Visit Stratford-upon-Avon

Alfred the Great's capital: the longest Gothic nave in Europe and the Round Table hanging in the Great Hall.

Visit Liverpool, a historic port city in northwest England. Explore the Royal Albert Dock (UNESCO World Heritage site with museums and waterfront dining), see The Beatles Story exhibition (dedicated to the iconic band's history and memorabilia), tour Anfield Stadium (home of Liverpool FC with its famous Kop stand), and admire the two cathedrals (Liverpool Cathedral, the largest in the UK, and the modernist Metropolitan Cathedral).

Visit Manchester, a city in northwest England with industrial heritage and modern culture. Explore the Science and Industry Museum (housed in the world's oldest passenger railway station), see a match at Old Trafford (home of Manchester United Football Club), wander the Northern Quarter (known for its street art and independent shops), and visit the John Rylands Library (a neo-Gothic building with rare manuscripts).

Banksy's home town: a harbour city of street art, the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the SS Great Britain in dry dock.

The pebble beach, the Palace Pier and the Royal Pavilion, an Indian-style palace built for a Regency prince.

Seven bridges over the Tyne, the Georgian curve of Grey Street and the friendliest nightlife in the north.

Britain's second city has more canal miles than Venice, the Balti Triangle and Peaky Blinders' Black Country next door.

The cathedral where Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170, the destination of Chaucer's pilgrims.