Discover Milton Keynes, South East England, UK

Milton Keynes was created - and yes I literally mean created- in 1967, as the result of an urban design experiment by the government to create a modern town of the future. It was built to encompass 13 existing villages in a grid design and it works wonderfully well; the regimented layout has not destroyed the individual character of each of the villages. Moreover, although there are a fair few roundabouts and modern buildings, it ranks top for green spaces within a city and has 15 lakes and 11 miles of canals - more bridges than Venice and more shoreline than Jersey!