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The Prince of Wales, Caversham

Caversham in the county of Berkshire
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London in the county of Greater London
London is one of the top cities in the world, full of history and so many beautiful and fascinating places to visit.You will never tire of all the many fascinating and exciting...
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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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Hastings

Hastings in the county of East Sussex
Hastings is an old fishing town along the southern coast of England. It offers all the traditional amusements of the seaside but retains much of the character of its colourful past.
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The Rabbit Room where the 'Inklings' met.

Oxford in the county of Oxfordshire
Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II.
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Smuggling at Robin Hood's Bay

Robin Hood's Bay in the county of North Yorkshire
The talk in the local pub is all of Robin Hood, did he pass through this bay whilst journeying to Whitby, or did he not?
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Rye Nook Fishery

Rye in the county of East Sussex
Rye is a picturesque and historic town with cobbled streets, medieval architecture, and panoramic views of the surrounding countryside.
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Broadway, Worcestershire

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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Walmgate Bar

York in the county of North Yorkshire
One of the most historic cities in Britain with overs 2000 years of history...
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A picture of Battle

Battle in the county of East Sussex
Battle is a unique town in the county of Sussex built on the very site where William the Conqueror defeated king Harold of England and his Saxon army in 'The Battle of Hastings' in 1066.
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Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, Glastonbury

Glastonbury in the county of Somerset
This little town now enjoys world renown for its annual music festival which attracts thousands of visitors from all over the globe. None-the-less, this still remains very much a...
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Arundel Castle, West Sussex

Arundel in the county of West Sussex
This attractive hill-town is dominated by the sheer magnificence of its castle
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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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Avebury, Wiltshire

Avebury in the county of Wiltshire
The village of Avebury is world famous for its spectacular stone circle, which some consider more spectacular than Stonehenge. The pretty village also has a 15th century church,...
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Cheltenham's Pump Rooms

Cheltenham in the county of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham, the very mention of this grand old town conjurs up not only images of gracious georgian houses but also of superb thoroughbred horses thundering round the town's...
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A pub in Tintagel

Tintagel in the county of Cornwall
Legendry seat of King Arthur, graced with spectacular cliff scenery and the ruins of a castle built for the Earl of Cornwall in 1145, and of a Celtic Monastery. King Arthur's...
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Sunset behind the Langdales.

Windermere in the county of Cumbria
Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile wide. The water of the lake reaches a depth of...
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Up and away

Portsmouth in the county of Hampshire
When Henry V issued the order that effectively founded the British Navy in 1415, little could he have envisaged how the sterling deeds of centuries would add lustre to the little...
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Storrs Hall

Bowness on Windermere in the county of Cumbria
This is the principal resort on Lake Windermere, it is a town crammed with quaint narrow streets jammed full of summer tourists which sprawls along the shores of the lake somewhere between Waterhead and Lakeside.
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A picture of Warwick

Warwick in the county of Warwickshire
Warwick offers its visitors the chance to explore England's fascinating history with fine medieval buildings and a truly magnificent castle.
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