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Warwick, Warwickshire   (Historic Market Town)

Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle.....(more)

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St Ives, Cornwall   (Seaside Town)

There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part.....(more)

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Bakewell, Derbyshire   (Historic Market Town)

Bakewell is the largest town in the Peak District National Park. It is an old town full of glowing stone houses and buildings that lend an air of ambience and overall warmth.....(more)

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Ludlow, Shropshire   (Historic Market Town)

Nestling on the banks of the rivers Corve and Theme Ludlow is a joyous town to visit at any time of year.....(more)

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Banbury, Oxfordshire   (Historic Market Town)

This is one of the best known town's in England. It was made famous by its celebrated cross of 1859, built in honour of the wedding of Prince Frederick of Prussia, it replaces an.......(more)

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Windsor, Berkshire

Windsor, or rather Royal Windsor, is a seductive mix of history and romance with a unique atmosphere. It is a place where the sense of history is never far away, it is a town.......(more)

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Cheddar, Somerset   (Picturesque Village)

Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground.....(more)

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Upper Slaughter, Gloucestershire   (Picturesque Village)

Tranquillity is the keynote for this enchanting hamlet which is best explored on foot.....(more)

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Haworth, West Yorkshire   (Picturesque Village)

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists.....(more)

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Alcester, Warwickshire   (Historic Market Town)

Alcester developed as a market town in Roman times. It grew out of a settlement at the meeting point of two roads and two rivers, the Arrow and the Alne.....(more)

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Holmfirth, West Yorkshire

This is a place that will forever be associated with the gentle, romantic comedy "Last of the Summer Wine" which has graced our TV screens for more than a quarter of a century.....(more)

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Avebury, Wiltshire   (Picturesque Village)

The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,.......(more)

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Keswick, Cumbria   (Historic Market Town)

Keswick is a pretty Market Town that nestles between the spectacular Skiddaw Mountains and the northern end of the serene Derwentwater Lake within the Lake District National Park.......(more)

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Glastonbury, Somerset   (Historic Market Town)

This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a.......(more)

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Battle, East Sussex

Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066.....(more)

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Gloucester, Gloucestershire   (Historic City)

Looking at the lively City we see today, it is hard to believe that Gloucester was once a tiny port on the River Severn.....(more)

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Lewes, East Sussex   (Historic Market Town)

Lewes is the boyhood home of the famous diarist, John Evelyn (1620 - 1706) He lived at Southover Grange, an Elizabethan house, which is close to the castle.....(more)

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Malmesbury, Wiltshire   (Historic Market Town)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward....(more)

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Lyme Regis, Dorset   (Seaside Town)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth.....(more)

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Tetbury, Gloucestershire   (Historic Market Town)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere.....(more)

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