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Norwich and the unlikely triumph of a city doing things its own way

Updated on 12 April 202616 March 2026

Panoramic view of Norwich Cathedral rising above the city, with its tall stone spire, Romanesque cloisters, and surrounding green trees under a bright blue sky

With a Norman cathedral, a crooked medieval street plan, a market that has been trading for centuries and a quietly rebellious streak, Norwich is one …

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 …

Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol lit up at dusk, with its stone towers and glowing cables spanning the dark Avon Gorge beneath a deep blue evening sky.

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Bristol, Brunel’s playground and Banksy’s outdoor gallery

Updated on 12 April 202619 February 2026

Bristol is one of those cities that cannot decide what it wants to be, so it simply becomes everything at once. Medieval port. Georgian show-off. …

Modern waterfront scene in Leeds with colourful apartment blocks and glass-fronted offices lining a calm canal, narrowboats moored along the edges, and bright reflections mirrored in the still water under a clear blue sky

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Leeds, where Victorian confidence meets modern caffeine dependence

Updated on 12 April 202619 February 2026

Leeds is one of those places that people think they understand until they actually turn up. They imagine a sensible northern city that does its …

ong-exposure night photo of Aberdeen’s Marischal College, its granite façade lit in purple and warm white, with bright bus light trails streaking across the street under a deep blue sky

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Aberdeen, the granite city that learned to sparkle

Updated on 12 April 202617 February 2026

Aberdeen has the kind of name that sounds faintly stern, like a headmaster who still believes in proper posture. It sits up in the northeast, …

Panoramic rooftop view over Oxford, with the domed Radcliffe Camera on the left and the pale stone spires and towers of nearby colleges and chapels stretching across the city under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds

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Oxford, the city where even the pubs have academic credentials

Updated on 12 April 202616 February 2026

There are places with history, and then there is Oxford, where the buildings look as if they have been standing in judgement since the Middle …

Night view of Newcastle Quayside with the illuminated Tyne Bridge, Swing Bridge, and High Level Bridge reflecting on the River Tyne

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Newcastle, the curious case of Britain’s friendliest show-off

Updated on 12 April 202610 February 2026

Newcastle upon Tyne is a city that never quite does what you expect. One moment you’re standing by Roman ruins, the next you’re peering up …

anoramic view of Liverpool’s waterfront showing the Royal Liver Building and the other “Three Graces” beside the River Mersey, with the Museum of Liverpool and modern dockside buildings under a blue evening sky.

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Liverpool, The Beatles and beyond

Updated on 12 April 20269 February 2026

Some cities welcome you the way a polite aunt does. A tidy high street, a respectable museum, a park with ducks that look faintly disappointed …

A panoramic view of Oxford’s historic city centre showing the Radcliffe Camera’s domed roof in the foreground, surrounded by the ornate spires and towers of All Souls College and other university buildings under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds.

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Exploring Oxfordshire – spires, villages and the art of looking clever

Updated on 2 April 202616 October 2025

Oxfordshire has long perfected the art of looking effortlessly clever. This is where honey-coloured buildings meet ancient libraries, punts drift under low bridges, and grand …