Standing on the corner of a junction opposite The Bridgewater Hall, The Briton’s Protection is Manchester’s oldest pub. It has occupied the same spot since 1795, going under the equally

Award-winning, family-owned service station, serving and selling local products

Northern Stage (previously the Newcastle Playhouse) is a vibrant theatre to the north of Newcastle’s city centre.

Beckstones Art Gallery in the village of Greystoke is a small family-owned gallery, selling a range of artists’ work, leaning towards the traditional.

A cult tv and movie themed bar set below street level on Portland Street in Manchester.

A few miles north of Penrith, Hutton-in-the-Forest is an exquisite country house, described by Simon Jenkins as “one of Britain’s top 100”.

An intriguing anomaly among stately homes, Rode Hall consists of not one but two Georgian manor houses.

Tucked away in sleepy, rural Cheshire, Hack Green in Nantwich is a former secret nuclear bunker; and a reminder of less peaceful times

Grizedale Arts continues to explore the role of art in society from its award winning eco-base near Coniston.

Make a pilgrimage to this recently renovated ‘Victorian Cabinet of curiosities’ to see the musical stones of Skiddaw, one of the museum’s star objects.

Percy House Gallery in Cumbria is a contemporary art gallery which majors in painting, photography, and craft from local Cumbrian artists and makers.

The Village Bakery is there to fortify those in need – with fresh breads and good food – and you don’t have to cycle there to try it.