Places to visit in England
Friday Street, Dorking, Surrey
Friday Street is a small hamlet, a few miles east of Guildford, set on the north-west slopes of Leith Hill in Surrey. It can be reached down narrow lanes from the A25 road. There is a car park a short distance ...
Albury, Surrey
Albury is a small village, approximately four miles south-east of Guildford, situated below the North Downs, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Newlands Corner, at the top of the Downs, is popular with w...
Abinger Hammer, Surrey
Abinger Hammer is an attractive small village, stretched out along the A25 road, between Guildford and Dorking. Its most notable feature is the Abinger Hammer Clock, which overhangs the main road and makes it v...
Abinger Common, Surrey
Abinger Common is a small village in Surrey, five miles south-west of Dorking. It claims to be one of the oldest, if not the oldest village in England. It was inhabited by Stone Age men. In the grounds of the M...
Polstead, Suffolk
Polstead, this interesting Suffolk village, has several claims to fame. Thatched and colour-washed cottages border the lanes. In May, the cherry orchards are thick with blossom and the 'Polstead Black' cherry i...
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Stoke-on-Trent can be confusing to a visitor, particularly a motorist who is unfamiliar with the history of the City. Stoke-on-Trent is a city created in 1925 from an amalgamation of six towns, one of which is ...