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Marle Place Gardens, Brenchley, Kent - TN12 7HS

Brenchley

in the county of Kent

Bay at New Polzeath in early evening. Walk left on Beach for just yards to Polzeath.

New Polzeath

in the county of Cornwall

St Mary's Cathedral from Melville Street

Edinburgh

in the county of Midlothian

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Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire

Chapel is a well preserved, picturesque place. It has a lovely old church dating back to the 14th-century which stands on the spot of an earlier church built by foresters a century or so before.....(more)

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Edgbaston, West Midlands

Edgbaston is a district of wide leafy roads lined with elegant houses, lately these have become interspersed with more modern buildings, yet the suburb has somehow managed to retain much of its 19th and early 20th century charm.....(more)

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Harden, West Yorkshire

Harden lies in the famous countryside area between Cullingworth and Bingley surrounded by rivers and meadows. It is a favoured commuter base for those working in nearby Bradford.....(more)

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Queniborough, Leicestershire

A lovely village, where round every corner there is another visual delight.....(more)

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Southrey, Lincolnshire

This is a pleasant place which grew up along the banks of the River Witham, within site and sounds of some famous abbey's.....(more)

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Tickhill, South Yorkshire

This is a pleasant, somewhat sprawling village lying in rural countryside a short distance from the market town of Maltby....(more)

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Manningtree, Essex   (Historic Market Town)

The town shows fine examples of weavers cottages and walks through the town reveal fine Georgian facades behind which are Tudor and Elizabethan houses.....(more)

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Ashbury, Oxfordshire   (Picturesque Village)

The village of Ashbury is located in a lovely scenic area where the borders of south Oxfordshire meet with Wiltshire. It is one of a string of villages along the White Horse.......(more)

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Didcot, Oxfordshire

All the romance of the steam age is gathered here in Didcot at the fine museum of the Great Western Society and the old locomotive depot makes an interesting setting for a sparkling collection of GWR engines and relics from the past.....(more)

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Wantage, Oxfordshire   (Historic Market Town)

Wantage is a small historic market town in Oxfordshire, famous for being the birthplace of King Alfred the Great, who was born there during the 9th century, though the site of the.......(more)

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Salford, Greater Manchester

The City of Salford lies at the heart of the Metropolis known as Greater Manchester in an area where cotton was once king and its mill workers were portrayed for posterity by acclaimed 20th-century artist L.S.Lowry.....(more)

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Crantock, Cornwall   (Picturesque Village)

Situated on the River Gannel's estuary, Crantock beach offers low-tide sand backed by a broad expanse of dunes and low cliffs. It gains shelter from Pentire Point West which makes.......(more)

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Brancaster Staithe, Norfolk

Brancaster Staithe enjoys an enviable position on the north Norfolk coast. It is an enchanting place where the pace of life is blessedly a few notches slower than that of the.......(more)

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Hatfield, Hertfordshire

Hatfield is a town with two histories. There is the history of the ancient market town whose roots are firmly embedded in Saxon times, and the modern-day history of a town that grew to meet the demands of the housing population.....(more)

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Nayland, Suffolk

The heady beauty of Suffolk has been the inspiration of artist's for centuries and the village of Nayland, in the hear of Constable country is no exception.....(more)

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Corbridge, Northumberland   (Picturesque Village)

Located in Northumberland, Corbridge is a historic market town with Roman connections. It features charming streets, historic buildings, and the Corbridge Roman Town archaeological site.....(more)

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Buckland in the Moor, Devon

This is one of Devon's "dream villages" with an attractive small church dating from the 13th century and a cluster of picturesque thickly thatched country cottages with the most "English" of country gardens.....(more)

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