Stuart's Short Stories for Short Breaks from Stuart Maconie and Experience England's Northwest | Hidden Gems in England's Northwest, told by Stuart Maconie

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England’s North West has a selection of diverse and inspiring destinations. Each has a unique character and together they offer wide variety, from tranquil countryside and exhilarating coastline to rich heritage sites and contemporary cities bursting with culture. Explore the many locations to find your perfect break.

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Liverpool and Merseyside

Liverpool Art

Liverpool Art

Ancient Greece, endless art, John Lennon’s pub… and the longest nude beach in Europe?

Liverpool Music

Liverpool Music

Ferry cross the Mersey…to meet Eric, Vasily and Cap’n Jim

Sefton Coast

Sefton Coast

Rainforest showers, the Domesday Book, Parisian boulevards… and ravenous red squirrels

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Manchester

Manchester Museums

Manchester Museums

Matchstalk men, mummies, Bob Dylan, and the thrill of train-spotting

Manchester Northern Quarter

Manchester Northern Quarter

Members of the band, seventies vinyl and a walrus. Does it get any cooler than this?

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The Lake District

Lake District Literature

Lake District Literature

Romantic poets, alcoholic sheep dip, paralytic poultry and talking animals

Cumbria Coast

Cumbria Coast

Spine-chilling tales of Blackbeard, footsteps in the dark, fish owls and the Muncaster Boggle

Hadrian’s Wall

Hadrian’s Wall

A colossal feat of engineering, licking stones, a whispering wall and Withnail and I

North Western Lakes

North Western Lakes

Crag Rat, Tarzan impressions, Vikings and Britain’s favourite view

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Chester & Cheshire

Chester

Chester

The sandals of centurions, the tread of Tudors, the silent feet of ghosts… Oh, and shopping

Cheshire’s Halls & Gardens

Cheshire’s Halls & Gardens

Sherlock Holmes, a helpful Dalmatian, 116 bottles of bubbly and a fat lazy blonde

Rural Cheshire

Rural Cheshire

A celebrity gardener, a wood called Maggoty, screaming cats and gigantic horses

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Lancashire

Forest of Bowland

Forest of Bowland

Wild boar, rowdy ducks, Zwartbles sheep and Bowland Dragon

Lancaster

Lancaster

Jail, John of Gaunt, Jingling Lane… And the nation’s best loved court jester

Panopticons

Panopticons

A singing tree, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, a giant egg and a haunted hill

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