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Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester

The countryside surrounding the town offers lakes, woods and hills, with distant Winter Hill rising to a height of 456 feet.....(more)

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Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire   (Picturesque Village)

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.....(more)

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Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire

This is a quiet rural village situated in one of the highest parts of the rolling Leicestershire countryside.....(more)

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Eton, Berkshire

Situated just over the river Thames from Windsor, Eton is best known for its world famous ancient public school, which was attended by both Prince Harry and William, and many.......(more)

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Stonor, Oxfordshire

Stonor village is situated a short distance from Henley-on-Thames, it is here hidden in a fold of the Chilterns and surrounded by beechwoods, you will find imposing Stonor Park, home of the Stonor family for over 800 years.....(more)

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Beckley, Oxfordshire

The village lies in spacious countryside within a short distance of the River Ray where there is boating and fishing.....(more)

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Margate, Kent   (Seaside Town)

Traditional seaside resort which is famous for the invention of the covered bathing machine.....(more)

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Arnside, Cumbria   (Picturesque Village)

This pretty village has all the ingredients of an old style fishing village with a delightful mix-match of charming properties rising up from a beach of firm golden sand littered with colourful sailing boats.....(more)

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Chiselhampton, Oxfordshire   (Picturesque Village)

Dreamy village where the River Tame is crossed by a 16th-century stone bridge.....(more)

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Bolton, Lancashire

The clogs and black smoke image of Bolton has long since gone, in its place is a fine city with beautiful buildings and a diverse range of attractions sufficient to satisfy the most demanding tourist.....(more)

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Zennor, Cornwall

This hauntingly beautiful village stands starkly above cliifs that in parts are over 300ft above the sea.....(more)

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Powerstock, Dorset

The village is completely pastoral and appears to be protected by a maze of deep lanes which once negotiated, reveal a gracious collection of orchards, gardens and enchanting cottages set at angles on a series of knolls.....(more)

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Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

The coast along this stretch of Essex beaches may be somewhat urbanised, but it remains full of surprises with reminders of the times when smugglers would stealthily enter the creeks between the mudflats to distribute their illicit cargoes at local inns.....(more)

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Hawkshead, Cumbria   (Picturesque Village)

The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way.......(more)

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