The Five Most Beautiful Cities in the UK

York Flag of York York Minster from the Lendal Bridge A panorama of 15th century York by E Ridsdale Tate, York Castle is on the right hand side of the river, opposite the abandoned motte of Baile Hill Coat of arms of York

Micklegate – York is famous for its medieval city walls. Roman Emperor Constantine the Great proclaimed Emperor at York in AD 306 Micklegate – York is famous for its medieval city walls. The Guildhall where members of the City of York Council meet. Panorama of the River Ouse looking south from Lendal Bridge

Edinburgh Clockwise from top-left: View from Calton Hill, Old College, Old Town from Princes Street, Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street from Calton Hill Flag of City of Edinburgh Coat of arms of City of Edinburgh

View of Edinburgh from Blackford Hill Edinburgh, showing Arthur's Seat, one of the earliest known sites of human habitation in the area Edinburgh in the 17th century Edinburgh Old Town Skyline Panorama

Official logo of Cambridge Cambridge in 1575

Cambridge Great St Mary's Church marks the centre of Cambridge, while the Senate House on the left is the centre of the University. Gonville and Caius College is in the background. King's College Chapel, seen from the Backs

Trinity Street King's Parade Silver Street

Durham Flag of the city of Durham Durham Cathedral and the River Wear Durham Cathedral photographed from the south, 2009 A map of the city from 1610

Looking across Elvet Bridge Durham Town Hall (Guildhall) Durham Cathedral from Elvet Durham Viaduct

Truro The Cathedral in 1905, before completion of the spires Boscawen Street in 1810 Georgian architecture at Walsingham Place Sunday morning on Pydar Street

St George's Church The River Kenwyn, which converges with the Allen and becomes the River Truro

The west front of the Cathedral Lower Lemon Street

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