100 Prettiest Villages in Engand
Jan 20th, 2002, 06:05 AM
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CASTLE COMBE (Cotswolds)<BR>Once voted 'prettiest village in England'<BR><BR>SELWORTHY (Exmoor, Somerset)<BR>Chocolate-box National Trust village of thatched cottages<BR><BR>CLOVELLY (North Devon)<BR>Picture-postcard village overlooking the sea<BR><BR>BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER (Cotswolds)<BR>(Ditto Sheila's suggestion). A real delight in the evening once the tourist coaches have gone <BR><BR>LACOCK (Wiltshire)<BR>Another National Trust protected gem<BR><BR>Steve<BR>
Jan 20th, 2002, 08:31 AM
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Avoid the Cotswolds unless there's an R in the month.<BR>Suffolk is handy for London and is not too touristy. Lavenham and Southwold are really small towns not villages. Lavenham has houses which were built with unseasoned wood and so are twisted and uneven. Southwold is a pretty, unspoiled little seaside town with a common.Try Constable country, places like Flatford and East Bergholt. There are lots of pretty villages, e.g. Thorpness with it's "house in the sky", Clare, Walberswick and Dunwich which used to be a big town but which has gradually been eaten by the North Sea.
Jan 20th, 2002, 08:35 AM
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Have you seen the book called "The Most Beautiful Villages of England"?<BR><BR>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...521883-9572959
Jan 20th, 2002, 08:43 AM
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I agree on Suffolk and East Anglia in general. The area around Lavenham is rich in great villages, especially Kersey. You can start in Cambridge and work eastward.<BR><BR>In the west, Winsford in Somerset is gorgeous, especially the very nice inn, see http://www.royaloak-somerset.co.uk/ - somewhat inconvenient to get to, which is an advantage.<BR><BR>There are a handful of superb stone villages in the Yorkshire Dales, far from undiscovered, of course.
Jan 20th, 2002, 02:33 PM
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Bath may not be the most picturesque, but was definitely one of my favorites - very friendly in addition to interesting history, take the free walking tour by the locals. Bourton-on-the-water is like a story book. Stratford-upon-Avon is also a must see.
Jan 20th, 2002, 02:50 PM
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St. Mawes (Cornwall)<BR>Great Tew (Oxfordshire, I think)<BR>Port Isaac (Cornwall)<BR>Bourton on the Water (in the evening after the tourists leave) (Cotswolds)<BR>Chipping Campden (") (")<BR>Criccieth (N. Wales)<BR>Cropredy (Oxfordshire)<BR>Epperstone (Nottinghamshire)<BR>Sibford Gower (Oxfordshire)<BR>Burwash (Sussex)
Jan 21st, 2002, 04:15 AM
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Hi, I've heard nice things about Amberley down near Arundel. Has anyone been there? My recommendation is probably the smallest, it's Monkton Farleigh near Bradford on Avon. Tiny, tiny, tiny, but with a wonderful B & B called Fern Cottage. Perfect location for driving into the Cotswolds or west to Exmoor or south to Lyme Regis. We spent seven nights in their little carriage house and never ran out of places to visit. J.
Jan 21st, 2002, 04:35 AM
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I've been to Amberley - it's beautiful. Of course, I may be a little biased as it's where we got engaged last year, but it is very pretty. It's quite small though, and probably not worth travelling to unless you're in the area anyway. There is a fantastic place to stay - Amberley Castle - www.amberleycastle.co.uk and a pottery. Other than that, there are just the usual church, pubs and houses.
