Northern England
Roman walls and Viking streets, the abbeys and harbours of the Yorkshire coast, the fells and lakes of the Lake District, and the reinvented waterfronts of Chester and Liverpool.
6 towns in United Kingdom
Towns in Northern England
Alnwick
The Percys' castle above the Aln, a poison garden behind black gates, and a bookshop in the old station
Chester
The walled city on the Dee: two-tier medieval Rows, a complete Roman and medieval circuit you can walk in an afternoon, and the oldest racecourse still racing
Keswick
Launches on Derwentwater, a stone circle on the hill, and fells that start at the end of the street
Liverpool
The Mersey waterfront, the Beatles, two cathedrals and two football clubs: a proud maritime city that built the modern world's music and never stopped arguing about it
Whitby
A working harbour split by the Esk: the abbey on one cliff, the fish quay on the other, and 199 steps in between
York
Two thousand years deep: Roman walls, Viking streets, the great Minster, and England's chocolate city