From Hull and Dundee to Hereford, Paisley and Perth, these underrated UK spots are perfect for a two-night break when you want somewhere characterful, surprising and a little less obvious.
10 of the best weekend escapes beyond the usual suspects.
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North Yorkshire travel guide, from the Dales and Moors to Whitby and York
North Yorkshire is one of Britain’s great travel counties, combining the Yorkshire Dales, North York Moors, coast, abbeys, castles, spa towns, market squares and family-friendly seaside resorts into one wonderfully varied region. This UK Explorer guide helps you plan where to go, where to stay and how to make the most of it.
The best urban walks in Northern Ireland
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 …
Scotland’s industrial heritage attractions and the magnificent business of making things
Scotland’s industrial heritage attractions reveal a country shaped by mills, mines, shipyards, bridges, canals, textiles, coal, iron, steel and engineering. From New Lanark and Verdant …
The castles of Wales and the magnificent art of making a point in stone
From the royal fortresses of Conwy, Caernarfon and Harlech to the romantic ruins of Carreg Cennen, Dolbadarn and Dinefwr, the castles of Wales tell one of Britain’s most dramatic stories in stone.
Best stately homes in England for history, gardens and art
Explore 20 of the best stately homes in England, including Chatsworth, Blenheim Palace, Castle Howard, Waddesdon Manor, Hardwick Hall, Petworth, Knole and Osborne
15 of the best abbeys and abbey ruins to visit in Britain
Britain’s abbeys and abbey ruins are among its most evocative historic places. This guide rounds up 15 of the best, including Fountains Abbey, Rievaulx, Tintern, Whitby, Glastonbury, Melrose, Battle, Kirkstall, Westminster and Bath Abbey, with practical tips and official visitor links for each site.
Salisbury, where England becomes almost unreasonably medieval
Salisbury is one of those cities that can make you wonder whether some committee in the 13th century was simply showing off. It has a …
Why Winchester is one of England’s most rewarding historic cities
Winchester is one of those cities that can make the rest of England look faintly as though it meant well but ran out of concentration …
The UK regions you’ll wish you’d found sooner
Some parts of Britain seem to have missed the memo about self-promotion, which is often exactly why they are so rewarding. These are the under-the-radar …