15 Best Things to Do in Norwich (Norfolk, England)
All through Medieval times and the Early Modern Age, Norwich was the second largest city in England after London. All through that time this city on the River Wensum prospered …
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15 Best Things to Do in Plymouth (Devon, England)
At the head of Plymouth Sound, one of the world’s great natural harbours, Plymouth is a city with a rich maritime past. For hundreds of years this has been a …
15 Best Things to Do in Portsmouth (Hampshire, England)
Since the Middle Ages Portsmouth has been an assembly point for campaigns by sea. Portsmouth was made to be a naval base for its natural harbour and the protection given …
15 Best Things to Do in Scarborough (Yorkshire, England)
England’s first seaside resort first pulled in holidaymakers in the 17th century after a curative spring was discovered in the cliffs in the south of the town. Up to that …
14 Best Things to Do in Weymouth (Dorset, England)
The gorgeous harbour town of Weymouth was one of England’s first modern resorts. King George III chose it as his summer holiday destination, and came down 14 times between 1789 …
15 Best Things to Do in Whitby (Yorkshire, England)
A proper maritime town, Whitby was fuelled for hundreds of years by its fishing, shipbuilding and whaling trades. In the 18th century Britain’s greatest explorer Captain James Cook served his …
15 Best Things to Do in Canterbury (Kent, England)
England’s ecclesiastical capital, Canterbury is a city with two universities, lots of preserved Medieval architecture and the oldest operating school in the world. For hundreds of years Canterbury has been …
15 Best Things to Do in Reading (Berkshire, England)
One of the largest settlements in the UK without city status, Reading is a university town 20 minutes west of London. And despite being in the capital’s orbit, Reading is …
15 Best Things to Do in Torquay (Devon, England)
On the English Riviera in Devon, Torquay has had a lofty reputation since it came into fashion with high society at the start of the 1800s. The resort is at …
15 Best Things to Do in Lincoln (Lincolnshire, England)
On a limestone escarpment to the north of the River Witham, Lincoln is a Medieval city built over a Roman fort. That escarpment drops sharply to the river, and to …