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Northumberland · Rainy days
Things to do in Alnwick on a rainy day →
Cumbria · Rainy days
Things to do in Ambleside when it rains →
County Durham · Rainy days
Things to do in Barnard Castle when it rains →
England / Somerset · Rainy days
Things to do in Bath when it rains →
Northern Ireland · Rainy days
Things to do in Belfast on a rainy day →
East Riding of Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Beverley when it rains →
West Midlands · Rainy days
Things to do in Birmingham on rainy days →
England / Lancashire · Rainy days
Things to do in Blackpool when it rains →
England / Dorset · Rainy days
Things to do in Bournemouth when it rains →
East Riding of Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Bridlington when it rains →
England / East Sussex · Rainy days
Things to do in Brighton when it rains →
South West England · Rainy days
Things to do in Bristol on rainy days →
England / Suffolk · Rainy days
Things to do in Bury St Edmunds when it rains →
Derbyshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Buxton when it rains →
Gwynedd · Rainy days
Things to do in Caernarfon when it rains →
England / Cambridgeshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Cambridge on a rainy day →
England / Kent · Rainy days
Things to do in Canterbury on a rainy day →
Wales · Rainy days
Things to do in Cardiff on a rainy day →
Gloucestershire · Rainy days
Things to do in Cheltenham on a rainy day →
England / Cheshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Chester on a rainy day →
Conwy County · Rainy days
Things to do in Conwy when it rains →
Devon · Rainy days
Things to do in Dartmouth when it rains →
South Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Doncaster when it rains →
County Durham · Rainy days
Things to do in Durham on a rainy day →
Scotland · Rainy days
Things to do in Edinburgh when it rains →
Devon · Rainy days
Things to do in Exeter when it rains →
Cornwall · Rainy days
Things to do in Falmouth on rainy days →
Scotland · Rainy days
Things to do in Glasgow on a rainy day →
North Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Harrogate when it rains →
Northumberland · Rainy days
Things to do in Hexham on a rainy day →
Highland · Rainy days
Things to do in Inverness when it rains →
Shropshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Ironbridge when it rains →
Cumbria · Rainy days
Things to do in Keswick on a rainy day →
Cheshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Knutsford when it rains →
Lancashire · Rainy days
Things to do in Lancaster on rainy days →
West Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Leeds when it rains →
Leicestershire · Rainy days
Things to do in Leicester when it rains →
Staffordshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Lichfield on rainy days →
England · Rainy days
Things to do in Lincoln on rainy days →
England / Merseyside · Rainy days
Things to do in Liverpool on a rainy day →
Wales · Rainy days
Things to do in Llandudno on rainy days →
England / Greater London · Rainy days
Things to do in London when it rains →
Shropshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Ludlow on a rainy day →
Dorset · Rainy days
Lyme Regis on a rainy day →
England / Greater Manchester · Rainy days
Things to do in Manchester on a rainy day →
Wiltshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Marlborough when it rains →
Leicestershire · Rainy days
Things to do in Melton Mowbray when it rains →
Berkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Newbury when it rains →
Tyne and Wear · Rainy days
Things to do in Newcastle on a rainy day →
Cornwall · Rainy days
Things to do in Newquay when it rains →
Norfolk · Rainy days
Things to do in Norwich on a rainy day →
Nottinghamshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Nottingham on a rainy day →
England / Oxfordshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Oxford on a rainy day →
Cornwall · Rainy days
Padstow on a rainy day →
Perth and Kinross · Rainy days
Things to do in Pitlochry when it rains →
Devon · Rainy days
Things to do in Plymouth when it rains →
Gwynedd · Rainy days
Things to do in Porthmadog when it rains →
Hampshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Portsmouth on rainy days →
North Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Ripon when it rains →
East Sussex · Rainy days
Things to do in Rye when it rains →
South West England · Rainy days
Things to do in Salisbury on a rainy day →
North Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Scarborough on a rainy day →
South Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Sheffield when it rains →
Shropshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Shrewsbury when it rains →
Merseyside · Rainy days
Things to do in Southport when it rains →
Nottinghamshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Southwell when it rains →
Suffolk · Rainy days
Things to do in Southwold when it rains →
Fife · Rainy days
Things to do in St Andrews when it rains →
Cornwall · Rainy days
Things to do in St Ives when it rains →
Lincolnshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Stamford when it rains →
Scotland · Rainy days
Things to do in Stirling when it rains →
England / Warwickshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Stratford-upon-Avon on a rainy day →
Dorset · Rainy days
Swanage when it rains →
Wales · Rainy days
Things to do in Swansea when it rains →
Pembrokeshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Tenby when it rains →
Devon · Rainy days
Things to do in Torquay when it rains →
Tyne and Wear · Rainy days
Things to do in Tynemouth when it rains →
Warwickshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Warwick when it rains →
Somerset · Rainy days
Things to do in Wells when it rains →
Norfolk · Rainy days
Wells-next-the-Sea when it rains →
North Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Whitby when it rains →
Kent · Rainy days
Things to do in Whitstable when it rains →
Hampshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Winchester when it rains →
Cumbria · Rainy days
Things to do in Windermere & Bowness on rainy days →
England / Berkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in Windsor when it rains →
Worcestershire · Rainy days
Things to do in Worcester when it rains →
England / North Yorkshire · Rainy days
Things to do in York when it rains →
A FEW IDEAS TO GET YOU GOING
Find your next day out
Bath
The Roman Baths
Bamburgh
Bamburgh Castle
Windermere
Windermere Lake Cruises from Bowness
York
York Minster
Bourton-on-the-Water
Bourton Model Village
Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland
GET TO KNOW A PLACE
Explore somewhere.
England / North Yorkshire · Choose a main experience. Leave room to wander.
Explore the full York guide →York
York Minster
York
National Railway Museum
York
York Museum Gardens
York
York City Walls
York
JORVIK Viking Centre
York
York Castle Museum
York
York’s Chocolate Story
England / Somerset · Choose a main experience. Leave room to wander.
Explore the full Bath guide →Bath
The Roman Baths
Bath
Bath Abbey
Bath
No.1 Royal Crescent
Bath
The Royal Crescent
Bath
The Holburne Museum
Bath
Royal Victoria Park
Bath
Bath City Farm
Bath
Prior Park Landscape Garden
Scotland · Choose a main experience. Leave room to wander.
Explore the full Edinburgh guide →
Edinburgh
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland
Edinburgh
Scottish National Gallery
Edinburgh
Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Edinburgh
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Edinburgh
The Royal Yacht Britannia
Pembrokeshire · Choose a main experience. Leave room to wander.
Explore the full St Davids guide →
St Davids
St Davids Cathedral
St Davids
St Davids Bishop’s Palace
St Davids
Oriel y Parc National Park Discovery Centre
St Davids
Whitesands Beach
St Davids
St Non’s Chapel ruins and well
St Davids
St David’s Head coastal walk
TAKE THE SLOWER TURN
Small places worth a day
Suffolk
Lavenham
Gloucestershire
Bourton-on-the-Water
Northumberland
Bamburgh
Cornwall
Fowey
Pembrokeshire
St Davids
Kent
Whitstable
ONE GOOD DAY IN YORK
Cathedral & gardens
A central introduction to York, with one paid visit and an unhurried outdoor finish.
- York Minster
Allow 1½–2 hours for the cathedral. Afterwards, leave 45–60 minutes for lunch, then allow roughly 10–15 minutes to walk via the central streets to Museum Gardens.
- York Museum Gardens
Spend 30–60 minutes among the abbey ruins and gardens. Check gate times before settling down; this is a good place to finish without adding another ticketed stop.
A shorter day
Just visit the Minster, followed by a café break. Save the gardens for another day if the weather or your energy changes.
SALT AIR & ROOM TO BREATHE
A day by the sea
GO A LITTLE FURTHER BACK
History, castles & curious places
GOOD DAYS NEEDN’T COST THE EARTH
Days out without admission fees
York
York Museum Gardens
Edinburgh
National Museum of Scotland
Bath
The Royal Crescent
Bourton-on-the-Water
Windrush bridges and village greens
Whitstable
The Horsebridge galleries
Padstow
Camel Trail from Padstow
Free general entry; travel, parking and optional experiences may cost extra. Check each guide for opening and access details.
CHOOSE YOUR STARTING POINT
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Cambridgeshire: find your kind of day →
Choose Cambridge or Ely for museums, cathedral visits and riverside time, with realistic Cambridgeshire day plans for families, couples and rainy days.
Conwy County: find your kind of day →
Compare Llandudno, Conwy and Betws-y-Coed for seaside, castle and woodland days, with family choices, wet-weather alternatives and travel advice.
Cornwall: find your kind of day →
Compare five Cornish destinations for beaches, art, harbour walks and family days. Choose one place, plan the journey and find practical local guides.
Derbyshire: find your kind of day →
Compare Buxton and Bakewell for a Derbyshire day of spa-town heritage, riverside walks, caves or the Monsal Trail, with practical wet-weather alternatives.
Devon: find your kind of day →
Choose between Exeter, Plymouth, Torquay and Dartmouth for museums, seaside outings and river days, with practical plans and links to local guides.
Dorset: find your kind of day →
Compare Bournemouth, Swanage and Lyme Regis for Dorset beaches, museums and coastal outings, with realistic plans and weather-aware alternatives.
East Sussex: find your kind of day →
Compare Brighton and Rye for East Sussex seaside days, museums, historic streets and nature walks, with practical plans and honest travel advice.
Fife: find your kind of day →
Compare St Andrews and Dunfermline for Fife beaches, museums, royal history and parks, with useful day plans beyond the golf course.
Gloucestershire: find your kind of day →
Compare Cheltenham’s galleries and parks with Bourton-on-the-Water’s village attractions, with Gloucestershire day plans, family choices and rain advice.
Hampshire: find your kind of day →
Compare Portsmouth’s naval heritage and seafront with Winchester’s cathedral, museums and river walks, with Hampshire day plans and practical visitor advice.
Highland: find your kind of day →
Compare Inverness, Fort William and Portree as Highland bases, with realistic local days, weather alternatives and clear advice about long transfers.
Kent: find your kind of day →
Compare Canterbury, Dover, Deal and Whitstable for heritage, seaside walks and family days, with realistic itineraries and practical local guides.
Lake District: find your kind of day →
Choose between Keswick, Ambleside and Windermere with Bowness for a Lake District day out, with local guides, shorter plans and practical travel advice.
Lancashire: find your kind of day →
Compare Blackpool and Lancaster for Lancashire seaside fun, museums, castle visits and park walks, with realistic family days and wet-weather choices.
Norfolk: find your kind of day →
Choose a Norwich city day or a Norfolk coastal outing in Cromer or Wells-next-the-Sea, with family ideas, indoor options and practical plans.
North Yorkshire: find your kind of day →
Compare eight North Yorkshire destinations for city museums, seaside days, gardens and market towns, with local guides and realistic planning advice.
Northumberland: find your kind of day →
Choose Alnwick, Bamburgh, Berwick or Hexham for a Northumberland day out, with castle, coastal and heritage ideas and practical local planning.
Pembrokeshire: find your kind of day →
Compare Tenby and St Davids for Pembrokeshire beaches, cathedral heritage and coastal days, with sensible routes, rain alternatives and boat-trip advice.
Shropshire: find your kind of day →
Compare Shrewsbury, Ludlow and Ironbridge for museums, castles, riverside walks and relaxed town days, with useful planning advice and local guides.
Somerset: find your kind of day →
Compare Bath and Wells for Roman history, cathedral visits, gardens and city walks, with practical Somerset day plans and family-friendly choices.
Suffolk: find your kind of day →
Compare Lavenham, Bury St Edmunds and Southwold for Suffolk heritage, gardens and seaside days, with practical choices and realistic local itineraries.
West Sussex: find your kind of day →
Choose Chichester or Arundel for West Sussex art, cathedral visits, castle gardens and riverside time, with realistic day plans and family alternatives.
West Yorkshire: find your kind of day →
Choose Leeds or Haworth for West Yorkshire museums, literary heritage, markets and outdoor time, with realistic day plans and practical access advice.
Worcestershire: find your kind of day →
Choose Worcester or Broadway for cathedral history, design museums, riverside walks and Cotswold scenery, with practical Worcestershire day plans.
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