Recommended Towns in England

Ripley, Hampshire

One could be forgiven for thinking that this Yorkshire village has a faintly French air for Ripley was indeed remodelled in 1827 along the lines of a typical French village of Alsace Lorraine...

Ripon, North Yorkshire

Every night Ripons market square is the scene of a 1,000 year old custom when the city Wakeman blows his horn...

Rivington, Lancashire

Rivington is also a paradise for enthusiastic bird-watchers and nature lovers, with a wealth of wild-life habitats to be discovered...

Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire

The talk in the local pub is all of Robin Hood, did he pass through this bay whilst journeying to Whitby, or did he not?..

Rochester, Kent

This is a spacious town that has much to offer the visitor. It is a lively place where picturesque past and present sit comfortably side by side...

Rock, Cornwall

Rock is known to have been visited by at least one Royal Prince...

Rockingham, Northamptonshire

This pretty village has a rising main street flanked by sturdy stone houses...

Rolvenden, Kent

Surrounded by a well-wooded landscape, this delightful village was first mentioned in the Doomsday Book, so we are assured of its long history...

Rosedale Abbey, North Yorkshire

This is a lovely village hidden in a lush green valley landscape of sweeping hillsides, meadows and breathtaking scenery...

Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire

Ross-on-Wye is a beautiful market town, with a rising main street culminating at the well worn stone slabs beneath an ancient market house...

Rosthwaite, Cumbria

Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park..

Rotherham, South Yorkshire

This town was formerly a Saxon market town which remained largely unaltered until the Industrial Revolution...

Rothley, Leicestershire

Rothley is a delightful village with two village greens, one is flanked by some of the country's finest timber framed houses. The village shows a graceful selection of architecture including pretty Cruck Cottages...

Rothwell, Northamptonshire

Interesting market town, with a long history, its market charter was granted in 1204...

Roudham, Norfolk

This is a delightful village set in the famous Brecks. It is a lovely place for country lovers, offering miles of attractive country walks...

Rous Lench, Worcestershire

This lovely village takes it name from the Rouses, a local family, who in the 19th-century built most of the attractive houses surrounding the tree lined village green...

Rowston, Lincolnshire

The village of Rowston is perhaps best known for its historic church. The church, dedicated to St.Clement has church records dating back to 1566...

Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire

This town has a history stretching back to the Doomsday Book, but it was Queen Victoria who put the "Royal" into Leamington Spa when she bestowed the title in 1838...

Rudyard, Staffordshire

A pretty village with a delightful cluster of cottages and houses with lovely gardens, bordered by woods at the south end of the picturesque Rudyard Reservoir...

Rufford, Lancashire

Noted for its picturesque late-medieval manor house Rufford Old Hall, the village of Rufford occupies a fine setting on the fertile Lancashire Plains...