British cities you like, but aren't the obvious ones

St.Davids

Love Chester, lots of well-preserved medieval buildings, a magnificent cathedral, intact Roman city walls and a lovely riverside walk.
Also love Shrewsbury, with very similar medieval buildings and lots of history.

If I can’t have London, I’ll go for St David’s, Norwich and Winchester.

Kate1949

Oh yes Lichfield is beautiful. We are going there tonight.

🙂 I was confirmed there.

Kate
Lichfield now has one of the Heartwood Inn pubs. I think it's been thete about a year.

It's called The Quill and Scholar and the food was pretty decent and service good when we went.
We occasionally meet relatives in a different one which is always reliable.

quillandscholarlichfield.com/

There's also a little "family" Italian on Bird Street which we have found good for a casual lunch or simple dinner. Good soup.

www.sorrisolichfield.co.uk/

The Michelin restaurant (can't remember the name) was sadly underwhelming.

Sorry if you already know these places!

Salisbury and the cathedral lovely

Lincoln’s cathedral is magnificent.

Norwich, Newcastle, St. David's.

Winchester and Canterbury. I love places with cathedrals.

Oh yes Lichfield is beautiful. We are going there tonight.

He says not, Aldom! Which practice?

I hope you find somewhere nice to live. We also lived in Baschurch and Longden.

Chichester; lovely shops, marvellous cathedral, wonderful art gallery, fantastic theatre, not too big, near the sea.

Another vote for Exeter and Winchester.

What about tiny Lichfield?
Lovely cathedral, decent independent shops, nice park with music in the summer.
Lots nearby too.

I was married in St. Chad's Church.

Kitty I lived in Shrewsbury for 24 years prior to moving to Oxfordshire.
My family are relocating to Shrewsbury this summer. I'm going too, currently looking for a property in one of the areas I've previously lived in. I still have friends there. My husband was a priest, his church was St. Alkmunds, near the Prince Rupert hotel. I wonder if your husband knew my dentist, Gareth Jenkins? He's retired now, but I shall be returning to the same practice.

Carlisle is quite good, with a huge range of restaurants( Thai places seem to be the most popular), pubs that are still affordable, the West Walls, a nice cathedral and a huge park. The shopping isn't as good as it was( try Gretna Gateway), but there are still many family owned shops. Also there is a racecourse that's popular in summer

Bath used to be my favourite city but I went there recently and it was SO crowded, so many tourists from all over the world, and high prices. So I took a bus to nearby Wells and loved it, magnificent cathedral, Bishop's palace and a delightful old town. I will go again.

keepingquiet

TheatreLover

I visited Sheffield for the first time a couple of years ago and loved it. The cathedral is magnificent, and The Crucible is one of the best theatres in the country. I use public transport which is excellent. My favourite trip was by bus to Bakewell, not realising that the return journey goes via Chatsworth. Pure delight to sit back and admire the stunning countryside and pretty villages.

I love the heads up for Sheffield it is really coming back to life now.

I'm giving a heads up for Wells too, a tiny place but full of charm and history. A special place for me.

Yes, Wells is lovely.
Is Exeter obvious?
Plymouth - Plymouth Hoe is a special place 🙂

Aldom

Another vote for Shrewsbury, although it is a town not a city. Shrewsbury is an interesting town with many shuts and passages. Lots of delightful shops and an award winning Covered Market. The Quarry Park is beautiful and St.Chad's church merits a visit. It's unusual as it is a round church. Shrewsbury is recognised as one of the happiest places to live in England.

I love Shrewsbury. We lived on the Town Walls for a while - it was a great place to live but got very busy with tourists.

We left because DH 's parents needed help and the journey back and forth took 3 hours and we had 3 under 4s.

TheatreLover

I visited Sheffield for the first time a couple of years ago and loved it. The cathedral is magnificent, and The Crucible is one of the best theatres in the country. I use public transport which is excellent. My favourite trip was by bus to Bakewell, not realising that the return journey goes via Chatsworth. Pure delight to sit back and admire the stunning countryside and pretty villages.

I love the heads up for Sheffield it is really coming back to life now.

I'm giving a heads up for Wells too, a tiny place but full of charm and history. A special place for me.

Portsmouth, around the dockyard and walking to Southsea. It was better before the dockyard started charging to go in though. Agree that Birmingham is good

Definitely Dundee, the V&A is amazing. DH and I go by bus, stay in a fabulous hotel and eat in wonderful restaurants.

Sorry, St. Chad's church

Another vote for Shrewsbury, although it is a town not a city. Shrewsbury is an interesting town with many shuts and passages. Lots of delightful shops and an award winning Covered Market. The Quarry Park is beautiful and St.Chad's church merits a visit. It's unusual as it is a round church. Shrewsbury is recognised as one of the happiest places to live in England.