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A View of Swaldale looking west towards Gunnerside, North Yorkshire

Gunnerside in the county of North Yorkshire
This is an attractive village lying at the heart of a landscape made famous in the TV series "All Creatures Great and Small".
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Aysgarth Falls

Aysgarth in the county of North Yorkshire
Aysgarth is a small village in the Yorkshire Dales known for its beautiful waterfalls on the River Ure. It's a perfect destination for nature lovers, with picturesque walks and charming countryside.
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Richmond

Richmond in the county of North Yorkshire
Richmond is a lovely old market town on the River Swale in North Yorkshire.
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Corfe Castle in Dorset

Corfe Castle in the county of Dorset
Below the castle, the village of Corfe shows picturesque stone houses of the 17th-century.
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Abbotsbury

Abbotsbury in the county of Dorset
Abbotsbury is a small picturesque and historic village in the county of Dorset.
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Village Shop, Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock in the county of Wiltshire
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock
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Castle Combe, Wiltshire

Castle Combe in the county of Wiltshire
Tucked away in the Cotswolds, Castle Combe is a quintessential English village with honey-colored stone houses, a medieval market cross, and a peaceful ambiance. It's an idyllic destination for a relaxing countryside getaway.
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Chipping Steps, Tetbury, Gloucestershire. 2004

Tetbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tetbury is a market town in the Cotswolds known for its historic woolen mills, charming independent shops, and the iconic Chipping Steps. It has a quintessentially English atmosphere.
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The Lake at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Woodstock in the county of Oxfordshire
Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim and as birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest Englishmen ever.
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Chipping Norton Church

Chipping Norton in the county of Oxfordshire
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.
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Stow-on-the-Wold, one of the most popular cotswolds towns.

Stow on the Wold in the county of Gloucestershire
"Stow on the Wold, where the wind blows cold"
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Upper Slaughter

Upper Slaughter in the county of Gloucestershire
Tranquillity is the keynote for this enchanting hamlet which is best explored on foot.
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St Mary's Church

Lower Slaughter in the county of Gloucestershire
Lower Slaughter is one of the Cotswold's most idyllic villages where you should abandon your car and roam around on foot.
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The river, Bourton-on-the-Water, in the Cotswolds.

Bourton on the Water in the county of Gloucestershire
Bourton on the Water is a beautiful Cotswold village often referred to as ‘The Venice of the Cotswolds’ or ‘Little Venice’ as it center’s around the river Windrush, a...
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Burford

Burford in the county of Oxfordshire
Burford is an attractive Cotswold town in the Oxfordshire part of the Cotswolds, with a famous High Street that slopes down to a three-arched medieval bridge that carries traffic...
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Cottages at Bibury, Gloucestershire

Bibury in the county of Gloucestershire
William Morris, the 19th-century artist and poet thought Bibury to be the most beautiful village in England.
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Painswick Valley

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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Church at Winchcombe, Gloucestershire

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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Snowshill, Gloucestershire. In the Cotswolds

Snowshill in the county of Gloucestershire
For anyone looking for a peaceful retreat in which to spend a few idyllic days in glorious countryside, could do no better that visit the picturesque village of Snowshill, high on the Cotswold escarpment above Broadway and the old town of Evesham.
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Broadway Cottage 1

Broadway in the county of Worcestershire
The village of Broadway in the Cotswolds richly deserves the prestige of being the "show village of England"
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