Regno Unito — uncrowded destinations

Instead of Camden Town: Bristol, Capital of Street Art and Music

Bristol is the creative city Camden Market wishes it were: Banksy, trip-hop, craft beer and genuinely alive neighbourhoods without the London chaos.

Jul 5, 2026

Bath, Somerset, United Kingdom

City corners

Instead of London: Bath, the Georgian City Where England Made Itself Elegant

Roman baths, flawless Georgian architecture and the Somerset countryside at arm's reach. England at its most beautiful, without London's chaos.

Jul 5, 2026

York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom

City corners

Instead of London: York, the Medieval City Where the Vikings Left Their Mark

Roman walls, the largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe and the Shambles — the medieval street that inspired Diagon Alley. York is English history, alive.

Jul 5, 2026

Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Hidden Europe

Instead of Edinburgh: Stirling, the Historic Heart of Scotland Where It All Began

The castle where Mary Queen of Scots was crowned, the Wallace Monument, and the fields of Bannockburn. Scottish history without the Royal Mile crowds.

Jul 5, 2026

City of London, London, United Kingdom

Churches and cathedrals

St Dunstan-in-the-East: the garden inside a bombed church, London

Among the skyscrapers of the City of London, the ruins of a Wren church destroyed in the Blitz are today a free public garden.

Jun 28, 2026

City of London, London, United Kingdom

Castles, palaces and monuments

Postman's Park and the Watts Memorial: the ordinary heroes of the City of London

In the City of London, a Victorian loggia with 54 tiles commemorates ordinary people who died to save others. A stone's throw from St Paul's.

Jun 28, 2026

Strand Lane (Westminster), London, United Kingdom

Archaeological sites

Strand Lane "Roman" Baths: London's fake Roman bath

A brick bath in an alley behind the Strand: passed off as Roman, it is in fact a cistern from 1612. History and how to visit it.

Jun 28, 2026

King's Cross, London, United Kingdom

Wild nature

Camley Street Natural Park: a marsh among the tracks of King's Cross, London

Two acres of wetland and woodland on the Regent's Canal, next to King's Cross. A London Wildlife Trust reserve, free admission.

Jun 28, 2026