Brontë Country can loosely be defined as the area containing the majestic landscapes and quiet Yorkshire villages which inspired the talented Brontë family. The windswept Brontë Moors and stone and slate hills...
Hinton St. George is probably the most perfect of the villages between Yeovil and Ilminster, constructed with the attractive golden Ham Hill stone. The stone was quarried only five miles away, on Hamdon Hill.
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Broadstairs is a popular holiday resort on the Kent coast. It was Charles Dickens, the famous author’s favourite seaside holiday resort and he spent many summers here between 1837 and 1851. He declared, “You ...
Benington, four miles east of Stevenage, is approached through a wooded country lane, which winds upwards to the village green. Situated at the top of the green, is a duck pond, overhung by willows.
Peter’s ...
The 'Sycamore Gap Tree' grows in the dip below Highshield Crags in Hadrian's Wall. It has been declared by the Woodland Trust, to be England's Tree of the Year for 2016. It is one of the best loved and most p...
Burton Cliff
Wave erosion, Burton Cliff
Burton Bradstock Village
Hive Beach
Chesil Beach
Where in England is Burton Bradstock?
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Village amongst the Chiltern Hills
The black and white timbered Bull and Butcher Inn, marks the beginning of this lovely village, nestling in the deep fold of the Turville Valley amongst the Chiltern Hills. T...
Cambridge University
The city of Cambridge in East Anglia is now synonymous with its world-famous university. Founded in 1209 it is one of the oldest universities in the world and constantly ranks amongst the ...
Haworth, Yorkshire
Haworth was associated with the Brontë’s sad life for forty-one years, from 1820 when the family arrived, until the death of their father, Patrick Brontë, the Parson, in 1861. The Brontë Par...
Old Warden
Old Warden, (“Warden” meaning watch-hill in old English) is a village whose appearance shows the efforts of two families during the 19th century. The Ongleys and Shuttleworths lavished money and im...
Lyndhurst, unofficial capital of the New Forest
Lyndhurst is the unofficial capital of the New Forest. It is a busy tourist centre. The main street is dominated by the Victorian Gothic style church of St. Mi...
Bowness-on-Windermere in the Lake District
Where in England is Bowness-on-Windermere, Lake District?
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Portland is the southernmost point in the county of Dorset, lying five miles from the popular seaside resort of Weymouth.
Portland Bill Lighthouse
The Spirit of Portland sculpture
Portland Castle
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Where is Broadchurch filmed?
Broadchurch was filmed in West Bay, near Bridport, in Dorset, England. West Bay has previously been the setting for the BBC TV series, ‘Harbour Lights’, but the most recent publici...