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Blue Anchor, Somerset   (Picturesque Village)

Blue Anchor in Somerset is a village dominated by the bay in which it is named after, and by the Hoburn Holiday Park, a quiet well kept park for holiday makers that sits just.......(more)

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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire

Set in a delightful valley of the Chilterns, formed by the River Gade, the town is noted for its variety of old buildings which include the Norman church dedicated to St.Mary.....(more)

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Wadebridge, Cornwall

This enchanting place, is close to Padstow and Rock which are now renowed as excellent surfing resorts.....(more)

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Leigh Sinton, Worcestershire

Leigh Sinton is a pleasant long sprawling Worcestershire village that is the midst of a great agriculture and fruit growing area.....(more)

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Falmouth, Cornwall   (Seaside Town)

Think of Falmouth and you immediately think of the sparkling sea in a bay alive with busy colourful pleasure and sailing boats all jostling along in bright sunshine. You think.......(more)

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Barnstaple, Devon   (Historic Market Town)

The surrounding countryside to the pleasant town of Barnstaple was the inspiration for the book - Tarka the Otter. This is unsurprising as the town nestles amidst fine Devonshire countryside in the valley of the River Taw at a point where the river is spanned by a 15th-century multi-arched Long Bridge.....(more)

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Oxted, Surrey

A walk around the village reveals a riot of attractive 17th and 18th century cottages all standing on a rise surrounded by pretty flower-filled gardens.....(more)

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Ticehurst, East Sussex

For a village worthy of a picture postcard, Ticehurst would be hard to beat. It is all enchanting white weatherboarded cottages hidden beneath russet tiles interspersed around a pleasant square with a church.....(more)

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Drewsteignton, Devon   (Picturesque Village)

This attractive village is one of the most beautifully laid out of all Devon villages with pretty cottages set around a fine village square.....(more)

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Newhaven, East Sussex

Best known for its cross channel ferries and for its fort built in the 1860's as part of Britain's coastal defences, but which is now a fascinating museum offering visitors the opportunity to experience a massive fortress at first hand.....(more)

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Flatford, Suffolk

On arrival in Flatford there is little to prepare you for its overwhelming beauty, but you should not be surprised, for this after all is Constable Country, an area made famous by the great landscape painter and which features in so many of his pictures.....(more)

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Southend-on-Sea, Essex   (Seaside Town)

Southend-on-Sea is mostly known for its long pier and large amusement park - Adventure Island, which has rides to suit all tastes and all ages.....(more)

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