Nayland, Suffolk
Nayland is a Suffolk village, seven miles north of Colchester, near the mouth of the River Stour. In the 16th century, it was a prosperous cloth town and The Old Guildhall in the High Street demonstrates this. ...
Cavendish, Suffolk
Cavendish is a large village near Long Melford and one of the most attractive in Suffolk. The extensive Village Green is famous for the view of the 14th century St. Mary's Church tower and the 400 year old pink...
Stoke-by-Clare, Suffolk
Stoke-by-Clare is a small village in the River Stour Valley, on the Suffolk/Essex borders. It has a lovely village green, the Lion Pub, which dates from the 17th century and a community village shop, which incl...
Old Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex
Old Leigh, Leigh-on-Sea is a small fishing village in Essex, thirty miles east of London on the River Thames Estuary. It is known locally as, "The Old Town". In the sixteenth century, it was a prosperous port c...
Canvey Island, Essex
Canvey Island is an island in the Thames Estuary and although only approximately five miles by three miles, it has a population of over 50,000. The whole of the island is below sea level, which has obviously be...
Saffron Walden, Essex
Saffron Walden is a picturesque medieval market town in north-west Essex, 18 miles south of Cambridge. A market has been held here since 1141 and is held on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The town has many notable his...
Littlebury, Essex
Littlebury, in north-west Essex, is a small village with many attractive cottages. It stands on the River Cam, two miles north-west of Saffron Walden and fifteen miles south of Cambridge. It is close to Audley ...
Finchingfield, Essex
Finchingfield is a small village in north-west Essex, six miles from Thaxted. The name, Finchingfield, means, “land belonging to Finc or his family”. It has been described as the most photographed village in En...
Thaxted, Essex
Thaxted is a small town, seven miles south-east of Saffron Walden. It has several significant buildings, including the Guildhall, St. John the Baptist Church and John Webb's Windmill, as well as many traditiona...
Cobham, Surrey
Cobham is a large village, only seventeen miles from central London, but which has a charming rural atmosphere. It is situated just inside the M25 motorway, ten miles north-east of Guildford, on the River Mole....
Shere, Surrey
Shere is a small picturesque village situated below the North Downs, six miles south-east of Guildford and approximately twenty miles from London. It is regarded by many as the prettiest village in Surrey and i...
Compton, Surrey
Compton is a small village of only one thousand inhabitants, three miles south-west of Guildford. The Pilgrims' Way lies just to the north of the village. It has retained much of its original charm, with thirty...
Whitchurch, Hampshire
Whitchurch is a small town situated on the River Test, eight miles from Andover. The name means, "White Church", as the original Saxon Church was built of limestone or chalk. It was replaced by a Norman struc...
Chawton, Hampshire
Chawton is a delightful village which lies within the South Downs National Park, close to Alton.
Jane Austen, the novelist, moved to this lovely Hampshire village in 1809. The house had been an inn and was l...
Stockbridge, Hampshire
Stockbridge is a village between Andover and Romsey, close to the cathedral cities of Winchester and Salisbury. It is set in the famous Test Valley, which has some of the best fly-fishing in England. The Grosve...
Nether Wallop, Hampshire
Nether Wallop is a small village with pretty thatched cottages, four miles north-west of Stockbridge. Readers of the Agatha Christie 'Miss Marple' novels, know the village as "St. Mary Mead", as most of the ori...
Wherwell, Hampshire
Wherwell is a very picturesque village in the Test Valley, three miles from Andover. Here can be seen some of the finest examples of straw thatching in England, displayed on the mainly black and white timber-fr...
Burley, New Forest, Hampshire
Burley is a pretty village in the New Forest, where ponies and cattle roam freely around the streets. It is one of the few remaining villages where "Commoning" is still practised. This tradition allows animals ...
Lulworth Cove, Dorset
Lulworth Cove in Dorset, is a world famous horse-shoe shaped cove, at the end of the picturesque village of West Lulworth. It is geologically spectacular and a gateway to the World Heritage Jurassic Coast. At S...
Corfe Castle, Dorset
Corfe Castle is one of the most spectacular ruined castles in Britain, from whatever direction it is viewed. The name is also given to the village in which the castle is set. One of the best views clearly demon...