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The outer Harbour.

Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall
One of a ribbon of picturesque fishing villages dotting the fabled Cornish coastline. Mevagissey has ancient buildings flanking steep and extremely narrow streets which during...
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A view of Tewkesbury Abbey from with a street in the town of Tewkesbury.

Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire is an historic market town, situated near the Cotswolds, it has a beautiful Abbey over 500yrs old and lots of historic buildings and ancient alley ways to explore.
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Snowshill, Gloucestershire. In the Cotswolds

Snowshill in the county of Gloucestershire
For anyone looking for a peaceful retreat in which to spend a few idyllic days in glorious countryside, could do no better that visit the picturesque village of Snowshill, high on the Cotswold escarpment above Broadway and the old town of Evesham.
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Lower Slaughter Church

Lower Slaughter in the county of Gloucestershire
Lower Slaughter is one of the Cotswold's most idyllic villages where you should abandon your car and roam around on foot.
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Cathedral Tower

Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire
Looking at the lively City we see today, it is hard to believe that Gloucester was once a tiny port on the River Severn.
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A House with a view

Bourton on the Water in the county of Gloucestershire
Bourton on the Water is a beautiful Cotswold village often referred to as ‘The Venice of the Cotswolds’ or ‘Little Venice’ as it center’s around the river Windrush, a...
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Salisbury, near the Cathedral

Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire
The soaring grace of Salisbury Cathedral's slender spire rises majestically over the town. Higher than any other in the land, at 404 feet, the spire can be seen against the...
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St Mary's Church, Devizes

Devizes in the county of Wiltshire
Devizes is a small market town situate on the edge of the great expanse of Salisbury Plain.
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The edge of Exmoor

Selworthy Green in the county of Somerset
Selworthy Green is the start of a picturesque walk through steep woodlands to the gorse-gold and heather clad summit of Selworthy Beacon from which there are magnificent views over the undulating countryside.
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Glastonbury Hill and Tor

Glastonbury in the county of Somerset
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...
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Cowdray Ruins, Midhurst, West Sussex

Midhurst in the county of West Sussex
Popular small market resort town whose beautiful 19th-century church stands close to the banks of the River Rother, on which the town stands.
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Canal

Taunton in the county of Somerset
There is little doubt that this town is best known for the production of Cider (which is reputed to be Prince Williams' favourite drink) but this golden beverage should not be...
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One of the many eateries along the main street.

Minehead in the county of Somerset
Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay...
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A picture of Dalwood

Dalwood in the county of Devon
Charming village in the Devonshire countryside with a wonderful old thatched pub serving excellent food and a fantastic church. Well worth a look
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Cheddar Gorge

Cheddar in the county of Somerset
Often called 'Englands Grand Canyon' Chedder Gorge was carved out by a river that now runs underground.
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Bridge

Bath in the county of Somerset
Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city...
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Portloe

Portloe in the county of Cornwall
"One of the least spoiled and most impressive of Cornish fishing villages" - Sir John Betjeman (famous poet 1906-1984)
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St Ives Harbour

St Ives in the county of Cornwall
There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part.
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Port Isaac, Cornwall

Port Isaac in the county of Cornwall
Port Isaac offers visitors many rich experiences from strolls around its ancient streets and narrow alleys criss-crossing the hillside, to simply standing on the top of a cliff watching the foaming waves of the changing tide.
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Summers day

Torquay in the county of Devon
Favoured by a mild climate, Torquay has an abundance of Palm trees, tropical plants and colourful flowers in bloom at every season of the year.
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