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House in Long Crendon, Bucks

Long Crendon in the county of Buckinghamshire
Long Crendon is a picture postcard village of thatched cottages hung with rich foliage strung out through a myriad of winding leafy lanes. It has a history stretching back to...
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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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Stepping Stones near Ambleside

Ambleside in the county of Cumbria
Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere. A busy victorian town ideal as a base when visiting the Lake District
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Departing Tewkesbury.

Tewkesbury in the county of Gloucestershire
Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire is an historic market town, situated near the Cotswolds, it has a beautiful Abbey over 500yrs old and lots of historic buildings and ancient alley ways to explore.
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Arlington Row

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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Leicester University Botanic Gardens

Leicester in the county of Leicestershire
Leicester is famed amongst other things for its fine parish church which was raised to Cathedral status in 1927.
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Water Street houses

Lavenham in the county of Suffolk
Considered to be Britain's best preserved medieval village, Lavenham, with its wonderful clusters of fine Tudor houses offering the visitor a glimpse of just how a prosperous wool...
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Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Shaftesbury in the county of Dorset
Shaftsbury is Dorset's only hill-top town, with its long history and good views it is particularly attractive to tourists.
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15th century Wye Bridge, Hereford

Hereford in the county of Herefordshire
Hereford is a town in the west of England bordering wales. It has a beautiful cathedral which was established in the 7th century and a medieval bridge over the River Wye. Famous...
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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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Truro, Cornwall

Truro in the county of Cornwall
Truro, today is Cornwall's unofficial capital and adminstrative centre but in the Middle Ages Truro was one of the towns which controlled Cornwall's flourishing tin mining industry.
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Barrow Wake Viewpoint

Gloucester in the county of Gloucestershire
Looking at the lively City we see today, it is hard to believe that Gloucester was once a tiny port on the River Severn.
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A random view of Canterbury.

Canterbury in the county of Kent
Canterbury is an exquisite joyous place, it is submerged in history and is considered to be the birthplace of English Christianity. It glows with an abundance of charm, mostly...
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Cathedral

Salisbury in the county of Wiltshire
The soaring grace of Salisbury Cathedral's slender spire rises majestically over the town. Higher than any other in the land, at 404 feet, the spire can be seen against the...
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Lacock, Wiltshire

Lacock in the county of Wiltshire
Gatherings of graceful medieval houses line the streets of Lacock
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Jane Austen's Grave

Winchester in the county of Hampshire
This is an old town which was a tribal town long before the Romans landed in Britain, under their leadership it flourished to become the 5th largest city in the land, and was later heralded as the capital of King Alfred.
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Lovely cottage

Chipping Campden in the county of Gloucestershire
Immediately appealing, this is certainly one of the most picturesque small towns in the northern reaches of the Cotswolds
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Roman Baths, Bath, Somerset

Bath in the county of Somerset
Bath is an elegant city famous for its beautiful Georgian architecture and its Roman attractions from which it got it's name. The traveller James Boswell who visited the city...
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Dry Harbour Mooring

Clovelly in the county of Devon
Clovelly is beautiful, it retains an 'Olde Worlde' charm that even along this breathtaking coastline, is simply incomparable.
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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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