Historical towns

[nonamemummy]

Hello
Can anyone recommend any historical towns, cities, villages to visit in England please? Places with lots of history, old buildings, interesting stories. We’re in the south west but willing to travel

York, Bath, Oxford, Chester, London

Canterbury, Stratford Upon Avon, Durham, Colchester, Stamford

I had a few nights in Ludlow last year with my mum and DC. Really pretty little town with lots of half timbered houses and a large castle. We went to Shrewsbury for a day as well. Some lovely countryside if you are driving. I'm from the SW as well and the drive up wasn't bad at all.

Ironbridge is lovely and really interesting if you fancy Shropshire.

Worcester, Gloucester, Hereford - the Three Choirs cities.

Lincoln is lovely. Has a castle, cathedral, lots of old buildings.

The oldest town/village in the UK is Amesbury, having been occupied for over 10,000 years.

Oxford and York are beautiful places - lots of museums, walking tours, bus tours, historical sites, independent cafe's, restaurants

I think Arundel is worth a visit and also a second vote for Ironbridge

Lots up north
Chester (Roman It has a lot of Roman stuff but quite a bit is rebuilt victorian stuff but still a great place)
Liverpool ( around 1200 but Boomed from 1700 onwards due to Tobacco, Slave trade, [Slavery museum is a must everyone should see] The Maritime museum is good shows a lot about people from Ireland emegrating, Williamson tunnels, loads to see and do and a few great beaches which you wouldn't expect.
Conwy in North Wales ( Medieval walled Town)
Llandudno a Victorian sea side resort built around the rail way, before that copper mining and quarry's
www.donthibernate.co.uk/route-1-llandudno-from-m62-m56/
www.donthibernate.co.uk/liverpool/

www.donthibernate.co.uk/conwy/

Belfast
Edinburgh
London
Cardiff
York
Exeter
Bath
Cirencester
Ely
Gloucester
Liverpool
Beverly & Hull
Durham & Newcastle
Chester

Liverpool and then Belfast in the same trip was a really interesting, logical combination, where each city supported the understanding of the other.

Cambridge is way prettier than Oxford! And you could include Ely Cathedral on the same trip.

But a really good road trip would begin in Chester - as a gateway to (not England) the whole North Wales coast which is studded with castles and other historic buildings. You could even stay at Gladstone’s Library which is also a B&B.

Liverpool is magnificent and breathtakingly replete with important history. You could pair it with Manchester - everything you could ever need to know on the Industrial Revolution.

Stratford upon Avon - only if you book tickets for a play. It would feel relentlessly touristy for no purpose otherwise.

Again, not England, but Edinburgh is just heavenly and worth a very long weekend by itself.

Salisbury
Winchester
Canterbury
Rye

Stratford, Stamford, york, Edinburgh

I really enjoyed Salisbury and Bath , really didn’t like Oxford and am not keen on Canterbury aside from the cathedral .

St Albans. I can't put the cat out without tripping over a Roman ruin.

A bit different from the above suggestions, but Jersey.

Dolmens and a passage grave that pre-date the pyramids, a spectacular 800 year old castle, and the recent history of being one of the only parts of Britain under German occupation in WWII (a fantastic museum and concrete bunkers / gun emplacements remain all over the place).

Thanks everyone. Already done bath, Salisbury, amesbury, Winchester, York so will start having a look at all the rest you’ve recommended!

Who’s travelling? And what are you all interested in as an extension of historical buildings? Artefacts, culture, environment, people, philosophy, science?

And are you interested in day / overnight trips or longer holidays?

Also, are you travelling with tents or booking into luxury hotels?

Glastonbury
Caerleon

Warwick is over your way and the castle and old village around it are stunning.

Lewes in Sussex absolutley steeped in History, do some reading or viewing first, this program which is the first in a series is a bit home spun but sets theh scene well.

The Bloody Past of a Tiny Town - Episode One | Welcome to Together TV | Together for good

Very interesting town with an active History spanning the centuries, Norman invasion, English Monarchs, Anne of Cleeves, American Revolution etc.
Enjoy

Glastonbury probably too small (and weird) for a special visit if you are coming from a distance, but easily combined with any, or several, of Bristol, Bath, Wells and Sherborne if driving.

Oh yes!