Bristol

The great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel is famously associated with Bristol where he left some of the finest monuments to the age of engineering. Walk over Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge and enjoy spectacular views down the Avon Gorge and visit Brunel’s great iron ship, the ss Great Britain, recently restored to her former glory in an £11.3 million project and winner of the Gulbenkian Prize 2006

Visit the internationally acclaimed British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, which documents the dramatic 500-year history of the rise and fall of the British Empire and the emergence of the modern Commonwealth.

Dublin

Kilmainham Gaol Museum, closed in 1924, is one of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe and its exhibition covers some of the most heroic and tragic events in Irish history.

Find out what goes into making a pint of Guinness! It's a dramatic story that begins over 250 years ago and ends in Gravity Bar with a complimentary pint and an astonishing view of Dublin City.

East Midlands

A trip to the historic city of Lincoln to see its amazing 900-year-old Cathedral, one of the finest Gothic buildings in Europe is highly recommended.

Stride out along the longest avenue of Lime Trees in Europe, at Clumber Park, then see if you can find a Roman Temple, a Greek Temple and a Gothic Cathedral all in Miniature, each hidden away in 4,000 acres of stunning gardens.

Track down a giant foot from ancient Greece and a unique illusionist painting of a violin hanging on a door – just two of the many curiosities to be found at Chatsworth, Britain’s finest stately home, set in the stunning Peak District National Park.

Glasgow

An experience not to be missed is The Burrell Collection. In 1944 millionaire, Sir William Burrell gifted his private collection of 9000 works of art to the city of Glasgow. Housed within a purpose built gallery set in the grounds of Pollock Country Park, the collection is a vast array of art from around the world, including paintings by Degas, Cezanne and Renoir.

They say what ‘ Gaudi is to Barcelona, Charles Rennie Mackintosh is to Glasgow’ ! An architect, designer and artist Mackintosh is omnipresent throughout the city. The Glasgow School of Art is considered to be his finest accomplishment and is well worth a visit, as is the stunning ‘House for an Art Lover’.

Liverpool

Liverpool is European Capital of Culture for 2008 and its cultural offering is now getting the exposure it deserves. Visit the Walker, considered the National Gallery of the North, take a walk on Hope Street and visit a Cathedral at either end and don’t miss the Greco Roman Splendour of St George’s Hall. The city boasts many wonderful buildings and art collections that represent its significant past.

Discover the incredible and colourful history of Liverpool as one of the world's greatest ports at the Merseyside Museum then get the famous ferry across the Mersey to Birkenhead Park, the world’s first public park and the model on which Central Park was designed.

London

Westminster Abbey welcomes over one million visitors every year. Kings, queens, statesmen and soldiers: poets, priests, heroes and villains - this wonderful 700-year-old building is a must-see living pageant of British history.

Visit The Tower of London, where you can see Britain’s most precious treasure – The Crown Jewels and stand on the execution site of 3 English queens.