MORE PLACES IN GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
In many ways, Bath is the quintessential idyllic English town—it’s got rolling green hills, classic architecture, charming pubs, and historic churches. For that very reason, foreigners have trekked...
Birmingham (“Brum” for short) has always gotten somewhat of a bad rap
in England. The Brummie accent consistently places last in accent polls that, we kid you
not, rate styles of speech on their...
Brighton (pop. 250,000) is one of Britain’s largest seaside resorts.
King George IV came to Brighton in 1783 and enjoyed the anything-goes atmosphere so much
that he transformed a farmhouse into The...
Cambridge: eight centuries of history, 31 colleges, and the energy of a living university town, all in one easily accessible package. It was here that James Watson and Francis Crick discovered the...
It’s safe to say Canterbury never got over the murder of Thomas
Becket. Residents in denial may argue against that claim, but here’s easy proof: the
murder occurred, and Becket was subsequently...
Cardiff is the capital of Wales and infinitely proud of it. What’s
refreshing for visitors after forays into self-deprecating England is the Welsh’s casually
confident sense of pride: not just of...
Bounded by cobbled streets, dominated by the Norman cathedral that looms overhead, and surrounded by picturesque rivers, travel writer Bill Bryson called it“a perfect little city,” and many agree. (...
It’s a city that moves. Visitors are constantly streaming through Scotland’s capital, and the population of the city swells by roughly one million during the month of August. Festival season, or “...
There’s a running joke among residents of Glasgow and Edinburgh, that the only good thing about the other is the sign on the highway announcing your departure. A heavy rivalry exists between the two...
While often overshadowed by its more glamorous counterparts, Leeds,
the fastest-growing city in the UK, is a city just waiting to say“Hey you, look at me.”
Whether it’s caught up to its cohorts yet...
People hear Liverpool and they think Penny Lane, ports, and impossible-to-understand accents—but there’s a lot more to this young, thriving city. Dubbed the European Capital of Culture in 2008,...
Most people have a well-defined idea of “London”—staid tradition, afternoon tea, heavy ales, and cultured accents in tweed. People with this notion of London can easily complete their vacation in...
The Industrial Revolution transformed the sleepy village of Manchester into Britain’s urban powerhouse. More than that, it transformed Manchester from a quintessentially English town into a city that...
Once upon a time on the little island of Britain, a city called Newcastle-upon-Tyne was building 25% of the world’s ships. Today, the city produces the world’s wildest parties. Bottoms-up!
In fact,...
Oxford has prestige written all over it. This is the oldest university in the English-speaking world, and over the course of nearly 1000 years, it has educated some of the most influential players in...
The town of St. Andrews, besides being a mecca for every tourist to ever get turned on by Jack Nicklaus’ putting prowess or Tiger Wood’s “long drive,” is a beautiful seaside university town. Quite...
Stratford-upon-Avon’s all-time luckiest fluke was that the Bard was born here. This little twist of fate has kept a centuries-long steady stream of tourists flowing through town. Stratford-upon-Avon’...
The trials and tribulations of the Romans, the Anglo-Saxons, the
Vikings, the Normans, and finally, the York City football club are written into the
streets of ancient York. Home to the famed “...