Weekend Break Archives

10 of the best easy weekend city breaks in the UK

Updated on 17 April 202617 April 2026

Bridge and colourful Bristol streets, Newcastle’s Quayside with the Sage and Tyne Bridge, a historic timber-framed lane in York, and Glasgow’s city centre with a bright pink illuminated building.

There comes a moment in adult life when you realise that a weekend city break is one of Britain’s great civilised inventions. You leave on …

Narrowboats moored on the canal at Hebden Bridge in autumn, with golden leaves, still water, and stone cottages lining the towpath beneath a grey sky.

Autumn Travels Historic Town Breaks

Autumn towns to bookmark for atmospheric UK breaks

Updated on 13 April 202613 April 2026

Autumn is the season when British towns begin quietly outperforming themselves. Market squares look richer, churchyards turn golden, rivers acquire a thoughtful air, and old …

Edinburgh city centre at night during the festive season, with a large illuminated Christmas tree in the foreground, a glowing Ferris wheel to the left, and historic buildings lit up against the dark sky.

City Breaks UK Winter and Festive Travels

Festive city breaks for winter weekends with character

Updated on 13 April 202613 April 2026

Winter city breaks can go one of two ways. They can become a blur of overcrowded markets, damp gloves, and the sort of decorative reindeer …

Summer Travels UK Weekend Getaways

Scenic summer breaks in the UK that make the most of the season

Updated on 13 April 202613 April 2026

Summer is when the UK remembers it is absurdly good-looking. Coasts glow, hills soften, harbour towns get a little smug, and even the most sensible …

Sunlit spring view in the South Downs, with trees casting long shadows across bright green grass, a rustic wooden fence, and soft rolling hills fading into a hazy golden distance.

Seasonal Escapes Spring Travel UK

Beautiful places in Britain that are especially good in late Spring

Updated on 20 April 202611 April 2026

Late spring is one of the most rewarding times to travel in Britain. Gardens are bursting into colour, coast paths feel fresh rather than crowded, …

Scenic view of Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds, featuring honey-coloured stone cottages, a tree-lined stream, and a small stone footbridge reflected in the water

UK Weekend Getaways

Best UK weekend getaways for a proper change of scene

Updated on 11 April 202611 April 2026

Sometimes you do not need a grand adventure, a reinvention of the self, or a suspiciously expensive airport sandwich. Sometimes you just need to leave …

Gloucester Docks with historic red-brick warehouses beside the water and Gloucester Cathedral tower rising in the background under a cloudy sky.

Cathedrals City Breaks England

Best things to do in Gloucester for a memorable city break

Updated on 12 April 202626 March 2026

Gloucester is one of those cities that can seem oddly modest at first, as if it has no intention of showing off, and then suddenly …

Night view of Belfast waterfront with a curved bridge lit in purple, city buildings glowing across the water, and reflections shimmering on the river under a dark sky

City Breaks Northern Ireland Weekend Getaways

Belfast, or how to build a city out of smoke, ships and stubbornness

Updated on 12 April 202624 March 2026

Belfast is one of those cities that seems to have lived several completely different lives and kept souvenirs from all of them. It was a …

Coventry Cathedral in sunlight, showing the roofless stone ruins of the old Gothic cathedral with its tall spire beside the modern cathedral building, which has a broad brick facade, a large cross and steps leading to the entrance under a clear blue sky

Cathedrals City Breaks England

Coventry, the city that refused to stay down

Updated on 12 April 202619 March 2026

Coventry is one of those places that has had the sort of history that would have sent a lesser city quietly off for a lie …

A crowd of cheerful London Marathon supporters stands behind a red Virgin Money barrier and a bright arch of red, yellow, and blue balloons, holding handmade signs and cheering on runners

Scotland Seasonal Travels Spring Travel

30 Top UK festivals and events for April and May 2026

Updated on 12 April 202616 March 2026

Quick takeaways April and May are excellent months for getting out and about in Britain. The weather is usually improving, the gardens are waking up, …