Recommended Picturesque Villages in England

Hascombe in the county of Surrey
Part of the charm of Hascombe, are the several delightful gardens in the area, designed by Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) celebrated landscape designer of the 19th and 20th-century.
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Holford in the county of Somerset
Holford lies in a peaceful wooded valley at the foot of the lovely Quantock Hills crowning the landscape where the county of Somerset sweeps towards the coast.
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Hurst Green in the county of Lancashire
This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century.
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Lacock in the county of Wiltshire
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock
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Lavenham in the county of Suffolk
Wonderful clusters of fine Tudor houses, all gracious in age, offer the visitor a glimpse of just how a prosperous wool town must...
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Long Crendon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Long Crendon is a picture postcard village of thatched cottages hung with rich foliage strung out through a myriad of winding...
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Looe in the county of Cornwall
In far off medieval times both East and West Looe were granted a charter and each retained its own identity for several centuries.
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Lower Slaughter in the county of Gloucestershire
Lower Slaughter is one of the Cotswold's most idyllic villages where you should abandon your car and roam around on foot.
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Luccombe in the county of Somerset
There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe..
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Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall
One of a ribbon of picturesque fishing villages dotting the fabled Cornish coastline. Mevagissey has ancient buildings flanking...
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Milton Abbas in the county of Dorset
Milton Abbas is a superb thatched village which has the distinction of being the first planned village of its kind in England.
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Minster Lovell in the county of Oxfordshire
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times.
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Mousehole in the county of Cornwall
This delightful coastal village, with its wealth of history, lovely old harbour and beautiful headland walks, makes an interesting base for exploring the superb scenery of Mount's Bay and Land's End.
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Nettlebed in the county of Oxfordshire
Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire.
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Newton Ferrers in the county of Devon
A place of sheer enchantment with narrow streets crammed with characterful properties, leading down to the estuary where many small boats are beached and moored.
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Oare in the county of Somerset
Thus, it was unsurprising to learn that this was the setting for R.D.Blackmore's famous novel, Lorna Doone.
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Old Warden in the county of Bedfordshire
Old Warden is a sleepy Bedfordshire village with pretty honey-coloured thatched cottages and a wealth of other interesting buildings.
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Padstow in the county of Cornwall
Padstow has become a phenomenon of the latter half of the 20th-century when Chef, Rick Stein, together with his endearing little dog, Chalky first burst upon our T.V. screens following the opening of his famous "Seafood Restaurant" which has since become a Mecca for fish and seafood lovers from all over the country and Europe.
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Polkerris in the county of Cornwall
Polkerris in St.Austell's Bay has a lovely sandy beach backed by a cluster of cottages built haphazardly along a narrow village street leading towards the wooded hills and cliffs which give shelter to this enchanting little cove.
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Polperro in the county of Cornwall
Jagged rocks rise as if to guard the entrance to the picturesque harbour of this enchanting fishing village which has for decades been a magnet for tourists and a mecca for artists from all over England.
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