I have to say most of my favourite places tend to be in the South but that’s mainly because I rarely go North, being terrified of the ruffians wot inhabit them parts so for what it’s worth:
Little used coves in Devon and Cornwall
Leeds Castle in Kent (strangely)
The Norfolk Broads
Tower of London (when it’s empty)
Kew Gardens
unspoiled English countryside and river walks
Salcombe in Devon (mainly for the pasties)
They are places that I like. Places that I know well. Places that I didn’t even say were “the best” or even “my favourites”, just “ten places I like”.
Really, what’s wrong with that?
I don’t understand why you feel the need to be anti-north, unless it’s just bitterness at your exile