Brighton: North Laine
Alternative shopping galore. More Brighton ideas at visitbrighton.com
Portsmouth: Historic Dockyard
Explore some nautical history. More Portsmouth things to do atvisitportsmouth.co.uk
Salisbury: Salisbury Cathedral
Early English Gothic. For more Salisbury ideas, see visitsalisbury.co.uk
Colchester: Beth Chatto Gardens
Peaceful, no? For more Colchester suggestions, try visitcolchester.com
Norwich: Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts
A permanent art collection and ongoing exhibitions in a Norman Foster-designed space. For more Norwich ideas, see visitnorwich.co.uk
Peterborough: Flag Fen Archaeology Park
A look back into the Bronze Age. For more suggestions, go tovisitpeterborough.com
Nottingham: Nottingham Contemporary
One of the UK’s largest contemporary arts centres. For more,experiencenottinghamshire.com
Birmingham: Mailbox
Shopping, drinking and canalside dining. For more Birmingham things to do, seevisitbirmingham.com
Lincoln: Cathedral
For over 300 years, the tallest building in the world. For more Lincoln things to do, see visitlincoln.com
Stoke-on-Trent: Monkey Forest
Wander among 140 Barbary macaques. For more, visitstoke.co.uk
Manchester: Cloud 23.
Cocktails on the twenty-third floor. More bars, restaurants and things to do atvisitmanchester.com
Sheffield: Silversmiths
Modern cuisine. For more Sheffield suggestions, see welcometosheffield.co.uk
Bradford: National Media Museum
The history of British moving pictures and the people who make them. For more,visitbradford.com
York: Shambles
This centuries-old street now contains art and craft shops, jewellery makers, chocolatiers and friendly tea shops. For more ideas, visityork.org
Hull: The Deep
One of the most spectacular aquariums you’ll see anywhere, home to 3,500 fish and more than a few penguins. For more Hull ideas, visithullandeastyorkshire.com
Newcastle Gateshead: BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art
A world-class art gallery, housed in the imposing former Hovis flour mill. More ideas from the Tyne at newcastlegateshead.com
