Lichfield
Lichfield's chequered past - from devastation in the English Civil War to its 18th-century heydey as a "city of philosophers" - make it a fascinating destination. (Photo by Cathedral City Guide)
Winchester
The ancient English capital city of Winchester makes the ideal base for exploring rural Hampshire and its two national parks. (Photo by Herry Lawford)
Bristol
Bristol is a major cultural centre with a rich maritime heritage. It has enjoyed extensive redevelopment, especially around the historic harbourside area. (Photo by Andy Powell)
Easter is fast approaching and many cathedral cities are holding special events over the long weekend. So if you’re looking to get away for a few days here are our suggestions:
- First, why not head to Oxford and catch the end of the Oxford Jazz Festival? This year it runs from 1-7 April and performances are taking place at a range of fabulous venues incuding the Oxford Playhouse and the Ashmolean Museum. Even better, many events are free.
Hotel chain Premier Inn has begun its summer sale, offering rooms in a number of cathedral cities from as little as £29 per night.
The cheap rooms are available now for selected dates between between 1 June and 9 September but are likely to be booked up quickly.
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The cathedral city of Carlisle in Cumbria is the happiest place to live in the UK, according to a recent study by Rightmove.
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Joe Manders has written to Cathedral City Guide with a question:
Hi there… Just wondering why you do not show Truro cathedral on your website?
Hi, Joe. There are so many cathedral cities in the UK that we can’t possibly cover them all in detail, so we have decided to focus on medieval cathedral cities.
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Rochester in Medway has Britain's second oldest cathedral
The cathedral city of Rochester lost its city status in 1998 due to an administrative error but may soon become part of a new ‘city of Medway’.
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Well, perhaps our new Bristol page won’t tell you everything you need to know about the city, but we hope it’s a good starting point.
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The award-winning Manor Coach House
A B&B in the cathedral city of Worcester is one of the world’s very best, according to travel website TripAdvisor.
The Manor Coach House came ninth in the ‘top B&Bs and Inns in the World’ category of the Travelers’ Choice 2012 Awards. The results are based partly on ratings given by TripAdvisor users and partly on the TripAdvisor Popularity Index – “a measure of overall traveler satisfaction”.
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Not content with being all over Flickr, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, you can now find Cathedral City Guide on the Google+ social network too.
If you use Google+, feel free to add us to your Circles – we’ll happily reciprocate.
No, we’re not launching our own TV channel – but four of the UK’s cathedral cities might be.
Bristol, Norwich, Oxford and Cardiff are all among the 20 towns and cities that have been chosen by media watchdog Ofcom as “potential pioneer locations” of local television.
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