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The best urban walks in Northern Ireland

Updated on 5 May 20265 May 2026

Historic city walls in Derry/Londonderry, with a stone archway, battlements and the Tower Museum entrance beneath a cloudy sky.

Northern Ireland is excellent walking country, but not every rewarding walk requires boots, bog, packed lunches and a suspiciously cheerful route description involving the word …

Eastgate Clock in Chester above the historic Eastgate Street, framed by black and white timber framed buildings and a sandstone arch, with people walking below on a bright sunny day.

Chester and the agreeable confusion of being almost in another country

Updated on 12 April 202613 March 2026

With Roman walls, medieval Rows, a grand cathedral and a river that softens all that old stone, Chester is one of England’s most handsome historic …

A narrow cobbled street in York at dusk, lined with historic brick and timber-fronted buildings, with warm shop lights glowing and York Minster rising in the background.

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York’s not-so-secret past lives

Updated on 12 April 202612 March 2026

If Britain were a stage, York would be one of the few cities to keep changing costumes mid-scene. One moment you’re strolling along a Roman …