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Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Southwell, surrounded by lovely open countryside, offers an interesting choice of guest accommodation and has a good range of shops, inns and restaurants.

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Southwold, Suffolk

The beach here is of sand and shingle, it is safe for swimming except around the harbour entrance. The restored pier is a great attraction with an amusement arcade at the shore end.

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Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire

Surrounded by the dramatic scenery of the South Pennines, with the town's gentle scenery being enhanced by the River Calder and the River Ryburn on which the town stands.

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Spalding, Lincolnshire

In springtime, the town of Spalding, in it's favoured position on the banks of the River Welland becomes a riot of blazing colour as tulips, daffodils and other glorious spring flowers come into bloom.

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Spennymoor, County Durham

Long before Spennymoor ever existed there was... Spenny Moor. Spenny Moor was a vast area of common land, and we are indebted to noted historian and antiquarian Robert Surtees...

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Sprotbrough, South Yorkshire

Sprotbrough lies in the valley of the River Don, it is a lovely rural location with fertile fields and meadows leading from leafy lanes whose hedgerows are full of wild plants and flowers.

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St Agnes, Cornwall

Once one of the centers of the cornish tin mining industry, St Agnes is steeped in mining history, with many old engine houses to be seen around the area. The tin from St Agnes is...

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St Albans, Hertfordshire

One of the most pleasant parts of St.Albans is quaint Fishpond Street. The street derives it's name from a fishpond which lay nearby in medieval times where the monks used to fish.

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St Anne's, Lancashire

The beach at St.Anne's is a stone's throw away from neighbouring and more widely known Lytham St.Anne's which is renowned for its famous "Royal" golf course. It is a...

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St Anthony, Cornwall

Pleasant coastal hamlet with a "picture postcard" look. It is situated in south-facing position at the edge of Gillan Creek and is backed by lovely wooded countryside.

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St Austell, Cornwall

One of the blessings of St. Austell, is its parish church, a glorious structure that has a beautiful carved 15th-century tower built of local yellow stone.

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St Bees, Cumbria

St.Bees, the most westerly coastal village on the wild cumbrian coast, is a vision of loveliness.

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St Helens, Merseyside

Having transcended the Industrial Revolution and shaken off its old image, St.Helens is rapidly developing into a place of culture and style.

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St Helens, Isle of Wight

Idyllic resort village with attractive houses set around a large village green which in the summer months is well used by the local cricket team.

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St Ives, Cornwall

There is a magical quality surrounding the whole of the Cornish coast of which St.Ives is a small but special part.

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St Ives, Cambridgeshire

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.

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St Just, Cornwall

Attractive town dominated by its historic parish church, superb town clock and the handsome building of the Wellington Hotel overlooking the market square.

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St Just in Roseland, Cornwall

This is a little place that is every bit as enchanting as its name.

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St Leonards, East Sussex

Attractive Sussex seaside resort now joined to Hastings, but initially began as an independent resort laid out by the architect James Burton in 1828.

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St Mary's Platt, Kent

The village of Platt, in Kent, is a picturesque village with a wonderful 19th century church which overlooks the village center from its position on a hill. The church dates from...

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