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Luccombe, Somerset   (Picturesque Village)

There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe......(more)

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Friston, East Sussex

Friston is well known for its beautiful forest. Found a few miles inland from the bare ridge of the incredible rock formation of the Seven Sisters, this superb beechwood is not yet 80 years old.....(more)

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St Helens, Merseyside

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style.....(more)

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Smarden, Kent

This enchanting village was established in around the 14th-century at the time when the forests of the Weald of Kent were being cut down to make way for permanent villages.....(more)

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Osmington, Dorset   (Picturesque Village)

The pretty village of Osmington is situated along the Jurassic coast just 4 miles North-East of the historic resort of Weymouth. It has narrow streets and pretty thatched.......(more)

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Maldon, Essex   (Seaside Town)

A fine old town, beautifully set on a ridge above the Blackwater, with views across Northey Island and Osea Island.....(more)

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Cawsand, Cornwall   (Picturesque Village)

A picturesque ex-smuggling village in Cornwall....(more)

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Folkestone, Kent   (Seaside Town)

The recent building of the Channel Tunnel made Folkestone the scene of one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe.....(more)

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Axminster, Devon   (Historic Market Town)

Famous for its carpets often likened to Turkish, Axminster was one of the first West Saxon settlements formed along the River Axe in Devon.....(more)

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Honiton, Devon

Honiton, famed for the beautiful lace to which this gracious old Market town gave its name, is also known as the gateway to East Devon.....(more)

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St Mawes, Cornwall

St. Mawes is the stuff picture postcards are made of, the sunlight reflecting on the frothy ocean waves, the warm sea breezes, dreamy thatched cottages overlooking the bay.....(more)

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