Weekend breaks in United Kingdom: city guides and ideas

Two days in Leeds: a giant Victorian market, free museums, a ruined abbey by the river and some of the north’s best pubs and South Asian food.

Wide sand, shallow lagoons and big skies at the mouth of Chichester Harbour. Here is how parking, dogs, tides and swimming work at West Wittering.

A sandy bay steps from the station, with an art gallery on the harbour and some of Kent’s best seaside food. Here is how to plan a Margate beach day.

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Birmingham’s German-style Frankfurt Christmas Market returns to Victoria Square and New Street from 5 November to 24 December 2026.

Seven miles of golden sand, two piers and some of England’s cleanest bathing water. Here is how to choose your stretch of Bournemouth beach.

Eight miles of seafront from Shoreham to Rottingdean, two piers and a city right behind the pebbles. Here is how to plan a Brighton beach day.

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