This is our ranking of the most interesting English cities and towns to visit. We took into account the attractiveness, atmosphere, historical heritage, as well as the number and quality of museums.

1. London London	2. Oxford Oxford	3. Cambridge Cambridge	4. Bath Bath
5. York York	6. Brighton Brighton	7. Liverpool Liverpool	8. Durham Durham
9. Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle upon Tyne	10. Manchester Manchester	11. Chester Chester	12. Bristol Bristol
13. Salisbury Salisbury	14. Canterbury Canterbury	15. Blackpool Blackpool	16. Leeds Leeds
17. Penzance Penzance	18. Stratford-upon-Avon Stratford-upon-Avon	19. Bournemouth Bournemouth	20. Torquay, Paignton & Brixham Torquay, Paignton & Brixham
21. St Ives St Ives	22. Lincoln Lincoln	23. Birmingham Birmingham	24. Saltaire Saltaire (Bradford)
25. Wells Wells	26. Portsmouth Portsmouth	27. Scarborough Scarborough	28. Plymouth Plymouth
29. Shrewsbury Shrewsbury	30. Winchester Winchester	31. Dover Dover	32. Colchester Colchester
33. Lancaster Lancaster	34. Ely Ely	35. Peterborough Peterborough	36. Hereford Hereford

=> Check also the Top Castles & Stately Homes in England

Eupedia's Rating System
Cities, towns, villages & historic buildings : Moderately interesting - nice for a quick stop : Recommended - to visit if you have time : Outstanding place - really deserves to be seen : Best of the country - shouldn't be missed : Best of Europe	Natural attractions : Moderately interesting : Recommended : Highly recommended : World-class natural attraction ※ : UNESCO World Heritage site