Northwest England Overview

Once upon a time, Northwest England was a land of sleepy villages and lots of sheep. Then the Industrial Revolution came along and turned the once quiet cities into some of the richest and most cosmopolitan in the world. The decline of industry hit the region hard, but the cities of the Northwest bounced back by embracing their quirky history and avant-garde hipness. Today, their innovative music and art scenes are world-famous—Liverpool and Manchester alone produced four of Q magazine’s 10 biggest rock stars of the century—and a large student population feeds through-the-roof nightlife. Travelers can find respite from the frenetic urbanity in the rolling hills and pastures of the Peak District to the east or Cumbria to the north, where the crags and waters of the Lake District have sent poets into pensive meditation for centuries.

Worship the Beatles: virtually every pub, restaurant, and corner in Liverpool claims some connection to the Fab Four.
Revel in Manchester’s nightlife, where trendy cafe-bars morph into late-night venues for dancing and drinking.
Roam the hills, caverns, and moors of the Peak District, then explore the mountains and sparkling waters of the Lake District.

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