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Gloucester, Gloucestershire   (Historic City)

Looking at the lively City we see today, it is hard to believe that Gloucester was once a tiny port on the River Severn.....(more)

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Lewes, East Sussex   (Historic Market Town)

Lewes is the boyhood home of the famous diarist, John Evelyn (1620 - 1706) He lived at Southover Grange, an Elizabethan house, which is close to the castle.....(more)

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Malmesbury, Wiltshire   (Historic Market Town)

The town stakes its claim to be the oldest borough in England on the fact that it was granted a charter in the year 924 by King Edward....(more)

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Lyme Regis, Dorset   (Seaside Town)

Almost the first thing you notice about this pleasant seaside resort, is the spaciousness of the town. The second, and nothing can prepare you for this, is the sheer scale of Lyme Bay with its splendid views towards the rugged sandstone cliffs west of Eype Mouth.....(more)

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Tetbury, Gloucestershire   (Historic Market Town)

Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere.....(more)

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Alnwick, Northumberland   (Historic Market Town)

Set magnificently in the heart of the beautiful northern countryside is the great castle that has dominated the life and times of Alnwick for centuries.....(more)

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Ripon, North Yorkshire   (Historic City)

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

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Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire   (Historic Market Town)

This is a town best known for its impressive Minster church which is without doubt one of the most splendid in Europe. It is mostly Early English in style and was begun in 1220........(more)

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Norwich, Norfolk   (Historic City)

Norwich is one of England's most beautiful cities, it is a rich tapestry of modern style mixed with plenty of echoes of the past, all preserved for future generations to come.....(more)

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Marazion, Cornwall   (Seaside Town)

The picturesque village of Marazion with its quaint cottages, shops and pubs, is in a sublime position on the west Cornwall peninsula....(more)

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Thame, Oxfordshire   (Historic Market Town)

Thame is an ancient market town whose charter was granted by Wulfhere, King of Mercia. It was later mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1087 and has a parish church built during.......(more)

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Carlisle, Cumbria

For over 1700 years this town occupied an important position on the Scottish-English border, few town's have experienced such turbulent times, but strangely Carlisle has little.......(more)

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St Ives, Cambridgeshire   (Historic Market Town)

This attractive market town has one of the most highly picturesque river bridges in the country. The bridge dates to the 15th century and is famous for the chapel in its centre bay, it is one of only four medieval bridge chapel's surviving in England.....(more)

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Blandford Forum, Dorset   (Historic Market Town)

Utterly delightful, a town of matchless elegance, of quintessentially English beauty, are but a few of the attributes to the fine Market town on the River Stour.....(more)

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Windermere, Cumbria

Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of.......(more)

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Cranbrook, Kent   (Historic Market Town)

Cranbrook is an old rural town of numerous streets and alleys, all still true to their medieval layout.....(more)

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Alderley Edge, Cheshire   (Picturesque Village)

Alderley Edge is a popular tourist spot in the county of Cheshire, consisting of a prominent 'edge' or sandstone ridge which is popular with walkers and offers stunning views. You.......(more)

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Bladon, Oxfordshire   (Picturesque Village)

It is an old village of enchanting stone cottages that sits comfortably amid sweeping meadows and gentle rolling hills.....(more)

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Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Doncaster lies in what was once a great sweep of Yorkshire coalfields. It is home to one of the finest racecourses in the country where the classic St.Leger Stakes has been run each September since 1776, making the race four years older than the Derby.....(more)

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Alresford, Hampshire   (Historic Market Town)

Alresford is a market town in Hampshire, just north-east of the City of Winchester and south-west of the town of Alton, which it is linked to by the Mid Hants Watercress Railway.......(more)

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