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Sennen Cove

Sennen Cove in the county of Cornwall
Sennen Cove lies at the foot of steeply rising slopes to which old whitewashed cottages cling haphazardly around the hillside.
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Portloe

Portloe in the county of Cornwall
"One of the least spoiled and most impressive of Cornish fishing villages" - Sir John Betjeman (famous poet 1906-1984)
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The clock tower and pier at Porthleven in South Cornwall

Porthleven in the county of 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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Padstow Harbour, Cornwall

Padstow in the county of Cornwall
Padstow has become a phenomenon of the latter half of the 20th-century when Chef, Rick Stein, together with his endearing little dog, Chalky first burst upon our T.V. screens following the opening of his famous "Seafood Restaurant" which has since become a Mecca for fish and seafood lovers from all over the country and Europe.
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Wheal Coates Tin Mine

St Agnes in the county of 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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Port Isaac old school house (Doc martin)

Port Isaac in the county of 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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Mevagissey, Cornwall

Mevagissey in the county of Cornwall
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...
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West Looe from a fishing boat.

Looe in the county of Cornwall
In far off medieval times both East and West Looe were granted a charter and each retained its own identity for several centuries.
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Zennor Head in Cornwall

Zennor in the county of Cornwall
This hauntingly beautiful village stands starkly above cliifs that in parts are over 300ft above the sea.
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Fowey from Polruan

Fowey in the county of Cornwall
The picturesque harbour town of Fowey has a history as colourful as some of the pretty boats sailing in and out of its waters.
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Lower Swell

Lower Swell in the county of Gloucestershire
The picturesque hamlet of Lower Swell lies amongst some of England's finest natural countryside.
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Broad Campden Church

Broad Campden in the county of Gloucestershire
A very pretty Cotswold village in Gloucestershire surrounded by beautiful rolling countryside. The village has many old thatched cottages and buildings made of the famous golden...
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Cotswold Cottages

Winchcombe in the county of Gloucestershire
To experience the quintessentially English town of Winchcome, is to part-take of a miscellany of pure delights.
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St Mary's Church, Painswick, Gloucestershire

Painswick in the county of Gloucestershire
The streets of Painswick are narrow and crammed with fine examples of glowing honey coloured stone buildings from all periods
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Golden view

Minchinhampton in the county of Gloucestershire
Uniquely, Minchinhampton is reached only by a narrow winding road that climbs upwards and travels across remote and windswept common land
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A packhorse bridge in the village of Winsford on Exmoor National Park, Somerset.

Winsford in the county of Somerset
One of the prettiest and most unspoilt of villages, steeped in history and mentioned in the Domesday book
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Rosedale View

Rosedale Abbey in the county of North Yorkshire
This is a lovely village hidden in a lush green valley landscape of sweeping hillsides, meadows and breathtaking scenery.
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Cottage in Thornton-le-Dale near Pickering

Thornton-le-Dale in the county of North Yorkshire
Thornton-le-Dale is a lovely village lying at the foot of the North Yorkshire Moors.
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Cottages in Old Minster, Minster Lovell

Minster Lovell in the county of Oxfordshire
Minster Lovell, in its beautiful dream-like setting against the gently rising Cotswold landscape, has a history stretching back to Saxon times.
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Luccombe village, Somerset

Luccombe in the county of Somerset
There really could be no finer example of the perfect English village than Luccombe..
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