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Polkerris, Cornwall

Polkerris in St.Austell's Bay has a lovely sandy beach backed by a cluster of cottages built haphazardly along a narrow village street leading towards the wooded hills and cliffs which give shelter to this enchanting little cove.

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Polperro, Cornwall

Jagged rocks rise as if to guard the entrance to the picturesque harbour of this enchanting fishing village which has for decades been a magnet for tourists and a mecca for artists from all over England.

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Polruan, Cornwall

A holiday resort of considerable merit and charm.

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Porlock Weir, Somerset

The fickle seas of the Middle Ages caused neighbouring Porlock's harbour to dry up giving Porlock Weir the opportunity to open up as a small port. These day's Porlock Weir is...

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Port Isaac, 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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Porthleven, Cornwall

Porthleven has two picturesque harbours - the inner harbour is lined with dazzling white cottages, with the walls of the outer harbour giving shelter from the often tumultuous seas.

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Portloe, Cornwall

"One of the least spoiled and most impressive of Cornish fishing villages" - Sir John Betjeman (famous poet 1906-1984)

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Pott Shrigley, Cheshire

A small picturesque village in Cheshire

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Quenington, Gloucestershire

The beautiful village of Quenington can be found on the banks of the gently flowing River Colne as it winds its way through unspoilt countryside towards Bibury.

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Rattlesden, Suffolk

Rattlesden is pretty village which is located between Stowmarket (in the east) and Bury St Edmunds (to the west) in an unusually hilly part of Suffolk. The river Rat runs...

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Reeth, North Yorkshire

An area of startling clarity, populated with beautiful old stone buildings, Reeth is a famous centre from which to tour the beautiful Yorkshire Dales.

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Ribchester, Lancashire

A picturesque village in the Ribble Valley

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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?

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Saltaire, West Yorkshire

This perfectly preserved village originated as an answer to Bradford's 'dark satanic mills', it was the brain-child of industrialist Sir Titus Salt, who in the early 19th-century...

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Scotton, North Yorkshire

Home to the infamous Guy Fawkes whos residence still stands at the end of the village. On bonfire night or 'Guy Fawkes' night, unlike other areas of England where an effigy of Guy...

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Selworthy Green, 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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Shaldon, Devon

A lovely place that has all the hallmarks of a small resort fishing village, including two glowing sandy beaches.

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Shepperton, Surrey

The charming village of Shepperton was once the haunt of legendary highwayman Dick Turpin who is said to have visited the village's 400 year hostelry - the atmospheric Anchor Hotel overlooking Church Square.

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Shere, Surrey

This lovely tranquil village on the picturesque Tillingbourne, nestles beneath the rolling countryside of the North Downs.

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Shillingstone, Dorset

A picturesque village in the county of Dorset

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