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Gunnerside, North Yorkshire   (Picturesque Village)

This is an attractive village lying at the heart of a landscape made famous in the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small".....(more)

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Teignmouth, Devon   (Historic Market Town)

Teignmouth is a lively seaside town with a busy working harbour that is an endless source of fascination and pleasure.....(more)

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Easingwold, North Yorkshire   (Historic Market Town)

Only a stones throw from the city of York, Easingwold makes good base for touring this area, with good routes for all the main places in North Yorkshire. Easingwold has some of.......(more)

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Bridgwater, Somerset   (Historic Market Town)

Bridgwater emerged from a village of the Middle Ages to become a prosperous river-port. Later, it became known as the place where Monmouth proclaimed himself King.....(more)

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Worksop, Nottinghamshire

The dense spread of Worksop in Nottinghamshire meets with some seriously picturesque countryside, it is fortunate to be ringed by two rivers, the Clumber which borders Clumber Country Park, and the River Ryton.....(more)

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Stanford on Avon, Northamptonshire

Picturesque village straddling the banks of the River Avon.....(more)

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Downham, Lancashire

This pleasant village sits close to an old roman road on the slopes of a hill, it is in an area that is said to be the haunt of witches.....(more)

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Marlow, Buckinghamshire   (Historic Market Town)

Marlow developed into a thriving town from a small community situated at the side of the River Thames.....(more)

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Winchelsea, East Sussex   (Historic Market Town)

This is a pretty, busy little town tucked along a ridge overlooking Pett Level.....(more)

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Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex

Cuckmere Haven lies beneath the 282 ft cliffs that are home to Seaford Nature Reserve.....(more)

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Bisley, Gloucestershire   (Cotswold Village)

The village of Bisley is all charm. It has an excellent collection of very fine buildings as well as some interesting local folklore.....(more)

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Padstow, Cornwall   (Picturesque Village)

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.....(more)

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Buttermere, Cumbria

Even when swirling mist rolls in over the stark fells surrounding Buttermere, the little hamlet remains serene in its simplicity and beauty.....(more)

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Olney, Buckinghamshire   (Historic Market Town)

Amongst other things the small town of Olney in Buckinghamshire is famous for its hymns - Amazing Grace was one of the so-called Olney Hymns written by the rector John Newton, and William Cowper, the poet.....(more)

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Belton, Lincolnshire

The popular village of Belton lying north of Grantham is home to magnificent Belton House. It is also a typical "Estate" village which perfectly epitomises all the values of English country life.....(more)

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Eagle, Lincolnshire

The village of Eagle is situated in spacious countryside a short distance away from the historic city of Lincoln.....(more)

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Broad Campden, Gloucestershire   (Picturesque Village)

A very pretty Cotswold village in Gloucestershire surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. The village has many old thatched cottages and buildings made of the famous golden.......(more)

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