Best UK weekend breaks by train

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

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 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

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

A medieval market town in a loop of the River Severn

Wales's mountain heartland, with Snowdon at its centre

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

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

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

Ancient woodland and heath with free-roaming ponies

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

Rolling chalk hills, white cliffs and country pubs

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

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