Stockport named in new list of best places to visit in the UK 2026

Stockport grabbed the third place position on the list with Stirling taking the top spot.

The list has been designed to offer a range with up and coming places to those that are more quiet and quaint.

On why you should visit Stockport, Time Out said: “It might be a stretch to call Stockport ‘resurgent’ considering it hasn’t been exactly, well, surgent since the late 19th century, but there’s definitely something bubbling in this buzzy Manchester satellite town. The tourist poster that hails the town as ‘the new Berlin’ may be tongue-in-cheek, but there’s real energy and creativity – as well as a fertile independent culture – to back up the hyperbole.

“The twin epicentres are the historic Market Place and the Underbank, a warren of bars, records shops and indie cafés (think Edinburgh’s Cowgate without the full-throttle booziness). Loft-style restaurant Where The Light Gets In offers foodies a Michelin-class option in a town that’s suddenly found its appetite, while Cumbrian brewery Fell opened a snazzy new neighbourhood bar at the tail-end of last year. Any over-indulgence is easily cured, too: the serenity of the Peak District is a short train journey away.”

We completely agree, with all of the independent cafes and a growing foodie scene, why wouldn’t you want to visit Stockport?