Best UK weekend breaks for wet weather

A grand Victorian seaside resort beneath the Great Orme

Britain's oldest seaside resort, with two bays and a castle

A friendly city of Titanic history, murals and the Causeway Coast

Mountain ridges, waterfalls and some of the darkest skies in Wales

The UK's largest national park, with arctic mountains and ancient pine forests

A compact Welsh capital with a castle in the city centre

Roman walls, medieval Rows and a riverside setting

A cathedral and castle on a wooded river bend

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

A hilltop cathedral city with a medieval castle

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

Wales's mountain heartland, with Snowdon at its centre

Green valleys, limestone scars and drystone walls

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

A medieval cathedral city with a UNESCO World Heritage cathedral

Granite tors, wild ponies and ancient woodland

A genteel spa town of gardens, tea rooms and Turkish baths

Jagged mountains, fairy pools and wild Atlantic coast

England's biggest national park: lakes, fells and cosy villages

England's first national park, with moors, dales and stately homes

Shakespeare's birthplace on the banks of the River Avon

Medieval walls, a magnificent minster and cobbled streets

A dramatic castle city of cobbled lanes, festivals and whisky

The city of dreaming spires, ancient colleges and libraries