With English Tourism Week kicking off on Fri 14 Mar, here are some key regional landmarks that you might want to add to your list.
Get Back to the Swinging Sixties with a visit to the Liverpool Beatles Museum, where you can relive the history of arguably the most famous band of all time.
Located inside of a Grade II Listed Building on the now-famous Mathew Street, this museum boasts a wide-ranging collection of real Beatles memorabilia, featuring over 1,000 items across three floors.
Documenting the band’s unprecedented rise to worldwide fame, the museum houses items ranging from instruments and stage clothes, to personal items and unseen footage.
If this museum isn’t enough to make you Twist and Shout, you can also check out some other important Beatles sites in Liverpool, including the famous Cavern Club and the childhood homes of John and Paul.
Covering 150 acres and welcoming over 300,000 visitors a year, the National Memorial Arboretum is a British site of national remembrance which honours the service and sacrifice made by the British Armed Forces as well as the civilian community.
The landmark hosts regular events and exhibitions. At the moment, the Landscapes of Life collection is on display, examining the concept of remembrance and why it is such a vital human need that spans thousands of years. The exhibition combines audio-visual displays, hands-on interactives and artistic interpretations
Take a trip back to prehistoric England by visiting Stonehenge, the world-famous heritage Site located in Wiltshire.
This prehistoric Stone Circle is steeped in all kinds of folklore, and is a powerful testament to the ingenuity and creativity from more than 4,000 years ago.
Admission is free for English Heritage members, otherwise, adult tickets start at £22.70, with prices changing depending on the season. You can arrive within 30 minutes of your chosen time and stay for as long as you’d like within the opening hours of 9.30am to 5pm, with last admission at 3pm.
Explore over 2,000 years of history at the Roman Baths, aplty located in the city centre of Bath, West England.
Originally constructed in the early decades of Roman Britain, the well-preserved bathing facilities have become one of the most popular tourist attractions in England.
Additionally, the on-site museum displays a collection of artefacts from pre-Roman and Roman Britain, including Minerva’s Head and Roman curse tablets showing inscriptions of personal and private prayers dating back to the 2nd and 4th century AD.
The Roman Baths are perfect for families, with numerous Roman-themed activities for children like digging for replica artifacts.
Alternatively, the Roman Baths and Pump Room Experience includes brunch or afternoon tea followed by a visit to the baths.
- Words:
- Ellie McCreedy
- Published on:
- Wed 12 Mar 2025
Get a look at the stories behind some of the greatest works of English literature at the Brontë Parsonage Museum.
Attracting thousands of visitors every year, the Brontë Parsonage Museum, located in the West Yorkshire village of Haworth, is dedicated to the lives and legacies of the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Emily, and Anne, who produced influential poetry and powerful novels such as Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.
The Brontë family lived in Haworth in the early 1800s, and the museum replicates what the small village was like at the time, as well as how Haworth inspired many of the sisters’ literary works.
Maintained by the Brontë Society, the museum gives an intimate insight into the lives of the Brontë sisters, displaying various items, including their writing desks, letters, clothes, and furniture.