UK August short break with history and countryside if we’ve already been to…

[Taniot]

Thinking of a short break (3 to 5 days) in the UK in August. We like historic houses, castles, countryside, pretty towns, interesting cities. Less interested in beaches or seaside towns. Will be driving in a car from Cambridgeshire and plan to stay in a cottage for four adults. Maybe somewhere in Wales?

Where else is nice to visit if we’ve already been to:

Bath
Brighton
Bristol
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
Cornwall
Cotswolds
Cumbria (Penrith, Eden Valley, Hadrian’s Wall)
Devon
Durham
Lake District
London
Norfolk
Northumbria (near Bamburgh Castle)
Oxford
Peak District
Scotland (Edinburgh, Glasgow, Cairngorms, Isle of Skye)
Suffolk
Winchester
Windsor
York

Shropshire Hills / Hay on Wye area?

Chester, Lancaster, Warwick and Kenilworth (can't get much further from the sea) with Stratford?
Dorset, Exeter.

Northumberland nearer to Hadrian's Wall and/or up to Cragside (NT)
Shropshire for industrial heritage

Alnwick

Snowdonia. Base yourself in a cottage in the National Park for beautiful walking and exploring - go to Betws-y-Coed and Beddgelert. Further afield you can visit Portmeirion and places like Bangor, as well as exploring the Lleyn Peninsula. I know you said you weren’t fussed about beaches but the coast is lovely to explore there as well. It’s well described as the place where the mountains meet the sea.

Salisbury.
Somewhere near Taunton or Tiverton.
New Forest.

Cardiff. We have a castle, a lovely coastline with a bay, shopping, lovely museums, mountains, beaches. You’ll be spoilt for choice.

Yes here !

Near to Cardiff

https://museum.wales/stfagans/

https://www.royalmint.com/the-royal-mint-experience/

https://cardiffbay.co.uk/

https://www.visitwales.com/destinations/west-wales/swansea-bay/exploring-gower-peninsula

https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerphilly-castle?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20179624313&gbraid=0AAAAApqebzdh-pn7DybIIcfkhh3KeRGDy&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRF_uLjPSjr5byuEb7ndGZbgE0W4Kp_e-EhHuhglQwLNpgLcsAwp9LhoCq44QAvD_BwE

https://cadw.gov.wales/visit/places-to-visit/caerleon-roman-baths?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20179624313&gbraid=0AAAAApqebzdh-pn7DybIIcfkhh3KeRGDy&gclid=CjwKCAjw46HPBhAMEiwASZpLRNcnmKPBOO4_FB2_rlyAxzQFxwWMTjxrMj9qYPaBazHYgVPT4iasGhoCpxAQAvD_BwE

Chester and down to Ludlow via Shrewsbury, plus Shropshire Hills and parts of the Shropshire Hills, east Wales?

Ludlow or Shrewsbury
Pembrokeshire
Dumfries and Galloway
Lancaster and the Lakes
Northern Ireland

Caernarfon

lots of castles in north wales. Also snowdonia for walking etc.

Lincoln/ Lincolnshire?

Boring old place