Britain's national museums are free — the British Museum, the V&A, the National Gallery, the Tates, Kelvingrove, National Museum Cardiff. On top of that: the West End and the RSC at Stratford, Edinburgh's August Fringe (the largest arts festival on Earth), Liverpool's and Manchester's music, and a gallery scene that runs from Tate St Ives to Baltic on the Tyne.
Across: LondonCentral ScotlandNorth West EnglandWest MidlandsNorth East England
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Don't miss
- British Museum
- Edinburgh Festival Fringe
- The West End
- Royal Shakespeare Company
- Tate Modern and Tate St Ives
- Kelvingrove, Glasgow
Where to go for it
The regions that deliver on arts & culture.
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0 highlights London One of the world's great cities, and a country's worth of things to do -
1 highlights Central Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling and Loch Lomond -
2 highlights North West England The Lake District, the Beatles' Liverpool and Manchester's music -
1 highlights West Midlands Shakespeare's town, Ironbridge and Birmingham's canals -
2 highlights North East England Hadrian's Wall, Northumberland's castles and empty beaches
The other themes
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History & Heritage Stone circles, Roman walls, castles and cathedrals -
Outdoors & Nature Fifteen national parks, three coast paths and a lot of weather -
Food & Drink Whisky, the pub, the Sunday roast and a lot of Michelin stars -
Royalty Palaces, castles, crown jewels and the Changing of the Guard -
Film & TV Standing where Harry Potter, Outlander and Bridgerton were shot -
Adventure & Sport Zip lines in slate quarries, surf on two coasts, and the home of the game -
Music & Festivals Glastonbury, the Fringe, Highland Games and the Beatles' city -
Relaxation & Wellbeing Thermal spas, dark skies, forest bathing and very slow walks -
Shopping Department stores, arcades, vintage markets and Harris Tweed -
Sustainability Travelling Britain by train, on foot and by ferry