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Hawkshead, Cumbria

The pretty village of Hawkshead is full of old-world picturesque charm throughout its traffic-free streets where one can roam freely to investigate all it has to offer in the way...

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Haworth, West Yorkshire

Haworth is famous the world over for its connections with the Bronte sisters, the famous novelists.

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Hayfield, Derbyshire

This picturesque limestone village in the high ground of the Peak District offers the best access to the spectacular Kinder Scout, a mountainous range reaching to almost 2,100 feet.

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Hayle, Cornwall

Three miles of golden sands backed by impressive sand dunes have made Hayle a perfect summer place for families to enjoy a holiday. It is an old town, made prosperous in the 18th-century when John Harvey opened his tin, copper and foundry business

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Hayling Island, Hampshire

Hayling Island is a true Island connected to mainland England by a bridge. Although largely residential it is also a popular holiday destination. It is also popular as a...

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Heacham, Norfolk

At the heart of Norfolk's Lavender growing industry lies the pretty seaside village of Heacham.

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Headington, Oxfordshire

Headington is a pleasant Oxfordshire suburb famous for its stone quarries which between the 14th and 18th centuries supplied most of the stone for the Oxford colleges and churches.

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Heage, Derbyshire

The village lies a short distance from the beauty spot Carsington Water, between the market town's of Ripley and Belper.

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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire

This beautiful old town grew up close to the River Hebden at the point where a stone bridge was built as part of a pack-horse route in the 16th century.

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Helford, Cornwall

Favoured by its prime loacation on the delightful banks of the Helford River, this is a chosen haunt of anglers and yachtsmen.

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Helmsley, North Yorkshire

The town itself is very pretty with lots of interesting stone buildings set around a market square where visitors can find attractive craft and gift shops, as well as cafe's and no less than four former coaching inns.

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Helpringham, Lincolnshire

Helpringham is a richly rewarding walking area, with walks around old villages and waterside walks giving visitors a lovely glimpse of the regions natural wildlife and variety of scenery.

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Helsby, Cheshire

Helsby is famous for Helsby Hill which rises to a height of 462ft, and has traces of an Iron-Age camp.

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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.

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Hempstead, Essex

The village of Hempstead lies a short distance from the delightful town of Saffron Walden. It is the place where the highwayman, Dick Turpin is said to have been born the son of parents who kept the Bell Inn.

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Hemsby, Norfolk

Hemsby is located close to Great Yarmouth, within easy reach of the fine network of waterways covering the landscape of the Norfolk Broads.

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Henley in Arden, Warwickshire

Hidden deep amonst the leafy lanes of Warwickshire, close to what little remains of the ancient Forest of Arden, lies the pleasant Market town of Henley-in-Arden.

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Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire

Henley held the very first regatta in 1839 and in the year 1851 Prince Albert became Patron of the Regatta, thus giving the event the pretigious title of Royal Henley Regatta.

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Hereford, Herefordshire

Hereford is a town in the west of England bordering wales. It has a beautiful cathedral which was established in the 7th century and a medieval bridge over the River Wye. Famous...

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