

Sign for the National Football Museum in Manchester featuring the words "Drama", "History", and "Skill" in bold colours, with the museum’s modern glass-fronted building rising behind it against a clear blue sky

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Manchester has always liked to do things its own way

July 5, 2025July 5, 2025

The first time you arrive in Manchester, it can feel a bit like standing at a party where everyone else is already halfway through a …

Colourful historic buildings line a narrow street in Hastings Old Town, East Sussex, with a glimpse of the sea and a bright blue building visible at the end of the road under a sunny sky

Coast England Weekend Escapes

Where the sea went out and never came back, a wander through the Cinque Ports

Updated on June 23, 2025June 23, 2025

There are some parts of Britain that seem to exist in a slightly different version of time. Not frozen exactly, but moving with an unhurried …

Aerial view of Norwich Cathedral with its tall spire, surrounded by the city’s red-roofed buildings, green lawns and trees under a clear blue sky.

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Half-timbered houses, cobbles and more churches than seem strictly necessary

Updated on June 19, 2025June 17, 2025

Arriving in Norwich feels like stepping into a well-thumbed storybook. The train pulls in after skimming across the flat lands of East Anglia, where the …

A long shot of the old Neptune pub on the beach of Whitstable, Kent.

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Buckets, Boats and Bivalves, a grand day out in Whitstable

Updated on June 16, 2025December 18, 2020

Perched on Kent’s northern coastline Whitstable is precisely the kind of seaside town Britain quietly excels at, unassuming, charming, and delightfully eccentric. Just ninety minutes …