London
#1 most popular location
As a city that seamlessly blends the old world with the
seductively modern, London is an atypical British city that – despite
its multinational mish-mash of culture – simply couldn’t be…
10,160travelers
1,385reviews
1,323blogs
Blackpool
#2 most popular location
It might be infamous as the home of an incredible array of tacky
English tat (a not entirely undeserved reputation, it has to be said),
but the northern seaside resort of Blackpool still draw…
88travelers
13reviews
9blogs
Manchester
#3 most popular location
A city best known for its football teams: Manchester United, the
most supported and most hated team in England, and the up and coming
billionaires across the street, Manchester City. It’s t…
1,164travelers
155reviews
82blogs
Liverpool
#4 most popular location
As the city that bought you The Beatles, that accent (if you’re
not British, you can probably forget about understanding much of the
native tongue) and the notorious harbor TV weather map (…
558travelers
69reviews
47blogs
York
#5 most popular location
One of the most breathtakingly beautiful cities in Britain,
boasting some of the most amazing architecture and surrounding
countryside in the whole of Europe, and long the centre of attention…
192travelers
27reviews
33blogs
Birmingham
#6 most popular location
One of the most progressive cities in England, and considered to
be the second largest in terms of population, Birmingham is a massive
metropolitan area in the West Midlands region of the cou…
522travelers
36reviews
22blogs
Torquay
#7 most popular location
Torquay,which is also known as ''The English Riviera'' and the big sister of the three towns of Torbay.
Situated on the Devon coastline, The south west coast of the UK, Torquay has been a …
44travelers
8reviews
1blogs
Brighton
#8 most popular location
Brighton, the GAY capital.
Generally known by its nickname of “London by the sea”, Brighton is a
seaside city less than 50 miles south of London in the County of East
Sussex. It is ac…
433travelers
44reviews
31blogs
Bath
#9 most popular location
Named – a tad unoriginally, in truth – after its natural hot
spring Roman baths, the city of Bath is an English hidden gem, both
beautiful and slightly backwards, with the Roman influence…
138travelers
35reviews
45blogs
Bournemouth
#10 most popular location
Bournemouth is a town in the South West of England, perhaps best
known for its wide, sandy beach and its Victorian pier. The town lies
across the water from the Isle of Wight, and South of th…
207travelers
9reviews
8blogs
Bristol
#11 most popular location
There are places in the world which, for some reason or another,
have fallen off the grid in terms of being considered a “tourist”
destination. This is both good and bad. On the plus side…
524travelers
57reviews
34blogs
Cambridge
#12 most popular location
With a skyline dominated by King’s College Chapel, Cambridge
University Library, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, and St. John’s College
Chapel, and a history that is just as lauded and lengthy …
328travelers
20reviews
16blogs
Oxford
#13 most popular location
Home to the oldest university in the English-speaking world and a
haven for the intellectual elite, Oxford is a city that boasts not only
some of the smartest people in the world, but one of …
323travelers
28reviews
40blogs
Leeds
#14 most popular location
The largest city in Yorkshire, Leeds is a modern hub of activity,
famous for its metropolitan appeal, its vibrant nightlife, the multiple
universities, sports teams, superb shopping experienc…
535travelers
21reviews
14blogs
Scarborough
#15 most popular location
Scarborough is a vibrant modern town on the yorkshire coast of England. It has a population of around 50 000.
27travelers
1reviews
3blogs
Nottingham
#18 most popular location
Nottingham: Queen of the East Midlands. A Mecca for shoppers,
drinkers and those going to get married. Famed for its nightlife,
Nottingham sits in the centre of the region, powering a new ec…
369travelers
10reviews
23blogs
Newcastle upon Tyne
#19 most popular location
Newcastle is the largest city in the North East and is populated
by so-called 'Geordies'. The city isituated on the north bank of the
River Tyne.
The city is well known for it's vibrant ni…
286travelers
13reviews
13blogs
Windermere
#20 most popular location
Windermere, and its nearby neighbour Bowness on Windermere are
situated at the southern end of the English Lake District, Cumbria.
Windermere the lake, on the shore of which both towns lie …
4travelers
4reviews
7blogs
Paignton
#21 most popular location
Paignton is a popular seaside resort and famous for its long sandy beaches,popular Zoo and occasionally bustling pier.
Paignton is located in the very centre of torbay,in between its big …
11travelers
9reviews
Southampton
#22 most popular location
Southampton is a large maritime city on the south coast of
England. Southampton has a population of approximately 235,000, it is
the gateway to the Isle of Wight, and has an eventful past du…
262travelers
8reviews
11blogs
Salisbury
#23 most popular location
Salisbury is a magnificent medieval city: historic streets and
alleyways, charming half-timbered buildings, traditional English eating
houses and characterful shopping streets, and of cause o…
58travelers
18reviews
19blogs
Plymouth
#24 most popular location
Plymouth is a city with vast amounts of history! Situated on the
south coast of Devon, Plymouth is famous for being a historic Naval
city. One of only three English ports that holds naval shi…
159travelers
13reviews
10blogs
Chester
#25 most popular location
Originally founded by the Roman's Chester or (Deva Victrix as the
Roman's called it) is a touristy city with a population approaching
100,000.
Popular attractions and sights include the ra…
97travelers
9reviews
8blogs
Eastbourne
#26 most popular location
Eastbourne is a large sea side town in East Sussex, on the south
coast of England, with an estimated population of 93,630 as at August
2005. The area has seen human activity since the stone a…
40travelers
7reviews
6blogs
Cheltenham
#27 most popular location
Cheltenham is a spa town located within the borough of
Gloucestershire in England. It is situated on the very edge of The
Cotswolds and has an air of wealth and respectability! It certainly i…
73travelers
3reviews
3blogs
Canterbury
#28 most popular location
Canterbury is the the home to 2 large universities and is very
student populated. It is full of history - The Cathedral, St Augustines
Abbey and Canterbury Castle to name just a few. Plenty…
85travelers
16reviews
13blogs
Harrogate
#29 most popular location
Harrogate is a spa town in North Yorkshire, England, Located to the south-east of the Yorkshire Dales.
The town is a popular tourist destination; its spa waters, RHS Harlow Carr gardens a…
51travelers
6reviews
8blogs
Sheffield
#30 most popular location
Sheffield created two inventions that changed the face of the
world: steel and organised football (Allegedly - I haven't seen any
recent evidence of this myself, to be honest...)
A city th…
314travelers
27reviews
22blogs
Norwich
#31 most popular location
Norwich is a medium sized city located in the East of England
within the county of East Anglia. It is in a great location very near to
the Norfolk countryside and the Broads.
The populatio…
207travelers
3reviews
10blogs
Stratford-upon-Avon
#32 most popular location
Stratford-upon-Avon (IPA: /ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən/) is a market
town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. It lies on the
River Avon some 38 kilometres (24 miles)[1] south …
22travelers
4reviews
4blogs
Whitby
#33 most popular location
Whitby is a seaside resort located on the Yorkshire coast, the
East coast of England. The most famous landmarks and tourist attractions
here are the statue of Captain James Cook, who sailed f…
12travelers
5reviews
8blogs
Great Yarmouth
#34 most popular location
Great Yarmouth is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It has a
rich history from the herring industry and there are a few museums
dedicated to this.
It is has a large residential area and …
16travelers
7reviews
Portsmouth
#35 most popular location
Portsmouth or Pompey, as it is affectionately nicknamed, offers
you a worldclass welcome. You'll enjoy a great day out shopping, boat
trip services or a night on the town! Portsmouth Cathedr…
224travelers
9reviews
9blogs
Swindon
#36 most popular location
Swindon is a strong UK business town on the M4 corridor, with a
long history of engineering. It's home to the STEAM museum, dedicated
to the Great Western Railway, a thriving railway by Isum…
79travelers
12reviews
5blogs
Windsor
#37 most popular location
Windsor, Berkshire, England, is situated about 25 miles due west
of London, along the M4, just south of Slough. Home to the royal family,
it has evolved into a posh little neighborhood with a…
33travelers
11reviews
11blogs
Exeter
#38 most popular location
Exeter is a city in the southwest of the Untited Kingdom, on the
south-coast which has about 120.000 inhabitants. Exeter is located on
the river 'Exe' and has been founded by the Romans. The …
125travelers
2reviews
4blogs
Reading
#39 most popular location
Reading is a town on the main commuter routes into London from
the West, lying a short way outside the M25 motorway. It is not well
known for its tourism, but has a good shopping mall and a …
194travelers
5reviews
4blogs
Ambleside
#40 most popular location
Ambleside is a bustling little tourist village right in the heart
of the English lakes. Just a few miles from Windermere, and located on
the northern end of the Lake itself.
It may have a…
2travelers
10reviews
9blogs
Coventry
#41 most popular location
Coventry is an industrial town in the Midlands, not far from
Birmingham. It is known for its beautiful modern cathedral, built in
the 1950s near the ruins of the medieval cathedral, and its …
103travelers
3reviews
3blogs
Milton Keynes
#42 most popular location
Most English people frown when they hear about Milton Keynes.
This, though, is only because most cities in England are really old have
a lot of history whereas Milton Keynes was "built" as re…
114travelers
11reviews
6blogs
Durham
#44 most popular location
Durham is a small city compared to giants like London and
Edinburgh, but has its own lovely charm. Durham lies to the south of
Newcastle upon Tyne and to the north of Darlington. The shops ar…
87travelers
9reviews
6blogs
Dover
#45 most popular location
Dover is a major port on the south-east coast of England.
Situated in the county of Kent, it faces Calais, France 22 miles across
the English Channel. It has a population of over 40,000.
D…
18travelers
9reviews
14blogs
Southport
#47 most popular location
Southport is situated in the North West of England and is a
beautiful place mainly visited by neighbouring towns and cities who
fancy a nice day out and a wander across the beach.
39travelers
4reviews
13blogs
Leicester
#48 most popular location
Leicester is a city and county town of the county of
Leicestershire. The city itself has grown from being a roman military
settlement to the urban metropolis it is today. Many ethnic minoriti…
210travelers
5reviews
13blogs
Newbury
#49 most popular location
Newbury is a nice typical town, located in the middle of Southern
England. The town is famous for its racecourse, and also for its 17th
century castle (Highclere Castle).
It is very beauti…
29travelers
5reviews
2blogs
Crawley
#50 most popular location
Crawley is in the county of West Sussex in the South of England.
It is one of the new towns created as London overspill after the second
world war. It has a college and a big shopping centre.…
42travelers
12reviews
2blogs
Northampton
#53 most popular location
Situated in the centre of England, Northampton is steeped in
historical significance. It was one of the country's most important
cities during saxon times. Market square is the centre of No…
98travelers
3reviews
8blogs
Hastings
#54 most popular location
Hastings town is home to the largest beach-launched fishing fleet
in Europe, the remains of the first castle in England to be built by
William the Conqueror, a preserved Old Town and a strong…
43travelers
4reviews
3blogs
Stonehenge
#55 most popular location
Stonehenge is famous for one thing and one thing only and that is
the Stonehenge monument itself situated in the English county of
Wiltshire.
One of the most famous prehistoric sights in t…
57travelers
7reviews
9blogs
Lincoln
#56 most popular location
The Cathedral city of Lincoln is one of Britain's prettiest
cities in the North. It has a fantastic cathedral, which gathers many
visits from all over the country, and indeed the world, but t…
112travelers
3blogs
Skegness
#57 most popular location
Skegness is a seaside town located on the Lincolnshire coast of
the North Sea. It is 43 miles east of the city of Lincoln.
It has one of the better known seaside resorts in the UK as the …
6travelers
3blogs
Warwick
#58 most popular location
Warwick (pronounced /ˈwɒrɪk/ war-ick (silent w in middle)) listen
(help·info) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and
has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). The town…
20travelers
5reviews
3blogs
Derby
#59 most popular location
Derby is a centrally located city with great access to the M1 and
other cities. It has little else offer, unfortunately, in terms of
nightlife and sports.
It is connected to Nottingham via…
125travelers
4blogs
Winchester
#61 most popular location
Winchester is a small cathedral city near the South Coast of
England, not far from Southampton with good rail links on the London
mainline. It has a cathedral with some interesting early med…
47travelers
3reviews
7blogs
Maidstone
#62 most popular location
Maidstone, in Kent is toughly an hour’s drive down the M25 or the
A2 from London, about 20 minutes drive from the Medway towns and is
probably most famous for two things.
Firstly, it’s…
51travelers
7reviews
4blogs
Luton
#63 most popular location
Luton is the biggest town in the county of Bedfordshire, which is
45km north-west of central London. Luton had a big straw industry back
hundred's of years ago but now the main industry seems…
57travelers
16reviews
6blogs
Alnwick
#66 most popular location
Alnwick is a quiet market town situated on the coast, in the
North East region of England. Home to some fantastic landmarks including
the beautiful Alnwick castle and the gardens that surroun…
5travelers
2reviews
2blogs
Dartmouth
#68 most popular location
Dartmouth is a beautiful town situated on the mouth of the river
dart,with its busting marina and posh restraunts,a few of which are run
by celebrity chefs,it makes Dartmouth a popular destin…
5travelers
5reviews
1blogs
Poole
#69 most popular location
Poole is a coastal city in south-west England part of the
conurbation with Bournemouth and Christchurch in Dorset County. Poole is
an historic harbour city which is easily noticed by its rela…
51travelers
3reviews
15blogs
Bradford
#70 most popular location
The textile industry was pretty specialised by location in
England and Bradford specialised in worsteds - fne quality cloth made
from wool. The term 'woollens' was applied to cloth of lesser …
74travelers
4reviews
Chesterfield
#71 most popular location
While the term “market town” might not hold any significance to
most Americans, to Europeans and especially residents of the UK it still
holds a special place in their hearts. Market town…
42travelers
13blogs
Richmond
#72 most popular location
Richmond, North Yorkshire, the first of all Richmonds
Richmond is an historic market town in North Yorkshire, with a Norman
castle, Georgian architecture, cobbled market place (said to be …
17travelers
8reviews
4blogs
Kendal
#73 most popular location
Kendal is an old market town located within the county of
Cumbria, North England near to the Lake District and is often referred
to as the 'southern gateway to the Lakes'. It is probably most…
23travelers
3reviews
3blogs
Colchester
#74 most popular location
Colchester is England's oldest recorded town, and is in the North
of Essex. The castle is one of the best preserved Norman keeps in
England, although it has lost a lot of the outbuildings an…
89travelers
2reviews
2blogs
Loughborough
#76 most popular location
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of
Leicestershire, England. It is the second largest settlement in
Leicestershire after Leicester, is the seat of Charnwood Borough
Council…
39travelers
3reviews
5blogs
Lancaster
#77 most popular location
Lancaster, on the county border with a background of the Lake
District, an old town with cobbled streets and intriguing passages.
With its history based on its port and canal, Lancaster has…
64travelers
3reviews
Wells
#79 most popular location
Wells is a tiny city in the English county of Somerset. It is
near both Bristol and Bath. It is very pretty, and has a stunning
cathedral with one of the world's oldest working clocks. There…
7travelers
2reviews
3blogs
Cirencester
#80 most popular location
Cirencester is in the Cotswolds, an area well known for its
natural beauty. There is a church that is almost totally obscured by
its own enormous stone gateway, and a recently refurbished mu…
16travelers
4reviews
3blogs
Stansted
#81 most popular location
Stansted airport is based 45km north of the centre of London and
was saved by no-frill airline Ryanair back in the early 1990's when the
former air base looked like it was facing closure and …
3travelers
8reviews
9blogs
Chelmsford
#82 most popular location
Chelmsford is the County Town of Essex. There is a small
university, Anglia Ruskin, which also has a campus at Cambridge, but
Chelmsford does not really have the atmosphere of a student town…
52travelers
3reviews
2blogs
Salford
#83 most popular location
Salford is a city in Greater Manchester - many visitors do not
realise they are in a separate city from Manchester itself when they
visit. After decades of decline, it has been the focus of …
9travelers
3reviews
Glastonbury
#84 most popular location
A land steeped in magic and myth, Glastonbury is believed by
some, to be the Isle of Apples, Ynis Witrin, the Land of Youth...Avalon.
Tradition says Jesus once visited the holy place and that…
21travelers
4reviews
10blogs
Halifax
#86 most popular location
'Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford Leeds - weave the wool that goes
in tweeds' young children used to chant but Halifax was named in a more
desperate adult saying - 'from Hell, Hull and Halifax…
35travelers
5reviews
Royal Tunbridge Wells
#87 most popular location
Royal Tunbridge Wells, located just 30 miles south of London, is surrounded by glorious Kent countryside.
In Georgian times, this historic spa town gained a reputation as the place to see an…
12travelers
4reviews
Camden Town
#88 most popular location
Camden Town is an inner city district in northwest London,
England.
Camden is home to the ever famous Camden Markets. Camden is well-known
for its markets, Camden Lock market proper started …
11travelers
9reviews
7blogs
Heathrow
#89 most popular location
Heathrow Airport, is UK's and Europe's biggest airport, and also
one of the biggest airports in the world alongside JFK in New York.
Based 20km west of central London, Heathrow is expanding r…
6travelers
4reviews
28blogs
Greenwich
#91 most popular location
Greenwich (pronunciation (help·info); IPA /'ɡɹɛn.ɪtʃ/
"GREN-itch", /'ɡɹɪn.ɪdʒ/ "GRIN-idge" or /'ɡɹɛn.ɪdʒ/ "GREN-idge")[1][2]
is a district in south-east London, England, on th…
19travelers
7reviews
11blogs
Southend on Sea
#92 most popular location
Southend-on-Sea is a part of Essex down in the South East of
England. Its main claim to fame is that it is home to the world’s
longest pier extending into the sea at a whopping 1.34 miles!!…
25travelers
2reviews
1blogs
Devizes
#94 most popular location
Devizes is a small town near Salisbury Plain, Swindon, and the
prehistoric sites at Avebury and Silbury Hill. It has at least two
independent coffee shops, a village green, and a market squa…
8travelers
5reviews
2blogs
Staines
#98 most popular location
Staines is located in Surrey, about 30km to the west of London.
It has its origins in Roman times; there used to be a settlement at the
banks of the River Thames. There's not really anything …
18travelers
7reviews
4blogs
Aylesbury
#99 most popular location
Aylesbury...a square miles of rolling countryside, the lively
market town since 13th century, makes up a whole by modern shopping
areas. A lot to offers, historic houses, beautiful countrysid…
28travelers
2reviews
18blogs
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