The ZeroLanes Journal

Where to go across the UK, and how to get there: all 76 cities, the best beaches, airports, school runs and business travel.

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Scotland

A day in Stirling: 6 places worth your time

The castle, the monument and the battlefields: in Stirling, the whole story of Scottish independence is laid out within a few miles.

Wales

Bangor, Wales: 6 things to do in the gateway to Anglesey

A small university city on the Menai Strait, with an ancient cathedral, a Victorian pier and the mountains of Eryri and the island of Anglesey on either side.

Wales

Cardiff city guide: the top 10

A castle in the city centre, a stadium with a roof and a bay reborn: Cardiff is a young, lively capital that loves a big occasion.

Wales

Visiting Newport? 6 things not to miss

A city of Roman legions, a rare transporter bridge and the Celtic Manor, Newport sits where Wales meets England on the Usk.

Wales

Top 6 things to do in St Asaph

One of Britain’s smallest cities, with one of its smallest ancient cathedrals, set in the peaceful Elwy valley of north Wales.

Wales

St Davids: 6 things to see on a first visit

The smallest city in Britain is a village with a cathedral, at the far western tip of Wales, surrounded by the Pembrokeshire coast.

Wales

A day in Swansea: 6 places worth your time

Dylan Thomas’s ugly lovely town sits on a great sweep of bay, with the Mumbles and the beaches of Gower on its doorstep.

Wales

6 reasons to visit Wrexham

The oldest international football stadium in the world, a World Heritage aqueduct and a football club famous far beyond Wales: Wrexham became a city in 2022.

Northern Ireland

Armagh city guide: the top 6

The ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, with two cathedrals named after St Patrick, a planetarium and orchards that give the county its nickname.

Northern Ireland

Bangor, Northern Ireland: 6 things to do by the sea

A seaside city on Belfast Lough with a marina, a coastal path and the Ards Peninsula on its doorstep. Bangor became a city in 2022.

Northern Ireland

Top 12 things to do in Belfast

The city that built the Titanic is now one of the most exciting in these islands, with great food, lively pubs and the Causeway Coast within reach.

Northern Ireland

Lisburn: 6 things to see on a first visit

A city of linen, gardens and a royal residence nearby, Lisburn sits on the River Lagan just south west of Belfast.

Northern Ireland

Derry~Londonderry: 6 things to see in the walled city

The only completely intact walled city in Ireland, with a peace bridge across the Foyle and a story that runs through centuries of Irish history.

Northern Ireland

6 reasons to visit Newry

A border city between the Mourne Mountains and the Ring of Gullion, with a canal that was the first of its kind in these islands.

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