Cattedrali e grandi chiese

The 8 stops fall in 7 parts of Britain, and the two furthest apart, Westminster Abbey and St Mary's Cathedral, are about 535 km apart in a straight line. Treat it as a menu rather than one journey: pick the stops in one or two destinations and give each a day or more.

• London (1 stop): Westminster Abbey. London guide.
• Edinburgh (2 stops): St Giles' Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral. Edinburgh guide.
• York (1 stop): York Minster. York guide.
• Manchester (1 stop): Manchester Cathedral. Manchester guide.
• Oxford (1 stop): Christ Church Cathedral. Oxford guide.
• Bath (1 stop): Bath Abbey. Bath guide.
• Cambridge (1 stop): King's College Chapel. Cambridge guide.

To travel between destinations, see getting between regions and our rail tickets guide. For weather and daylight by month, see when to go to London, Edinburgh, York, Manchester, Oxford, Bath or Cambridge. Opening times change with the seasons, so check each stop's own website before you set out.

Access and family notes come from the same data as our area guides: 1 of the 8 stops is reported as fully or partly step-free, and 0 are marked family-friendly. Reports come from venues or OpenStreetMap contributors, so confirm with the place before you travel.