UK city break - where to go

[Whattodonext2020]

Where would you recommend for a city break. Done London loads. I’ve heard good things about Manchester. We are after good places to eat and drink, shopping and some culture/places to see. Suggestions please :)

Manchester is great, I'd also recommend Edinburgh.

Both have great places to eat and drink, galleries, theatres, shopping etc.

Edinburgh or Bath!

Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow.

Liverpool

Manchester, Leeds, Cambridge

Second Liverpool or York. Manchester has loads of shopping but I don’t think matches the other two for cultural stuff like museums art galleries and mooching.

Edinburgh or York

Manchester has plenty to see and with the tram, better public transport than anywhere else outside London.

Liverpool, Bristol, Newcastle, Belfast, York (in that order!)

Cardiff has a lot to offer, a compact city center with new Malls and old quaint arcades. Nice selection of bars and restaurants, and the waterfront area at Cardiff Bay is lovely. Lovely castle to explore too.

Bristol. Edinburgh.

Edinburgh, Oxford, Manchester, Bristol, Bath, York all great in my opinion.

Favourites are Edinburgh, Bath, Cambridge, Oxford. Smaller places like Winchester, Chester or Worcester are nice too (although Worcester shopping isn't as good as it used to be it has a nice pedestrianised high street, riverside walks and cathedral as well as a few other historical buildings.

Liverpool all day long

Leeds, York or Edinburgh, Newcastle is nice too.

I'm not sure I'd agree about the public transport!! £1.80 to anywhere on Edinburgh's frequent buses!

Liverpool - loads of great food places, plenty to see and do and even a beach a short train ride from the city centre. The city is relatively small so you can see a lot in one day

Ive just come back from Portsmouth, lots to see and huge shopping complex, ferries to IOW

Thank you everyone! Forgot to mention that we’ve done Bath and Edinburgh (both lovely). I’m veering toward Liverpool now!

Good choice OP - There's been a couple of threads recently on what to do with teens in Liverpool but I think the ideas on there would be just as good for adults

Newcastle

I'd definitely veer to Liverpool and I'm from Edinburgh (which I agree is lovely!)

Liverpool has such a great vibe and is very compact. Liverpool One for shops and chain eateries. Lots of places to eat outside of that and great museums all in the centre. Lovely down at the docks (also museums). And you need to go to the cavern club for a pint or so.

Even better - take the hovercraft to Ryde!

I'd say Liverpool too. I love Manchester, but Liverpool just had a vibe. Especially down in Albert Docks. I was very impressed. We stayed in the Radisson hotel in the docks and the room had a massive window and a lovely view of the Mersey. It was just fabulous!

Newcastle or Liverpool.