15 Best Things to Do in Maidstone (Kent, England)
Kent’s historic trading centre had a handy position on the navigable River Medway, which joins the Thames Estuary not far north at Chatham. Even now, Maidstone is in a great …
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I have a real affection for Tarragona in Catalonia, from the golden sandy beaches to the mountains. I love Hamburg and its harbour and many waterways, especially in spring. And I'll always be drawn to the rolling countryside in the south of England, especially Wiltshire. I'll go anywhere with a great art museum, and ruins, ancient or medieval.
Kent’s historic trading centre had a handy position on the navigable River Medway, which joins the Thames Estuary not far north at Chatham. Even now, Maidstone is in a great …
This Cornish harbour town is not far from the most westerly and southerly points of the British mainland at Land’s End’s and the Lizard. The town is protected by the …
Right on the border with Wales, Chester was founded in AD 70 as the Roman fortress of Deva Victrix. Excavations at the amphitheatre suggest that Deva was pegged to become …
An old-school English seaside resort, Lincolnshire’s Skegness has a Blue Flag beach, a Victorian pier, fairground rides and a line-up of nostalgic family amusements. Most of the appeal is on …
England’s surfing paradise, Newquay has astonishing Blue Flag beaches lashed by the North Atlantic. Surfing is a year-round proposition at the resort, but there’s a special energy in summer, when …
In the 15th century Boston was the wealthiest port outside London. Set in the Fens, a region of farmland reclaimed from coastal marshes by the Wash, Boston was where English …
The market town of Cheltenham would never be the same again after its mineral springs were discovered in the 1700s. This triggered a hundred-year wave of development that peaked in …
In the 18th century Northampton bounced back from its Great Fire of 1675 to become England’s shoemaking and leather capital. And if you need to see a monument to this …
On the edge of the low-lying Fens, Peterborough is a city commanded by a superlative cathedral. This is one of the few complete examples of 12th-century Romanesque architecture, with a …
England’s 9th largest urban centre has the cachet of being both a historic cathedral city and a modern manufacturing hub. The 14th-century St Michael’s Cathedral was bombed out in the …