Worcester – ‘The Faithful City’
Worcester is the cosmopolitan centre of a largely rural county. With medieval buildings alongside modern shopping centres, it is a city of contrasts. (Photo by David Merrett)
Lichfield – ‘city of philosophers’
Lichfield's chequered past - from devastation in the English Civil War to its 18th-century heyday as a "city of philosophers" - makes it a fascinating destination. (Photo by Cathedral City Guide)
Winchester – ‘England’s ancient capital’
The ancient English capital city of Winchester makes the ideal base for exploring rural Hampshire and its two national parks. (Photo by Herry Lawford)
It’s Mother’s Day (Mothering Sunday if you like) here in the UK on Sunday 10 March, and we’ve rounded up some of the best offers and deals available in cathedral cities across the country.
In Cardiff, the Italian restaurant La Galleria is offering two steaks and a bottle of house wine for £20, while seafood and steak restaurant Le Monde is putting on a special two-course lunch menu for £15.
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Our new Twitter landing page
But you probably don’t know that we have a stylish new Twitter landing page courtesy of Twylah.
The landing page can be found at http://tweets.cathedralcityguide.co.uk and automatically groups our tweets into topics, from ‘day trip’ to ‘photos’ to ‘history’. We hope you find it useful!
Yesterday Sarah and I took a trip to the Hertfordshire cathedral city of St Albans and the nearby Roman ruins of Verulamium.
The perceptive among you may have noticed that St Albans isn’t one of the cities listed here on Cathedral City Guide or marked on our map. That’s simply because we focus on cities with a medieval cathedral at their heart. St Albans’ Abbey Church, despite being the oldest site of continuous Christian worship in Britain, was only made a cathedral in 1877.
That said, St Albans certainly has the special atmosphere and rich history that you would expect from any of the cathedral cities in our list, and I hope that our day trip inspires you to make your own visit.
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Fans of the medieval period or English cathedral cities will probably enjoy the TV adaptation of World Without End, currently being shown in the UK on Channel 4.
The series, based on a historical novel
World Without End has a star-studded cast including Miranda Richardson, Ben Chaplin, and Sex and the City actress Cynthia Nixon (here playing a villainous Englishwoman called Petranilla). Less well known names giving standout performances include Oliver Jackson-Cohen (pictured) and Tom Weston-Jones as brothers Ralph and Merthin.
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The Window Coffee in Norwich is the best coffee shop in the UK for unique blends. That’s according to The Independent’s roundup of the ’50 Best Coffee Shops‘, published yesterday.
The cafe, which the paper describes as “the best spot in Norwich for a quality coffee”, opened on Wensum Street in 2010. It has only five seats in total and is sometimes called ‘the smallest cafe in the world’.
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To celebrate the new year here’s a new offer from hotel chain Premier Inn: rooms from just £19 per night in its January sale.
Cathedral city destinations in the £19 sale include Cardiff, Chester, Norwich, Rochester and York, with plenty of others also available.
The discounted rooms can be booked until 14 January for stays between 14 January and 24 March, including half-term week. But hurry – Premier Inn tells us that the rooms sell fast!