Fortunately for avid shoppers with time restraints, good transport links to the cities and towns will enable them to access most of the popular stores and market places in a few days. The streets of Oxford, Regent, Jermyn, Bond and Mayfair are overflowing with iconic department stores, boutique...

When most people think of visiting the United Kingdom as a tourist the first places that spring to mind are London and Edinburgh but other areas should not be discounted. The North of England houses some of the best things to do and Manchester has a host of tourist attractions for you to visit ...

Like many UK cities, Liverpool really comes alive during the summer months, when sunnier weather and warmer temperatures encourage more locals and visitors to head out and discover the city's unique charms.

If you're thinking of heading to Liverpool, you could get even more out of yo...

London is a city of Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Tower Bridge – and a host of pubs so suit every taste under the sun. Whether you’re looking for an old fashioned place that serves traditional real ales or somewhere to sip a perfectly made cosmopolitan England’s capital city really is the place t...

Cities favoured for the 14th Annual Readers’ Travel Awards 2011, as seen on cntraveller.com, were listed as follows: London, Edinburgh, Bath, Liverpool, York, Brighton, Manchester, Oxford, Glasgow, Cambridge, Bristol, Newcastle, Cardiff, Leeds and Chester. Each of these glorious names evoke im...

What’s now known as The Rep was once named The Pilgrim Players and The Old Rep. This theatre began its life in 1907 in Station Street where talents such as Paul Schofield, Elizabeth Spriggs and Albert Dinney delighted theatre-goers and then the company moved onto Broad Street. The ground-break...

If you fancy a city break you may be thinking about those which are most convenient to get to. Not many can compare to London – with its host of transport opportunities.

Flying in to London from all over the world can be easy and inexpensive – with many airports at your disposal the ...

When thinking about a long weekend, most of us think about Paris, Rome, Berlin or even London for a worthwhile trip which will be packed with things to do. But if you are on a budget, these locations aren’t necessarily cheap at this time of year, particularly with half term taking place in Octo...

Toulouse, in southwestern France is on the banks of the river Garonne, halfway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With it’s mild climate, Renaissance architecture and many museums, it’s a paradise for culture and there are plenty of other things to see and do even if wanderin...

The Reading and Leeds Festivals are two of the most anticipated music festival events of the year, taking place on the August bank holiday long weekend. The Reading Festival is the original and the older of the two and is in fact the oldest popular music festival still in existence in the world...