England

Whether you want to tick off London's best restaurants or relax in the British countryside, our England travel guide contains everything you need to plan an escape to the land of toasty pubs, bucolic green landscapes and eclectic cities.

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London England

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London England

32°C

CLEAR & SUNNY

13:40

JUL 9 UTC +1

London England

32°CCLEAR & SUNNY

13:40JUL 9 UTC +1

Accommodation

A millennial-style five-minute guide to London

Inside the lavish London Edition hotel on Oxford Street, with Soho nightlife on the doorstep.

Accommodation

Review: The London Edition

The exterior of the famed restaurant and hotel, Chiltern Firehouse in London.

Accommodation

Chiltern Firehouse: so hot right now

Jumbo jet flying over the London skyline.

Adventure Travel

Ever wanted fly a jumbo jet? This is for you…

Cultural Travel

Before you go to London: The ultimate travel checklist

London

London’s best parks, gardens and heaths

Adventure Travel

Must-visit historic buildings of London

Cultural Travel

Your guide to London’s best museums

Cultural Travel

Bookmark: London’s greatest theatres

11 of the best London views

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DO & SEE

EEleanor Edström

Visiting London? These gorgeous bluebell woods are blooming just one hour away

Don't miss this fairyland day trip from London before it's too late.

EEleanor Edström

The world’s longest coastal trail is opening in England

After 18 years and seven prime ministers, the 4327-kilometre King Charles III England Coast Path has been inaugurated.

the Manchester Museum in the University of Manchester

How to spend 48 hours in Manchester

Discover the vibrant new offerings changing the face of Manchester.

Beautiful view of the busy Fleet Street in London with famous buildings in the background

EEmily Murphy

I didn’t expect to fall for this historic London precinct

This historic London precinct is having a quiet renaissance, and exploring it felt like stepping into layers of story, flavour and memory.

This new luxury sleeper train is the most stylish way to travel across the UK

This luxury train showcases England like you've never seen it before.

11 of the best London views

Take a step back from the hustle and bustle that London is known and loved for to marvel at her in all her glory from these heady heights.

The top 10 high tea parlours in London

London’s culture oozes imagery.

This playful London hotel puts you in the heart of Shoreditch

Big rooms, buzzy bars and a rooftop scene that captures Shoreditch at its most fun.

View out room window in Lost Property St Paul's London

This London hotel near St Paul’s proves the best finds are unexpected

A central stay where bold design, warm service and a story-driven concept come together just steps from one of London’s most iconic landmarks.

the entrance of The Savoy Hotel London at night

The Savoy Hotel London: Does London’s first luxury hotel still define elegance?

The Savoy Hotel is the seminal luxury hotel in London and Europe. Built for an exclusive clientele based on the emerging luxury hotels of the US, we check in to see if the first luxury hotel in London has still got it.

A neighbourhood guide on where to stay in London

It’s a city made for visitors with a multitude of interests: everyone from history buffs to shopping enthusiasts, foodies, businesspeople and culture vultures flock to London and feel quite at home.

Review: Hotel Indigo, York

An international boutique hotel chain imparts a local vibe filled with whimsy and fun.

The land of rolling green pastures, Yorkshire puddings, majestic castles and toasty country pubs. There is just so much to love about England.

Best places to visit in England

London

London is a great jumping off point for exploring the United Kingdom and is certainly where most travellers begin. No matter what your passion or interest, you can not only indulge it, but usually find the world’s best at it in London.

There are heaving marketplaces, some of the best theatres in the world, historic buildings, incredible street art, beautiful parks, gardens and heaths, marvellous museums and some of the most drool-worthy shopping haunts in the world.

If you’re a foodie London should certainly be on your travel bucket list. The city is home to some wonderful secret bars and some of the globe’s most innovative restaurants.

Sports fans might like to try their luck at landing tickets for Wimbledon. Demand for tickets to any of the games in the tournament is huge so if you are looking to secure some you will either need to go into a public ballot (introduced back in 1924) and keep your fingers crossed that the computer picks you at random, or book through a reputable sports tour company.

Long weekend cities near London

There are plenty of picturesque places to go for a long weekend near London. Oxford, Poundon, Bath, Cornwall and Devon are all beautiful towns with a rich history just a stone’s throw from the capital.

Birmingham

London might be infinitely prettier but Birmingham, England’s second-largest city, may very well be the one packing all the personality. In its countryside is where the quintessential charm of England truly comes to the fore. Nowhere is this more illustrative of the point than the Cotswolds, a confection of green fields and ridiculously pretty villages, all basking in an idyllic pace of life.

The Lake District

The Lake District is England at its most dramatic and gorgeously pastoral, where Wordsworth ‘Wandered lonely as a Cloud’, a place of such significant natural beauty that UNESCO thought it wise to inscribe its rugged collection of mountains and lakes as a World Heritage Site.

Hull

It’s still gritty, but the northern English port city of Hull (or, officially, Kingston-upon-Hull) is having a cultural renaissance. Serious money and creative nous has gone into regenerating this ancient, gritty port city.

Manchester

Boasting funky new urbane redevelopments, centuries of history and a few half-decent football teams, Manchester has definitely outgrown its dour industrial past.

Ludlow

You can also spend a day or two walking the picturesque streets of Ludlow, known off-record as one of England’s prettiest towns.

Bath

Bath is a delightful little city steeped in history. Come here to enjoy the wonder of the Roman Baths and the elegant charm of the Georgian architecture.