England’s Northwest
This is the region for city breaks, exploring famously-fashionable haunts, historic streets and buildings. It’s a region to walk, cycle and discover the landscapes and wildlife of unspoilt villages.
There is always a feast of sporting entertainment including international cricket, championship golf courses and Premiership football.
England's Northwest is also bursting with cultural confidence, from outstanding national museums and galleries to magical sculptures and blockbuster theatre events.
There are great places to stay in chic city centre hotels, rural retreats, country houses and cosy pubs.
You’ll find it all in England’s Northwest.
Hidden gems
The Rum Story - travel through a tropical rainforest, an African village, a realistic slave ship and Cumbrian cottages to discover the story of rum.
www.rumstory.co.uk
Penny Farm - meet around 55 rescued horses and ponies and find out about rescue and rehabilitation programmes.
www.worldhorsewelfare.org/about-us/penny_farm
Muncaster Castle & Gardens - based in the Lake District, this historic castle boasts its ‘ghostly goings on’, Sino-Himalayan gardens, meadowvole maze and world owl centre.
www.muncaster.co.uk
Arley Hall and Gardens - rich in history and beauty, Arley’s award winning gardens and beautiful Victorian Jacobean hall offer a great day out for all the family.
www.arleyhallandgardens.com
Mersey Ferries Manchester Ship Canal Cruises - the journey along the 35-mile stretch of canal leaves passengers with
an awe-inspiring sense of how its construction shaped the Northwest.
www.merseyferries.co.uk/manchester-scc/index.aspx
Must see and do
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool
- The Tate, Liverpool
- Tatton Park, Knutsford
- Imperial War Museum North, Trafford
- Chester Zoo, Chester
- Lancaster Castle, Lancaster
- Beatles Story, Liverpool
- Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre, Macclesfield
- Muncaster Experience, Cumbria
- Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail, Cumbria
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Ancient, dynamic, traditional, exciting, Chester is one of Britain's best breaks. The city offers classy architecture, world class heritage, café society and entertainment galore.
Chester travel guide
Liverpool is fast becoming one of Europe’s most popular city break destinations. Awarded European Capital of Culture 2008, it boasts more theatres, museums and galleries than any other UK city outside London.
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The city is widely recognised as the coolest in Britain. Manchester has reinvented itself as a truly contemporary metropolis, with modern landmarks, excellent art and culture, great bars and world-class hospitality.
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With 16 sparkling lakes and England's highest mountains, this is England's best-loved outdoor playground.
Britain’s favourite seaside resort, Blackpool is packed wall to wall with attractions and entertainment.
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