Best weekend breaks for solo travellers

A compact Welsh capital with a castle in the city centre

Scotland's biggest city, known for art, music and architecture

A waterfront city of music, museums and football

A big, creative city of music, football and industrial heritage

A friendly quayside city of bridges and big nights out

A medieval city of cobbled lanes, a castle and a cathedral

A dramatic harbour town with a clifftop abbey

A lively seaside city with a pier, independent shops and nightlife

A creative harbour city of street art, bridges and independent food

Historic colleges, riverside lawns and punting on the Cam

A medieval cathedral city with a UNESCO World Heritage cathedral

A lively Lakeland market town between lake and mountains

England's biggest lake, with a town on its doorstep

Medieval walls, a magnificent minster and cobbled streets

Roman baths, Georgian crescents and thermal spas

A dramatic castle city of cobbled lanes, festivals and whisky

The city of dreaming spires, ancient colleges and libraries