| The UK has some of the world's most popular holiday | | | | York has proved to be a city that has frequently been |
| destinations. Renowned across the globe for the | | | | central in the making of Britain's colourful history. Today |
| fantastic breadth of the nation's recorded and visible | | | | it is easy to relive some of the turbulent times of the |
| history, Britain houses some of the best ancient | | | | past by visiting the gothic splendour of York Minster, |
| monuments, country houses, castles, historic cities and | | | | the castle museum, or York Dungeon, or by walking |
| public buildings. | | | | around the city walls, exploring Viking York at the |
| A brief visit to some of the country's greatest historic | | | | JORVIK centre, or simply wandering through the |
| city jewels like Chester, Edinburgh, York or Stirling, and | | | | medieval shopping streets of Stonegate and the |
| it is easy to see why people travel from all over the | | | | Shambles. |
| world to see these amazing pieces of our national | | | | Stirling, for many, represents Scotland's historic soul, |
| heritage. | | | | where the national heritage is most vividly brought to |
| Take a stroll through the ancient streets of Chester, or | | | | mind. With the National Wallace Monument standing |
| Fortress Diva as it was known by the Romans, and | | | | proudly on the Abbey Craig, overlooking the site of Sir |
| walk along the imposing walls which still almost | | | | William Wallace's greatest victory, at the Battle of |
| completely surround the heart of the city. A heart | | | | Stirling Bridge, in 1297, and Bannockburn just two miles |
| which is justly famous for the fantastic medieval | | | | away, this is a town that can never forget its history, |
| two-tiered black and white buildings, with their covered | | | | and neither would it want to. The sense of national |
| shopping walkways, which make up the Rows, | | | | heritage is everywhere, seeping out of the streets of |
| combined with the magnificent gothic-style Victorian | | | | the Old Town, winding up past the 19th century jail, the |
| Town Hall and the impressive Eastgate Clock. A good | | | | medieval Church of the Holy Rude, where James VI |
| way to gain an insight into some of the murkier | | | | was crowned, through to the beautifully restored |
| aspects of the city's mysterious past is to take a | | | | 1570's Argyll's Lodging mansion house, before reaching |
| night-time journey around the eerie haunts of Chester | | | | the striking castle. A beautiful city set in a fantastic |
| on one of the Ghosthunter Trails. | | | | landscape setting with a truly stirring past. |
| Edinburgh is another fantastic city where the dark past | | | | To find out more about the history of this sceptred isle |
| is best explored by taking a walk along one of the | | | | visit Heritage Britain. Accomodation can be easily |
| many ghost trails. Dominated by the magnificent | | | | found through local area tourist boards or booked |
| Castle, the city architecture transforms from lofty | | | | online through one of the many UK discount short |
| medieval tenements and narrow wynds of the Old | | | | break specialists. |
| Town as they tumble down towards the Royal Mile, | | | | With so much history and natural beauty it is easy to |
| through to the majesty of the Georgian New Town. | | | | see why millions of travellers make their way to these |
| While the bustling town is ever changing with the | | | | shores each year, while many of the locals take it all |
| seasons and festivals, the historic city remains an | | | | for granted and fail to see jewels which surround |
| incredibly fascinating ever present backdrop. | | | | them. |