Discover the UK's most popular holiday destinations with recommendations from tourism experts. From vibrant city breaks to stunning coastal escapes, explore diverse attractions and hidden gems across England and beyond.
We love a holiday on home soil. Despite the lure of guaranteed sunshine overseas, Visit Britain’s latest research found that almost a third of respondents took a short break or holiday here last summer, while 80 per cent intend to enjoy a UK trip in 2025. Below are the nine most visited destinations for domestic holidays in England between September 2021 and October 2023. The UK’s other nations also have many wonders to uncover.
We asked tourism representatives from each to recommend where to go.Isn’t talked about enough; I especially like the area in and around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with its pedalo rides, sculpture trails, kayaking and BMXing. There will be new additions to the area in 2025. Sadler’s Wells East launches in February, kicking off with choreographer Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu’s Our Mighty Groove, a production about the power of the club dance floor. V&A East Storehouse will open at the end of May and visitors will have unprecedented access to the V&A’s archives.In the Northern Quarter, I love spotting filming locations for Captain America and Peaky Blinders, going for lunch and browsing independent businesses in places like Afflecks, an emporium of around 60 shops.International Festival will return in July, and the JMW Turner In Light and Shade exhibition opens in February at The Whitworth art gallery. In Rochdale, there’s the reopened Town Hall, a grand Victorian-era building that now hosts events, exhibitions and a new restaurant.Dudley is one of the West Midlands backdrops to the forthcoming Peaky Blinders film and full of industrial heritage – visit The Black Country Living Museum. At Roundhouse Birmingham (a restored building filled with independent businesses), you can book kayaking experiences on the canals. Coventry Canal Basin also has a lively boating community with street art and great walks.DevonDevon’s south coast has some of the country’s best beaches, including Bantha
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