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Holywell, Cornwall

This pretty place is quieter than most on this coastline, it has a golden sandy beach stretching to almost a mile which offers idyllic sun-bathing and swimming conditions.

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Honiton, Devon

Honiton, famed for the beautiful lace to which this gracious old Market town gave its name, is also known as the gateway to East Devon.

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Hook Norton, Oxfordshire

This pleasant village is brim full of stone houses and terraces spilling down the side of a hill, topped by an impressive Norman church. Interestingly, in spite of the fact that...

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Hope, Devon

Despite having a picturesque little bay known as Hope Cove which has a picturesque harbour at its northern end, what really stuns all who visit is the sight of waves lashing against the scattered rocks flanking the cove.

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Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire

Hornsea, is an old village and hidden behind the narrow streets that are crowded with old cottages, is the beautiful freshwater lake called Hornsea Mere.

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Hornton, Oxfordshire

Hornton is a picturesque village in Oxfordshire, close to the border of Warwickshire and about 3 miles northwest of Banbury. The attractive homes and cottages are built using the...

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Horringer, Suffolk

Set in spacious, lovely countryside, a short distance from the favoured town of Bury St. Edmunds, in what is oft referred to as Breckland, is the quintessentially English village of Horringer.

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Horsey, Norfolk

The tranquil village of Horsey can be found in a landscape dominated by windmills and water. Horsey has a fascinating history, a couple of centuries ago it was a well known...

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Horsham, West Sussex

A feature of the town is St.Mark's Church in North Street, this was built in 1839 but was considerably altered during restoration work of around 1869.

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Horsington, Lincolnshire

This is a pleasant village less than twenty miles from the Cathedral City of Lincoln.

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Horsley, Derbyshire

Horsley is located in beautiful countryside around 6 miles north east of Derby. It has an attractive village green, a church and chapel, a village hall, a pub and a traditional...

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Horsley Woodhouse, Derbyshire

Horsley Woodhouse is a picturesque traditional Derbyshire village lying close to several other villages in the north east region of the county that are of a similar ilk. It has a...

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Horton in Ribblesdale, North Yorkshire

Set in the valley at the foot of Pen-y-Ghent (one of Yorkshire's Three Peaks) is the picturesque village of Horton-in-Ribblesdale

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Hubberholme, North Yorkshire

A very picturesque village set in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. It has a fascinating old church with its famous mice carvings and rare rood loft, and splendid scenery...

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Huddersfield, West Yorkshire

Huddersfield is a lively and interesting town that offers a rich cultural experience.

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Humberston, Lincolnshire

This is a typical North East Lincolnshire Wolds town. It is also a coastal resort town with chalet parks reminiscent of the 1950's.

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Hunstanton, Norfolk

Hunstanton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 when it would have been little more than a settlement.

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Hurn, Dorset

This is a pretty Dorset village with pleasant period buildings from the 18th-century.

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Hurst Green, Lancashire

This pretty Lancastrian villages the setting for historic Stoneyhurst, a noted school which was founded in the 16th-century.

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Husthwaite, North Yorkshire

Set in the spacious countryside between the Hambleton and Howardian Hills, the attractive village of Husthwaite stands on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.

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