A delightful city built on the fortunes of the cloth merchants of the Middle Ages with beautiful Medieval buildings for you to admire. A trip on the canals is recommended. There are many quality restaurants and shops to sample, especially those selling Belgian chocolates!

The Medieval town of Bury St Edmunds has excellent leisure and shopping facilities. Wednesdays are market days when the town centre becomes a bustling arena for bargain hunters.  Whether it's antiques, armchairs or avocados, Bury St Edmunds is a shoppers' delight!

The Historic centre of Lille is the meeting place of the French and Flemish cultures, there are attractive shops of every kind, a colourful flower market and state-of-the-art shopping mall.  In December with a wave of a magic wand Lille is transformed in to wonderful Christmas Winter wonderland.  Craftsmen from the local area and other regions of France propose original and interesting gift ideas: typical food and produce to taste and to take away, Christmas decorations, jewellery, kid's toys, mulled wine, waffles, gingerbread.

The Lincoln Christmas Market is an event not to be missed. More a Christmas experience than anything else, a trip to Lincoln is guaranteed to melt the heart of even the most avowed anti-shopper.  With over 300 brightly coloured stalls offering every conceivable Christmas gift.

This thousand-year-old city is a popular beach resort with Belgians, who flock here for sun, surfing, sailing, and the Kursaal (Casino). The fishing harbour and old town draw many visitors, as do the North Sea Aquarium, its renowned restaurants and many museums.

Discover Rochester a city steeped in history, dominated by a fine Norman Castle and Cathedral bounded by the maritime traditions and spirit of past British naval dominance on the River Medway.  Experience the carnival atmosphere of the Dickens Festival and the ever-popular Dickensian Christmas Festival.

The historic city centre of Winchester is a fantastic ancient Cathedral city where there is plenty to see and do. In December the City plays host to the annual Christmas market held in the centre of town by the famous Cathedral.  The town is dressed with Christmas lights and the crisp winter air is scented with roasting chestnuts and mulled wine.