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With cobbled streets and ancient architecture, this north-western gem is a must-visit at any time of the year

The North Country Rover ticket offers four days’ travel within an eight-day period and covers the north of England from Halifax up to Newcastle and Carlisle (excluding heritage railways). Available at

We arrive at the top of High Cup Nick in the North Pennines. “It’s like the world starts just over there,” comments my friend Mark. He’s pointing down the U-shaped chasm of High Cup Gill, beyond whose

When we visited Beddgelert last June, we left home in shorts and T-shirts following a heatwave across the UK. The sun was shining, and we were confident it would stay warm for the week ahead. So imagi

I got a taste of one of the toughest jobs known to man when I visited the Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre (01472 323345, fishingheritage.com). Everyone entering this dockside museum is given a “job” o

Vast, varied and fiercely proud, Yorkshire rewards those who travel slowly and look closely. From moorland villages and grand houses with spellbinding interiors to tea rooms, abbeys and bracing sea ai