North Western England Guide: Overview, Hotels & Travel Writing

Three traditional "counties": Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire and two Metropolitan areas - Greater Manchester and Merseyside.

One of the first luxury hotels in an emerging cultural capital, Liverpool's Malmaison is a sleek boutique hotel with a gothic edge.

Price from: 139.00 GBP

"A chic and stylish boutique hotel with the Michelin-starred restaurant, The Carriage House, an added bonus."

Price from: 150.00 GBP

“Eclectic vintage decor fills this former Victorian schoolhouse that now has a rooftop terrace with Jacuzzi and panoramic views.”

Price from: 145.00 GBP

Pendle Witch Country | Mark Davidson | United Kingdom | North Western England | Lancashire

Boil, boil, toil and trouble, add toad and newt and let it bubble!

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A Phoenix Rising?: A Guide to the Development Projects in Salford | David Atkinson | United Kingdom | North Western England | Manchester

Seoul, the South Korean capital, has one next to its World Cup football stadium. Dubai built one as part of its mission to reclaim the desert. Now Salford, a formerly run-down corner of north-west England, is set to become home to the world’s...

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Roman Fort on the River Ribble: Ribchester in Lancashire | Mark Davidson | United Kingdom | North Western England | Lancashire

From records in the doomsday book, Ribchester (Ribelcastre) in Lancashire translates into 'Roman Fort on the River Ribble'. Also called Bremetennacum Veteranorum, it was probably established during the late first century AD under the leadership of...

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A Guide to Blackpool | David Atkinson | United Kingdom | North Western England | Lancashire

Blackpool makes for a quintessentially British escape...

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In Search of Chester's Local Food Heroes | David Atkinson | United Kingdom | North Western England | Chester

I've got a bit of a thing about cheese. No, really. I've scoured French pastures for slabs of brie, sifted the terroir for slithers of Roquefort and even descended an old mine shaft in Wales in search of a hunk of a hot-chilli cheddar.

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