Where to go

Destinations across England

From the honey-stone Cotswolds to the empty beaches of Northumberland. Pick a region to find the best places to stay, plus honest travel advice.

The Cotswolds

4 places to stay · Honey-stone villages, long lunches and the gentlest hills in England.

The Lake District

2 places to stay · Mountains, meres and the most romantic country houses in the north.

Cornwall

3 places to stay · Surf beaches, harbour towns and the warmest light in England.

Norfolk

1 place to stay · Huge skies, empty beaches and salt-marsh quiet on the north coast.

Northumberland

1 place to stay · Castles, empty coast and the darkest skies in England.

The New Forest

3 places to stay · Ancient woodland, roaming ponies and a coast within reach.

Sussex

2 places to stay · Chalk downs, white cliffs and England's coolest coast towns.

Devon

4 places to stay · Two coasts, Dartmoor in the middle and some of England's best country houses.

Dorset

3 places to stay · The Jurassic Coast, thatched villages and clifftop country houses.

Somerset

5 places to stay · Orchards, hills and some of the most remarkable country hotels in England.

Bath

2 places to stay · Georgian crescents, Roman baths and England's only natural thermal spa.

The Peak District

3 places to stay · Gritstone edges, green dales and grand houses, between the northern cities.

The Yorkshire Dales

3 places to stay · Drystone walls, green dales and grand country houses in the north.

The North York Moors

3 places to stay · Purple moors, steam trains and a coast of smugglers' villages.

Suffolk

4 places to stay · Heritage coast, medieval wool towns and a gentle, painterly light.

Kent

3 places to stay · The Garden of England: orchards, white cliffs and Canterbury.

The Isle of Wight

2 places to stay · A mild, miniature England across the Solent, all beaches and downs.

London

4 places to stay · The capital, told through its most characterful places to stay.

Oxford

2 places to stay · Dreaming spires, college quads and a famously walkable centre.

Cambridge

2 places to stay · Riverside colleges, punts on the Cam and the Backs.

York

3 places to stay · Roman walls, a soaring Minster and England's most atmospheric old streets.

Brighton

3 places to stay · England's coolest seaside city, where the Downs meet the sea.

Bristol

1 place to stay · A creative harbour city with Georgian Clifton and Brunel's bridge.