Britain’s Best Bits: where to go, what to see, and what you’re probably missing
Britain does an excellent job of hiding things in plain sight. A village tucked behind a hill, a beach you reach by accident, a town with a name you can’t pronounce but where the bakery’s been turning out scandalously good pastries since before your grandparents were born. Every corner seems to come with its own odd little story.
That’s why we’re building this new page with an ever growing collection of destinations, to provide a complete guide to the places we’ve explored across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. From coastal towns and countryside rambles to cities that could keep you busy for weeks, this list will keep expanding as we visit more places, poke around more corners, and stumble across more excellent tea rooms. So whether you’re planning your next trip or just seeing what’s out there, keep checking back. There’s always somewhere new.
England
East of England
East of England Region introduction [Read More]
Norfolk: where England stretches out and takes its time [Read More]
Norwich: Half-timbered houses, cobbles and more churches than seem strictly necessary [Read More]
East Midlands
East Midlands Region Introduction [Read More]
Derbyshire: where England gets pleasantly hilly [Read More]
Nottingham: Legends, Lace and the Art of Getting Lost [Read More]
London
London: Beyond Big Ben [Read More]
North East England
North East Region Introduction [Read More]
Alnwick: Things to do in Alnwick (especially for first-time visitors) [Read More]
Berwick-upon-Tweed: England’s Northernmost Curiosity [Read More]
Durham: secret corners, soaring towers and a castle you can sleep in [Read More]
North West England
North West Region Introduction [Read More]
Cumbria: where England gets very scenic very quickly [Read More]
Lancashire: where England is properly northern with a seaside twist [Read More]
Manchester has always liked to do things its own way [Read More]
South East England
South East of England Region Introduction [Read More]
Cinque Ports: where the sea went out and never came back [Read More]
Brockenhurst: A gentle village with a forest heart [Read More]
Lymington: A salty town with cobbles and yachts [Read More]
Lyndhurst: Capital of the New Forest with a regal past [Read More]
New Forest: Ancient woodlands and secret glades [Read More]
Whitstable: Buckets, boats and bivalves [Read More]
South West
South West Region Introduction [Read More]
Cornwall: where England runs out of land and starts telling stories [Read More]
Devon: where England goes on holiday and forgets to leave [Read More]
Somerset: where England feels slightly older and slightly odder [Read More]
West Midlands
West Midlands Regional Introduction [Read More]
Warwickshire: England’s greatest hits packed into one tidy county [Read More]
Stratford-upon-Avon: beyond the Shakespeare connection [Read More]
Warwick: more than just the castle [Read More]
Yorkshire and Humberside
Yorkshire & Humberside Regional Introduction [Read More]
West Yorkshire: where England gets properly northern [Read More]
Scotland
Scotland Introduction [Read More]
Edinburgh: between a rock and a rather nice Georgian place [Read More]
Glasgow’s Mural Trail [Read More]
Wales
Wales Introduction [Read More]
Portmerion: Welcome to the Italian village that isn’t [Read More]
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Introduction [Read More]
Derry~Londonderry: Two names, one very interesting city [Read More]