Where to go in England this summer if you want to skip London ^89.8%

BBC - By Paul Bloomfield - 5/16/2026, 2:00 PM

Appeal to Emotion 39.6% - Biased Writer Voice 31.2% - Halo Effect 30.3%

From remote islands and wild moors to slow canals and starry skies, these six destinations encapsulate all that’s best about England in summer. England in summer is sweetly intoxicating. During these long, languid days, London's parks buzz with picnickers and festivalgoers, the honey-hued architecture of Oxford, Bath and the Cotswolds... more