100 Prettiest Villages in Engand
Jan 26th, 2002, 08:13 AM
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As I mentioned before, there are loads of attractive towns in the Yorkshire Dales and N. York Moors NPs, also a couple I'm familiar with in Northumberland near the Scottish border: Bamburgh, on the coast with one of the best castles-over-the-town-green scenes in Britain, and west from there the tiny village of Etal (need a good map) with a small ruined castle and what I think is the northernmost thatched pub in England. There are more fine villages in Scotland but you asked about England.
May 22nd, 2002, 03:15 AM
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here's one in the north of England<BR><BR>Long Melford, Suffolk<BR><BR>Lovely villages, including Kentwell Manor, an elizabethian brick manor house with garden and (new) brick maze.<BR><BR>Also famous antique sellers area...true "Lovejoy" territory.<BR><BR>Judy from Munster, Germany
May 22nd, 2002, 04:23 AM
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Judy: that's the first time i've heard of Suffolk being descibed as the North of England!<BR><BR>For what its worth: Rockingham in Northamptonshire (Midlands) is v. pretty in a thatched-cottages-and-castle-chocolate-box way.<BR><BR>Tenterden in Kent (South East) is off the beaten trail and a wonderful example of a small English Town (hell others have got away with suggesting St Ives!)<BR><BR>Warkworth in Northumberland (North) is also very beautiful, great castle, great pubs, picturesque main street and again off the beaten track.<BR><BR>Anyway there are so many...
May 22nd, 2002, 05:58 AM
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Dominic: yes, you are righ, Suffolk is not the North of England. I was responding to request for places more "north" than the Cotswolds' places that were mentioned so often !!!<BR><BR>Most tourists being London-centric would view almost any place short of Dover as "north"!!<BR><BR>Judy
May 22nd, 2002, 08:44 AM
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Wow! Has someone mentioned the North of England?<BR><BR> I would largely support previous lists especially Malham and Grassington, but would add:<BR><BR>Downham in Pendle (where they filmed some of 'Whistle Down the Wind' with Hayley Mills) and would add a real (hidden) gem; Great Budworth in Cheshire. Rowarth in Cheshire is probably a little too small to get on the MUST visit village list but there are some great little walks around there and an absolutely brilliant Pub called the "Little Mill".<BR>Steve
May 22nd, 2002, 09:08 AM
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<BR>There are loads of pretty English villages but because I visited several in the Cotswolds last May, I'm vouching for those - it's all that wonderful yellow/orange stone. The Slaughters (Upper and Lower) are cute and very pretty and we overnighted (at the Station House B&B) in Bourton-on-the-water, also very pretty. One of my favourite memories was of going for a 6.30 am walk/run in the wakening village and peering in at the shop windows. Even found a local pottery shop and ended up purchasing a clay set including a tea pot (fat and stout) from the potter herself. Enjoyed a pub lunch at the top of the hill in Stanton (great view) and later a cream tea in Broadway as well as lunch the previous day at the Mill in Burford. Definitely something to be said about the quaint atmosphere in all these and many other villages after the tourist crowds leave at 4.00 pm. And if you time your visit for when the flowers and plants are in full display, that's an added bonus.<BR><BR>Next year, we're hoping to spend a week walking the Yorkshire Dales after which I'll probably have more villages to recommend.
May 22nd, 2002, 06:36 PM
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try around Rutland. Also in Leicestershire and Warwickshire. Cannons Ashby, Oakham, Husbands Bosworth, Fenny Compton, Avon Dasset. ALWAYS take the small roads. Visit D.H> Lawrence's house just outside of Nottingham: East-something. The Midlands have alot to offer.
