Where do you want to go on holiday in the UK for a mini break?

[MissBlacksheep]

Where in the UK have you been so far? Looking for recommendations. 😊

What sort of thing do you like doing? City break or hiking??

What things are you after?

City break

Relaxing, sight seeing. I like beaches.

So you want a city break and a beach?
That limits your options then!
Edinburgh - great city and a beach a couple of miles down the road at Portobello
Newcastle and take the Metro to Tynemouth and Whitley Bay for the beach
Belfast and combine your city break with a couple of days touring the Antrim Coast

Thank you 😊 any other city breaks? You don't have to include beaches this time.

Northumberland is stunning and full of good restaurants/breathtaking beaches but a bit lacking in cities…

Edinburgh and London are the obvious ones, if you haven't been.

Other big cities like Manchester and Liverpool have plenty of good museums, shops, restaurants and cultural life. I quite like the look of Bristol too (never been).

Newcastle
Seahouses - can go into Bambrugh, beadnell, Alnwick, Morpeth etc from there
Manchester
Liverpool
Edinburgh
Scarborough

Love all these places

We often go to Stamford, lovely old town and some good walks nearby. The best place to stay is the Old Bank Apartments in the centre of town, there are some good restaurants too and loads of antiquing.

everyone seems to be raving about Liverpool at the moment but I haven't been (well I have years ago when i was a child but not recently!)
York has lots to see and do
Manchester is often overlooked but has plenty of museums / galleries and good shopping and night life. Likewise Glasgow.

Northern Ireland is next on my list.

We have been to Edinburgh & Inverness/Fort William in the past year which were both fun.

Oxford, lovely architecture and a very nice shopping centre.

Liverpool - brilliant museum, food, shopping and sightseeing.
Manchester as above.
Newcastle as above - lovely independent cinema too and easy access to a beach.
Edinburgh.

York loads of history walk the walls

Edinburgh
Bath
York

London

Where in Northumberland should I visit? Is Blyth a good option?

Do a night in Newcastle, then head up the coast. If you have a car, stay in Alnmouth/Embleton/Alnwick/Bamburgh/Beadnell.

I wouldn't choose Blyth no.
I really like Northumberland but do think you probably need a car.

I really enjoyed Belfast.

I don't have a car. Relies on public transport.

Blyth is nice in some places but I wouldn't recommend it for a holiday! We visit the nice bits regularly as a relative lives there.

I would base yourself somewhere like Beadnell Towers if you have a decent budget.

We are doing a couple of nights in York then over to Scarborough for a couple of nights. Tried and tested!

I would do York if you haven't already been.
You can get the bus to the coast from there if you want to.

You could do Alnmouth in Northumberland. It's a lovely little right by the sea and you could probably walk from the station which on the main east coast London-Edinburgh line. There's a bus services goes into Alnwick and I think along the coast.

I have been to York. 😊