15 Best Things to Do in Knaresborough (North Yorkshire, England)
In a scene out of a 19th-century landscape painting, the town of Knaresborough clings to a steep gorge crossed by a railway viaduct. The riverside is as charming as it …
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15 Best Things to Do in Kidderminster (Worcestershire, England)
In the English industrial Midlands, Kidderminster is a town by the Severn Valley around 20 miles southwest of Birmingham. Weaving had been a way of life in this part of …
15 Best Things to Do in Ilfracombe (Devon, England)
On the North Devon coast, Ilfracombe is a pretty harbour town and seaside resort encircled by massive slate cliffs. The working harbour dates back to the 12th century and is …
15 Best Things to Do in High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire, England)
A town on high chalk slopes in the Chilterns, Wycombe has some of South England’s prettiest countryside in its back garden. The National Trust owns big tracts of this land …
15 Best Things to Do in Hemel Hempstead (Hertfordshire, England)
After the Second World War Hemel Hempstead was chosen as a New Town to answer the UK’s need for extra housing, and what was once a small settlement on the …
15 Best Things to Do in Huntingdon (Cambridgeshire, England)
Where the Roman road Ermine Street crosses the third-longest river in England, Huntingdon is a small but charming town with a Market Square dating back to the 1100s. Oliver Cromwell …
15 Best Things to Do in Kettering (Northamptonshire, England)
Traditionally a shoemaking town, Kettering was given a shot in the arm when it was joined to England’s growing train network in 1857. Most of the town dates from after …
15 Best Things to Do in Ipswich (Suffolk, England)
On a bend in the River Orwell, Ipswich is one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom. There was a settlement here in Roman times, but the origins of …
15 Best Things to Do in Hereford (Herefordshire, England)
The cathedral city of Hereford is on the River Wye not far from the border with Wales. Hereford has a lovable old core, known as the High Town, with car-free …
15 Best Things to Do in Harrogate (Yorkshire, England)
Often named as one of the best and happiest places to live in England, Harrogate is a cultivated spa town in Yorkshire. From the 18th century Harrogate was frequented by …