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Minehead, Somerset   (Seaside Town)

Minehead is a quintessential English seaside resort on the beautiful Somerset coast whose mild climate has been a magnet for visitors since Victorian times. At the end of Quay.......(more)

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Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk   (Historic Market Town)

Bury St Edmunds, a charming market town in Suffolk, England, exudes a rich history dating back to the medieval times. With a magnificent cathedral, ancient abbey ruins, and picturesque gardens, this town captivates visitors with its beautiful architecture and quaint streets.....(more)

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Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire   (Historic Market Town)

Chipping Norton lies in the midst of beautiful cotswold countryside and is surrounded by other villages that radiate the glory of traditional honey-coloured cotswold stone Manor Houses and magnificent Churches.....(more)

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Wymondham, Norfolk   (Historic Market Town)

Narrow, medieval streets full of enchanting properties built following the Great Fire of 1615, mingle with the few building which fortunately escaped being raised to the ground.....(more)

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Mevagissey, Cornwall   (Picturesque Village)

One of a ribbon of picturesque fishing villages dotting the fabled Cornish coastline. Mevagissey has ancient buildings flanking steep and extremely narrow streets which during.......(more)

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Hathersage, Derbyshire   (Picturesque Village)

The town now takes advantage of its superb position, operating mostly as an attractive place for tourists.....(more)

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Great Yarmouth, Norfolk   (Seaside Town)

This is one of Norfolk's premier holiday resorts. Its main attraction is its miles of lovely golden sands backed by dunes and a broad seafront walk amongst pretty flower beds.....(more)

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Congleton, Cheshire   (Historic Market Town)

This lively market town stands on a bend of the River Dane, it quite possibly takes its name from the Celtic word "congle" which in English means "a bend".....(more)

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Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire   (Historic Market Town)

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.....(more)

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Diss, Norfolk   (Historic Market Town)

Diss is a beautiful old market town built around the edge of a six acre lake.....(more)

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Chipping, Lancashire   (Picturesque Village)

Winner of Britain in Bloom in 2009, and RHS Tourism and Gold achievement awards, Chipping is a charming village located above a fast flowing stream at the edge of the Bowland forest. Its character can be seen in its ancient cobbled streets and lovely 17th century properties.....(more)

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Alnmouth, Northumberland   (Picturesque Village)

Alnmouth lies on a coastline famed for its outstanding natural beauty, thus one of its greatest pleasures is found in wandering the coastal paths enjoying uninterrupted sea and coastal views.....(more)

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Sonning on Thames, Berkshire   (Picturesque Village)

"the most fairy-like little nook on the whole river". - Jerome K. Jerome....(more)

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Selworthy Green, Somerset   (Picturesque Village)

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.....(more)

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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.....(more)

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Altrincham, Greater Manchester   (Historic Market Town)

First developed as a quiet hamlet on the edge of the sweeping Cheshire Plain, where life went quietly on.....(more)

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Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire

When today you look at the thriving metropolis of Middlesbrough it seems impossible to believe that less than two hundred years ago it was a tiny fishing village with a minute community, but it was.....(more)

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Nettlebed, Oxfordshire   (Picturesque Village)

Nettlebed is a lovely English village in the heart of rural Oxfordshire.....(more)

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Oakham, Rutland

For centuries the countryside around Oakham has echoed to the sound of hunting horns, for the vales and rolling farmland surrounding this sedate market town, have been the stamping ground for the counties hunting fraternity.....(more)

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