The ruggedly beautiful north country of England has a dramatic history of Roman rule, Saxon invasion and Viking attacks. The Lake District and Yorkshire Dales are popular for walks and climbs in beautiful scenery. The north of England is the area surrounding the Pennines, an upland chain often referred to as the backbone of England.
CHESHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Cheshire is mostly rural with a number of small towns and villages that support an agricultural industry. It is historically famous for the production of Cheshire cheese, salt and silk. The county town is the city of Chester. Other major towns include Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Northwich, Warrington and Wilmslow ...
CUMRIA Hotels & Accommodation Cumbria is a county in the North West of England. Cumbria is home to the Lake District National Park, considered one of the most beautiful areas of the United Kingdom. The area has provided inspiration for generations of British and foreign artists, writers and musicians ...
DURHAM Hotels & Accommodation County Durham is a county in north-east England. Its county town is Durham. It is a county of contrasts: the remote and sparsely populated dales and moors of the Pennines characterise the interior, while nearer the coast the county is highly urbanised, and was once dominated by the coal mining industry ...
LANCASHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Its county council is based in Preston, the county's administrative capital ...
MERSEYSIDE Hotels & Accommodation Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, taking its name from the River Mersey. Merseyside is divided into two parts by the Mersey estuary: the Wirral is located on the west side of the estuary upon the Wirral Peninsula; the rest of the county is located on the east side ...
TYNE AND WEAR Hotels & Accommodation Tyne and Wear is a metropolitan county in North East England around the mouths of the Rivers Tyne and Wear. Tyne and Wear is bounded on the east by the North Sea, and as a Ceremonial county, shares borders with Northumberland to the north, and County Durham to the south ...
YORKSHIRE Hotels & Accommodation Yorkshire is the largest traditional county of England and an important region in its own right within the UK. Yorkshire is regarded as one of the most scenic, varied and interesting of all the English counties. World famous countryside, bustling cosmopolitan cities and being so steeped in history bring thousands of visitors ...