Best UK weekend breaks in summer

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

Moorland, dramatic sea cliffs and a famous dark sky

A waterfront city of music, museums and football

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

A revived seaside town of art, vintage shops and sandy beaches

A friendly quayside city of bridges and big nights out

Heather moorland, steam trains and a dramatic coast

Castles, empty beaches, dark skies and Hadrian's Wall

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

A rugged coast of golden beaches, seabirds and a famous coast path

A medieval market town in a loop of the River Severn

Wales's mountain heartland, with Snowdon at its centre

A colourful walled harbour town with sandy beaches

A dramatic harbour town with a clifftop abbey

Green valleys, limestone scars and drystone walls

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

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

A compact island with chalk cliffs, castles and sandy beaches

A World Heritage coast of cliffs, fossils and natural arches

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

Ancient woodland and heath with free-roaming ponies

Cornwall's surf capital, with long golden beaches

Wide sandy beaches, salt marshes and seal trips

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

A hilltop cinque port town of cobbles and smugglers' pubs

Rolling chalk hills, white cliffs and country pubs

Golden beaches, art galleries and a pretty Cornish harbour

Shakespeare's birthplace on the banks of the River Avon

A pretty seaside town famous for oysters and beach huts

An ancient capital with a cathedral, water meadows and a medieval Round Table

Honey-coloured villages, rolling hills and country pubs

The city of dreaming spires, ancient colleges and libraries

A Cornish fishing harbour famous for seafood and the Camel Trail