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Polperro
This particularly photogenic fishing village on the south Cornwall coast, Polperro is built around a compact harbour with tightly-packed historic fishermen's…
New Quay
A modest seaside resort on Cardigan Bay in Ceredigion, Wales, with a harbour, sandy beaches, and a coastline on both the Ceredigion Coast Path and the Wales…
Conwy
Conwy Castle and the medieval town walls — both on the UNESCO World Heritage List — anchor this small walled town on the River Conwy in North Wales, where mo…
Aberdyfi
A photogenic Welsh village on the Dyfi estuary, Aberdyfi sits within Snowdonia National Park and draws golfers, sailors, and watersports enthusiasts to its w…
Kingswear
Right on the east bank of the tidal River Dart near its mouth, Kingswear is a photogenic Devon village sitting within the South Devon Area of Outstanding Nat…
Ilfracombe
A photogenic harbour town on the North Devon coast, Ilfracombe sits among cliffs and hills with scenic views in multiple directions.
Fortuneswell
A small conservation-area town on the steep northern slopes of the Isle of Portland in Dorset, Fortuneswell sits where Chesil Beach connects the island to th…
Llangrannog
This small coastal village on the Wales Coast Path in Ceredigion, Llangrannog sits where the River Hawen meets the sea, dropping as a waterfall through the v…
Salcombe
Photogenic little resort town on Devon's south coast, Salcombe sits along the steep western bank of the Kingsbridge Estuary — a sheltered ria that historical…
Carbis Bay
A sandy beach village on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, Carbis Bay sits just south of St Ives on the western edge of St Ives Bay, with the South West Coast…
Porthmadog
This pocket-sized coastal town in Gwynedd, Wales, Porthmadog grew in the 19th century as a slate port on the Glaslyn estuary, and its surviving wharves now s…
Tywyn
Home to the Talyllyn Railway and the Cadfan Stone — an early medieval cross bearing the oldest known written Welsh — this small seaside town sits on the Card…
Newlyn
England's largest fishing port sits on the shore of Mount's Bay in south-west Cornwall, where Newlyn's medieval quay — long a subject for the Newlyn School p…
Lichfield
Birthplace of Samuel Johnson — who compiled the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language — and home to a three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichf…
Blandford Forum
A remarkably intact Georgian town on the River Stour in Dorset, Blandford Forum owes its architectural coherence to a devastating fire in 1731, after which i…
Freshwater
Freshwater, at the western tip of the Isle of Wight, was the birthplace of physicist Robert Hooke and the long-time home of Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyso…
Penparcau
A pocket-sized village just south of Aberystwyth in Ceredigion, Wales, Penparcau sits between Tan y Bwlch beach, the River Ystwyth, and the River Rheidol, wi…
Llangattock
Sitting on the western bank of the River Usk in the Brecon Beacons National Park, this small Welsh village faces the town of Crickhowell across the water, wi…
Coniston
Sitting between Coniston Water and the fell of Coniston Old Man in the southern Lake District, this small Cumbrian village offers mountain terrain and direct…
Bala
Sitting at the northern tip of Llyn Tegid — the largest natural lake in Wales — this modest Welsh-speaking town in Gwynedd's Snowdonia foothills offers mount…
Southport
Southport Pier, the second longest seaside pleasure pier in the British Isles, is the centrepiece of this Victorian coastal town in Merseyside, founded in 17…
Royal Tunbridge Wells
One of only three towns in England to hold the "Royal" prefix — granted by King Edward VII in 1909 — Tunbridge Wells in Kent built its reputation as a fashio…
Polruan
This modest Cornish village on the water, bounded on three sides by the sea, the River Fowey, and Pont Creek, with a strong photographic profile and more caf…
Combe Martin
This small seaside village on the North Devon coast, Combe Martin sits in a sheltered cove at the northwest edge of Exmoor National Park.
Clacton-on-Sea
This seaside town on the Essex coast that developed as a resort from the 1870s, Clacton-on-Sea has a walkable centre with a concentrated food-and-drink scene…
Great Malvern
At the foot of the Malvern Hills — a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Worcestershire — Great Malvern grew from an 11th-century Benedictine pr…
Abersoch
Small sailing village on the south coast of Wales's Llŷn Peninsula, Abersoch sits where the River Soch meets the sea and has grown into one of Britain's more…
Usk
A compact Welsh market town on the River Usk in Monmouthshire, with a ruined castle above the town and an arched stone bridge at its western entrance.
Llanidloes
This modest Welsh town in Powys sits at the first point on the River Severn, counting from the source, and makes a reasonable base for the surrounding mounta…
Lynton
A pocket-sized village on the Exmoor coast in North Devon, sitting above a steep gorge that separates it from the neighbouring village of Lynmouth below.
Dulverton
A compact Somerset village on the River Exe at the edge of Exmoor, Dulverton serves as the base for the Exmoor National Park Authority and a practical gatewa…
Morfa Nefyn
This sandy beach village on the northern shore of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, Morfa Nefyn sits on Porth Dinllaen bay and draws visitors to its golf…
Llanfair Caereinion
Llanfair Caereinion, a little market town in Montgomeryshire, Powys, sits on the River Banwy in the Welsh hills and serves as the western terminus of the Wel…
Newtown
Newtown (Y Drenewydd in Welsh), the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales, sits on the River Severn in mountain terrain and is best known as the 1771 birthplac…
Holmfirth
Best known as the filming location for the BBC sitcom Last of the Summer Wine, which ran from 1973 to 2010, Holmfirth is a stone-built West Yorkshire town in…
Llangefni
The county town of Anglesey in Wales, Llangefni sits on the River Cefni — from which its Welsh name derives — and has served as the island's main market and…
East Retford
Market town in Nottinghamshire sitting on the River Idle and the Chesterfield Canal, Retford (also known as East Retford) has a walkable centre dense with li…
Ganllwyd
Gold-mining history gives this small Snowdonia hamlet an unexpected industrial past: remains of the former workings are visible behind the village hall, and…
Christchurch
Smugglers worked the rivers Avon and Stour through much of the 18th and 19th centuries in this Dorset coast town, founded in the 7th century at the confluenc…
Windsor
Windsor Castle, one of the official residences of the British monarch, anchors this walkable Berkshire town on the south bank of the River Thames, just west…
Tonbridge
This walkable Kent market town on the River Medway, Tonbridge has a centre thick with listed historic buildings and churches, a real café and restaurant scen…
Alton
Heritage-dense market town in East Hampshire near the source of the River Wey, Alton has a compact centre with cafés and listed buildings within easy walking…
Chatham
Chatham Historic Dockyard, a museum built around the naval buildings that once supported one of Britain's most significant Royal Navy bases, anchors this Ken…
Godalming
A heritage-dense market town in south-west Surrey where the Rivers Wey and Ock meet, Godalming has a compact centre thick with listed buildings — several dat…
Machynlleth
Machynlleth, a compact market town in the Dyfi Valley in Powys, Wales, claims the title of "ancient capital of Wales" as the seat of Owain Glyndŵr's Welsh Pa…
Bexhill-on-Sea
A seaside town on the East Sussex coast, Bexhill-on-Sea sits between Hastings and Eastbourne with a walkable centre full of cafés and a heritage-dense street…
Cwmaman
Former coal-mining village in the hills south of Aberdare, Cwmaman sits along the River Aman and is known as the place where the rock band Stereophonics form…
Tintern
Tintern Abbey, a ruined 12th-century Cistercian monastery on the banks of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, Wales, is the main draw to this little conservation…
Saltaire
Built between 1851 and 1871 by wool industrialist Sir Titus Salt alongside the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Saltaire is a Victorian model vi…
Maentwrog
This tiny village in the Vale of Ffestiniog within Snowdonia National Park, Maentwrog sits alongside the River Dwyryd with the Moelwyn Bach mountains to the…
Welshpool
Welshpool, a modest market town in Powys, Wales, is home to what is claimed to be the largest sheep market in Europe, held every Monday.
Mossley
A pocket-sized town in Greater Manchester set in the Pennine foothills along the River Tame, Mossley draws the eye with a heritage-dense streetscape and a dr…
Burnsall
A tiny village on the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Burnsall draws walkers on the Dalesway long-distance route, which crosses its five-a…
Dewsbury
A heritage-dense market town in West Yorkshire, Dewsbury sits on the River Calder and the Calder and Hebble Navigation, with a walkable centre thick with lis…
Criccieth
A tiny seaside town on the south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, Criccieth is dominated by the ruins of Criccieth Castle, which look out over…
St Albans
A cathedral city in Hertfordshire north of London, St Albans sits on the site of the Roman city of Verulamium — one of the first major stops on Watling Stree…
Cranbrook
Compact Wealden town in Kent where a working windmill rises above a street of whitewashed and brick buildings, with a walkable historic core, independent sho…
Hatherleigh
A modest market town in West Devon known for its November carnival, which features two flaming tar barrel runs, and a weekly livestock market that has served…
Brecon
This small market town in mid Wales sitting within the Brecon Beacons National Park, where the rivers Honddu and Usk meet in the town centre.
Towednack
This small churchtown and civil parish in Cornwall, close to St Ives and the Atlantic coast, sitting within the Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty —…
Stamford
This walkable Lincolnshire market town with five medieval parish churches, a centre dense with listed stone and timber-framed buildings from the 17th and 18t…
Stockton-on-Tees
A market town on the northern bank of the River Tees in County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees has a walkable centre dense with listed buildings, historic churches,…
Aberaeron
A small Welsh harbour town on the Ceredigion coast, Aberaeron was built from 1805 by the Reverend Alban Thomas Jones-Gwynne in a formal street pattern said t…
Dartford
A heritage-dense market town in Kent where the River Darent runs through the centre, Dartford sits on the old London-to-Dover road and has a walkable core wi…
West Alvington
Modest Devon village on the edge of Kingsbridge, West Alvington draws visitors with its striking Gothic parish church — visible here with its pinnacled tower…
Trawsfynydd
Trawsfynydd is a Welsh-speaking village in Gwynedd, set beside Llyn Trawsfynydd reservoir in mountain terrain, and known as the birthplace of the poet Hedd Wyn.
Pwllheli
Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, was founded in Pwllheli, a tiny market town on the southern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in north-west Wales.
Matlock
This small Derbyshire county town sits in the south-eastern Peak District, where the River Derwent runs through mountain terrain and scenic viewpoints are cl…
Croyde
Modest North Devon village on the west-facing Atlantic coast, Croyde sits near Baggy Point — National Trust land on the South West Coast Path — within the No…
Queen Camel
This golden-stone Gothic church with a tall battlemented tower dominates this tiny Somerset village on the River Cam, where heritage-dense streets and proxim…
Fareham
Walkable market town at the north-west tip of Portsmouth Harbour in south-east Hampshire, Fareham sits between Portsmouth and Southampton with a centre full…
Montacute
This Somerset village a short distance west of Yeovil is built almost entirely of local hamstone and is thick with listed historic buildings, including a med…
Cocklake
A quiet Somerset hamlet on the Somerset Levels, Cocklake sits within the historic Isle of Wedmore parish, where a traditional village pub and listed stone-an…
Whitchurch
Claimed to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in Shropshire, Whitchurch is a heritage-dense market town in the north of the county, close to the Welsh…
Tal-y-bont on Usk
This tiny village in the Brecon Beacons of Powys, Wales, sitting alongside the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal and close to the River Usk, with mountain terra…
Lower Slaughter
This Cotswold village in Gloucestershire built along both banks of the River Eye, with stone footbridges crossing the slow-moving stream and a 19th-century w…
Talgarth
A small Welsh market town in Powys said to have been the capital of the early medieval kingdom of Brycheiniog, Talgarth has a 14th-century parish church, a d…
Felin-fach
This compact Welsh village in Powys near Brecon, where stone-and-render cottages line quiet lanes close to the upland country of the Brecon Beacons, with two…
Llangeinor
This modest conservation village in the Garw Valley of south Wales, sitting in mountain terrain north of Bridgend, with the entire settlement protected as a…
Uplyme
This Devon village on the River Lym, sitting directly on the Devon-Dorset border and adjacent to the coastal town of Lyme Regis, with scenic countryside surr…
Nuneaton
Nuneaton, the largest town in Warwickshire, is best known as the birthplace and early home of the novelist George Eliot, born on the nearby Arbury Estate in…
Sandwich
Sandwich, in Kent, gave its name to the food by way of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, and the word now appears in several languages.
Accrington
Accrington, a Lancashire town in the Hyndburn borough, is known for two unlikely distinctions: the Haworth Art Gallery holds Europe's largest collection of T…
Llandysilio
This modest Welsh village in Montgomeryshire, Powys, sitting on the eastern bank of the River Vyrnwy with mountain terrain nearby.
Edzell
Georgian planned village in Angus, Scotland, laid out with a broad main street and a grid of side streets beside the River North Esk, in the foothills of the…
Mold
Mold, the historic county town of Flintshire in north Wales, sits on the River Alyn with the wooded slopes of the Clwyd Hills rising behind it.
Pontypridd
Sitting at the confluence of the Taff and Rhondda rivers in South Wales, Pontypridd is a walkable town with a café-filled centre, historic churches, and moun…
Wincanton
This compact Somerset market town where Georgian and older listed buildings line a lively high street, with independent shops and inns giving it a well-worn,…
Kendal
Known as the "Auld Grey Town" for its grey limestone buildings, Kendal is a market town in Cumbria just outside the Lake District, sitting on the River Kent.
Llanelwedd
A pocket-sized village in Powys, Wales, on the northern bank of the River Wye, Llanelwedd is best known as the site of the Royal Welsh Showground, where the…
Llanfihangel-y-Pennant
This small Welsh hamlet in the foothills of Cadair Idris, Llanfihangel-y-Pennant is known for two historical draws: the ruined 13th-century Castell y Bere, a…
Corwen
Owain Glyndŵr connections run through this small Welsh town on the River Dee beneath the Berwyn mountains in Denbighshire.
Flexbury
A small coastal village in north Cornwall, Flexbury sits right on the water at Crooklets beach, a short walk from Bude.
Berriew
This small Welsh village in Montgomeryshire, Powys, sitting at the confluence of the Afon Rhiw and the Montgomeryshire Canal near the River Severn.
Llanuwchllyn
A tiny Welsh village at the southern end of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) in mountain terrain, Llanuwchllyn is the headquarters of the narrow-gauge Bala Lake Railwa…
Tamworth
Walkable Staffordshire market town north-east of Birmingham, Tamworth sits at the confluence of the River Tame and carries a dense concentration of listed hi…
Youlgreave
One of the larger villages in the Peak District National Park, Youlgreave sits on the River Bradford in Derbyshire and carries a heritage-dense streetscape f…
Colnbrook
A compact Berkshire village straddling two river branches, Colnbrook's town centre features a traditional whitewashed pub, a cast-iron street clock, and a pa…
Crowborough
Crowborough sits at the edge of Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, making it the highest town in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a base for…
West Anstey
A tiny Devon village of stone cottages and a square-towered church set among rolling sheep pastures, with Exmoor's upland moorland rising directly behind and…
Redlynch
This compact Somerset village in upland country, Redlynch rewards curious visitors with an 18th-century stone church — visible here with its arched windows a…
Ellesborough
Close to Chequers, the Prime Minister's country residence, this modest Buckinghamshire village sits at the foot of the Chiltern Hills between Wendover and Li…
Bangor
Wales's oldest city sits on the Menai Strait in Gwynedd, with mountain terrain rising behind it and the Isle of Anglesey across the water, connected by the B…
Chepstow
Chepstow's clifftop castle, often cited as the oldest surviving stone castle in Britain, rises directly above the tidal River Wye in this small Welsh border…
Sharow
A small village just north-east of Ripon in North Yorkshire, Sharow is home to St John's Church, whose two-acre churchyard has been managed as a wildlife hab…
Penmaenpool
A modest hamlet on the south bank of the Mawddach estuary in Gwynedd, set within Snowdonia National Park amid mountain terrain.
Glastonbury
This little Somerset town with an outsized reputation, Glastonbury is built around the ruins of one of medieval England's most important abbeys — the site of…
Abbotsbury
A compact Dorset village near the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Abbotsbury draws visitors to its swannery, subtropical gardens, and 14th-century St Cat…
Crewkerne
A heritage-dense market town in south Somerset, Crewkerne has a compact central core with cafés and restaurants and a concentration of listed historic buildi…
Braithwaite
A tiny Lake District hamlet in Cumbria sitting beside Coledale Beck, with the Grisedale Pike ridge to the east and Whinlatter Forest's walking trails close by.
Hull
A port city on the Humber Estuary in Yorkshire with over 800 years of seafaring history, Hull pairs a walkable old town dense with listed buildings and histo…
Montgomery
Montgomery, a pocket-sized Welsh Marches town in Powys sitting close to the England–Wales border, is anchored by a castle begun in 1223 and a parish church s…
Lifton
A tiny Devon village where two rivers meet near the Cornwall border, anchored by a handsome stone-built inn lining the quiet main street, with rolling upland…
High Wycombe
A large market town in Buckinghamshire's Chiltern Hills, High Wycombe sits along the River Wye with a walkable centre dense with listed historic buildings, c…
Wadebridge
Modest town in north Cornwall straddling the River Camel, Wadebridge has a pedestrianised main shopping street, Molesworth Street, with cafés and restaurants…
Presteigne
This modest market town on the south bank of the River Lugg in Powys, Wales, Presteigne sits directly on the England–Wales border, with England wrapping arou…
Buxton
England's highest market town, Buxton sits at around 1,000 feet above sea level on the edge of the Peak District National Park in Derbyshire.
Up Cerne
This pocket-sized Dorset hamlet on the River Cerne, Up Cerne is centred around a 17th-century manor house and a cluster of thatched cottages between Minterne…
Newcastle Emlyn
A small market town on the River Teifi in West Wales, Newcastle Emlyn has a café and restaurant scene and a concentration of historic churches that punch abo…
Rainham
This pocket-sized Kent town in the Medway conurbation has a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, with vineyards in the surrounding area add…
Bishop's Hull
This Somerset village on the edge of Taunton, Bishop's Hull offers a striking medieval church with a distinctive round tower, easy access to upland countrysi…
Hastingwood
A modest Essex hamlet in flat, tree-lined countryside, anchored by a traditional red-tile-roofed village pub with outdoor seating, and well-placed for explor…
Hadfield
Hadfield, a small town on the River Etherow in Derbyshire's High Peak, sits at the western edge of the Peak District close to Glossop.
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire town with a walkable, heritage-dense centre full of cafés and restaurants, Hemel Hempstead sits on the rivers Gade and Bulbourne a short distan…
Stody
Tiny Norfolk village where a flint-stone church with a distinctive round tower and ancient graveyard stands amid gently rolling countryside, within easy reac…
Trefriw
Trefriw is a tiny Welsh village on the western slopes of the Conwy Valley, mostly within Snowdonia National Park, known for its working woollen mill — powere…
Whitefield
This Greater Manchester town set above the River Irwell valley, Whitefield rewards visitors with an impressive Gothic stone church tower dominating its centr…
Ashburton
A heritage-dense compact town on the south-eastern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, Ashburton has a walkable centre thick with listed buildings, cafés, and restaur…
Dinas Mawddwy
This little village in Snowdonia National Park, Gwynedd, where the Rivers Cerist and Dyfi meet beneath the surrounding hills.
Darlington
Darlington, in County Durham, is best known as the town where railway history was made in the 19th century — a heritage that still draws visitors today along…
Giggleswick
A stone-built North Yorkshire village set against broad snow-dusted fells, Giggleswick sits beside the River Ribble with a notable historic church and easy a…
Bisham
This Thames-side village in Berkshire, Bisham sits just south of Marlow and is home to one of Sport England's National Sports Centres, making it a base for b…
Eamont Bridge
This compact Cumbrian village on the River Eamont, where a multi-arched sandstone bridge frames lush riverbanks, with upland country close by and the wider L…
Kingsdon
A pocket-sized Somerset village south-east of Somerton, Kingsdon sits on a hillside with views across the surrounding countryside.
Ellesmere
A small Shropshire town close to the Welsh border, Ellesmere sits among a cluster of natural lakes known as meres, with a heritage-dense centre of listed bui…
Altrincham
This Greater Manchester market town whose food-and-drink scene centres on a market house granted its charter in 1290, Altrincham draws visitors for its café…
Treorchy
Treorchy, a little town in the Rhondda Fawr valley in south Wales, is known for the Treorchy Male Choir, one of Wales's most celebrated choral ensembles.
Gringley on the Hill
This small Nottinghamshire village set on a hilltop ridge, where a substantial golden-stone medieval church with a battlemented tower rises above a well-kept…
Llanfrynach
This tiny village in the Brecon Beacons National Park, southeast of Brecon, Llanfrynach sits alongside the Nant Menasgin stream and the Monmouthshire and Bre…
Howden
Howden Minster, one of the largest churches in the East Riding of Yorkshire, anchors this compact market town south-east of York, where a heritage-dense cent…
Broadwindsor
A Dorset village with a heritage-dense centre and a notable royal footnote: King Charles II spent the night here on 23 September 1651 during his flight after…
Blaenau Ffestiniog
Slate-mining heritage defines this small Welsh town in Gwynedd, where the Ffestiniog Railway — a historic narrow-gauge line — and the Llechwedd Slate Caverns…
Denshaw
A little Pennine village in Greater Manchester's Saddleworth parish, Denshaw sits near the source of the River Tame and is known for its annual Whit Friday b…
Snaith
This tiny market town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, close to the River Aire, with a heritage-dense centre holding a concentration of listed buildings with…
Tintagel
Tintagel, on the Atlantic coast of Cornwall, is the village most closely tied to Arthurian legend: Geoffrey of Monmouth placed the conception of King Arthur…
Dundon
Walkers rest on a hilltop above a patchwork of green Somerset fields and a small village below, with the Polden Hills rolling into the distance and Glastonbu…
Maryport
This small Cumbrian coastal town on the Solway Firth, Maryport grew around a harbour built at the mouth of the River Ellen in the mid-18th century and sits a…
Llanfair
A compact coastal hamlet in Gwynedd's Ardudwy area, Llanfair sits beside Cardigan Bay with views across to the Llŷn Peninsula and the hills of Snowdonia.
Llangynyw
This small Welsh hamlet in Montgomeryshire, Powys, set on a hill within a bend of the River Banwy, with mountain terrain rising around it.
Llanwrtyd Wells
Claiming the title of Britain's smallest town — a distinction it contests with Fordwich in Kent — Llanwrtyd Wells sits on the Afon Irfon in Powys, Wales, clo…
Ynysawdre
This small south Wales community in Bridgend County Borough, Ynysawdre draws industrial-heritage visitors to the striking ruined stone ironworks at Tondu, se…
Northam
This modest Devon market town north of Bideford sits close to the water and draws visitors with a concentration of listed historic buildings, a real café and…
Airmyn
A pocket-sized East Riding village where the River Aire meets the River Ouse, Airmyn takes its name from the Old Norse for "river mouth" and was a working po…
Talybont
Little village on the Cardigan Bay coast in north Wales, just north of Barmouth, with a station on the Cambrian Line and several caravan sites.
Stoke D'Abernon
A Surrey village on the right bank of the River Mole, Stoke d'Abernon sits just south of Cobham and shares a railway station with it, placing it within easy…
All Stretton
A small Conservation Area village in Shropshire's hill country, sitting in a broad green valley ringed by rounded peaks, with fern-covered slopes above and w…
Pen-y-cae
Little linear village in the Brecon Beacons National Park in Powys, Wales, running along the A4067 beside the River Tawe, between Abercraf and Craig-y-Nos Ca…
Llanfyllin
This pocket-sized market town in the Cain river valley below the Berwyn hills in northern Powys, Wales, Llanfyllin takes its name from a holy well dedicated…
Erwood
A pocket-sized hamlet on the western bank of the River Wye in Powys, Wales, Erwood sits in mountain terrain on the edge of the Brecon Beacons.
West Coker
This Somerset village where thatched stone cottages and traditional pubs line a quiet country road, offering an authentic slice of rural English heritage wit…
West Chinnock
Stone cottages with thatched roofs line a quiet Somerset lane in this pocket-sized village, where flower-filled gardens, rolling green hills, and a heritage-…
Llanbedrog
This National Trust beach on Cardigan Bay draws visitors to this Welsh-speaking village on the Llŷn Peninsula, with the headland of Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd rising…
Eccles
Eccles, a market town in the City of Salford in Greater Manchester, is the birthplace of the Eccles cake and grew around its 13th-century Parish Church of St…
Talsarnau
This small Welsh village on the Ardudwy coast of Gwynedd, Talsarnau sits where the A496 road runs between Maentwrog and Harlech, with the Dwyryd estuary's Tr…
Trefor
A tiny coastal village on the northern shore of the Llŷn Peninsula in Gwynedd, Wales, Trefor sits at the foot of Yr Eifl — the mountain range rising directly…
Bridport
Rope-making shaped Bridport for centuries, and this compact Dorset market town retains a dense concentration of listed historic buildings alongside a café an…
West Lulworth
Compact Dorset village on the English Channel beside Lulworth Cove, West Lulworth sits at the gateway to the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
Heversham
A small Cumbrian village above the marshes of the Kent estuary, Heversham offers views across the water from Heversham Head, where a toposcope marks the vant…
Beguildy
A little Welsh village in Powys near the headwaters of the River Teme, with a 15th-century church screen and the remains of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle…
Llangynfelyn
This compact Welsh community in Ceredigion sits where the Leri estuary meets the lower slopes of mountain terrain, stretching inland toward Moel y Llyn betwe…
Huddersfield
Huddersfield's Victorian railway station — a Grade I listed building that poet John Betjeman called "the most splendid station façade in England" and winner…
Dartington
Dartington Hall anchors this heritage-dense Devon village on the west bank of the River Dart, a short distance north of Totnes.
Heysham
This coastal village on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, Heysham is a ferry port with crossings to the Isle of Man and Ireland, and the site of two nuclear power…
Llandre
Compact Welsh village in Ceredigion's wooded valley country, with stone-walled cottages lining a quiet road beneath bare-treed hillsides, offering a peaceful…
Wookey
This Somerset village on the River Axe, just west of Wells, Wookey is often confused with its better-known neighbour Wookey Hole, home to the famous caves.
Braintree
This solid Essex market town built around a historic red-brick civic core, with a handsome domed town hall anchoring the centre and a walkable heritage stree…
Ash Priors
This tiny Somerset village in upland country, centered on a handsome red-sandstone church with a battlemented tower, set among green lawns and old gravestone…
Shaw
A Greater Manchester town on the edge of upland country, Shaw offers a solid pub culture exemplified by handsome Victorian red-brick corner locals, alongside…
Irlam
This town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, sitting on the north bank of the Manchester Ship Canal, which shaped its growth as an inland port after…
Launceston
Launceston Castle, built around 1070 by Robert, Count of Mortain — half-brother of William the Conqueror — crowns the hill above this small Cornish town, whi…
Llywel
This little Welsh hamlet in Powys sits beside the Afon Gwydderig, not far from the river's source, in mountain country that includes Fan Brycheiniog — the hi…
Disley
A pocket-sized town on the edge of the Peak District in Cheshire, Disley sits alongside the River Goyt and the Peak Forest Canal, which opened in 1800.
South Molton
A little market town on the southern edge of Exmoor, South Molton sits on the River Mole and trades in sheep and cattle, with a heritage-dense centre and a m…
Gravesend
A historic Thames-side town in northwest Kent, Gravesend is the final resting place of Pocahontas, whose memorial stands here.
Bowness-on-Windermere
This lakeside town in Cumbria's Lake District National Park serves as the main tourist hub for the South Lakes area, sitting directly on the shore of Winderm…
Price Town
Compact Welsh valley village set along the River Ogmore beneath broad green hills, with a brick clock tower at its crossroads and historic colliery-era stone…
Dukinfield
Heritage-dense town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, sitting on the south bank of the River Tame opposite Ashton-under-Lyne, with a compact centre holding a…
Delph
Village in the Pennines of Greater Manchester whose 19th-century centre has changed little, Delph sits on the River Tame with a concentration of listed histo…
Lydd
A heritage-dense little town on Romney Marsh in Kent, Lydd was prosperous enough in the 13th century to hold membership in the Cinque Ports as a limb of Romney.
Grimsby
Once home to the world's largest fishing fleet around the mid-20th century, Grimsby is a port city on the south bank of the Humber estuary in Lincolnshire, w…
Wembdon
A pocket-sized Somerset parish beside Bridgwater, Wembdon draws visitors with its weathered red-brick medieval church set in a green churchyard, easy access…
Crowle
This market town on the Isle of Axholme in North Lincolnshire, Crowle sits alongside the Stainforth and Keadby Canal and holds a parish church containing the…
Walsall
A compact Black Country market town in the West Midlands, Walsall offers a walkable brick-built centre dense with Victorian commercial architecture, historic…
Cwmdu
Small village in the heart of the Black Mountains in Powys, Wales, with the River Rhiangoll running through it and mountain walking country on the doorstep.
Llanwddyn
Lake Vyrnwy reservoir sits at the heart of this small Welsh hamlet in Montgomeryshire, Powys, with the RSPB managing the surrounding land and operating sever…
Mountain Ash
Tiny Welsh town in the Cynon Valley, Mountain Ash sits alongside the River Cynon in the upland terrain of Rhondda Cynon Taf, with a concentration of historic…
Llangybi
This small Welsh village in Ceredigion's hill country, Llangybi sits beside the River Dulas and takes its name from Saint Cybi, one of only three Welsh villa…
Kettering
This market and industrial town in north Northamptonshire, Kettering owes much of its growth to the arrival of the railway in the mid-19th century and, more…
Lilleshall
The Norman parish church of St Michael and All Angels, a grade I listed building founded by St Chad in Anglo-Saxon times and recorded in the Domesday Book, i…
Stourbridge
Glass-making put Stourbridge on the map during the Industrial Revolution, and this West Midlands market town on the River Stour retains a heritage-dense cent…
Trebetherick
A little hamlet on Cornwall's north coast, Trebetherick sits on the east side of the River Camel estuary with direct access to Daymer Bay and the rocky headl…
Penydarren
Penydarren, a tiny community north of Merthyr Tydfil centre in Wales, holds a firm place in industrial history as the starting point of Richard Trevithick's…
Saint Blazey
This small Cornish town whose parish boundary takes in the Eden Project, the internationally visited botanical attraction built inside a former quarry, as we…
Arlecdon
This little Cumbrian village in upland country near Whitehaven, Arlecdon offers a classic English rural pub scene — as seen in its whitewashed village inn —…
Warton
Warton's parish church of Saint Oswald carries a notable historical connection: the Washington family, ancestors of George Washington, the first president of…
Brentwood
Heritage-dense Essex town on the London commuter belt, Brentwood has a walkable High Street — a former Roman road — lined with cafés, restaurants, and listed…
Shere
This heritage-dense Surrey village on the River Tillingbourne, Shere sits in the wooded Vale of Holmesdale between the North Downs and the Greensand Ridge, w…
Littleborough
A small mill town in Greater Manchester where the South Pennines meet the Rochdale Canal, Littleborough has a stone-built town centre designated as a Conserv…
Sittingbourne
A Kent town on the Swale — the strip of sea separating mainland Kent from the Isle of Sheppey — Sittingbourne sits beside the ancient Roman Watling Street an…
Ystrad
A small South Wales Valleys settlement in the Rhondda Fawr valley, Ystrad carries a notable place in Welsh religious history as the site of Nebo Chapel, the…
Widnes
Widnes, a town in Cheshire on the northern bank of the River Mersey, built its identity around the chemical industry after industrialist John Hutchinson esta…
Keswick
This pocket-sized Lake District market town on the shores of Derwentwater, Keswick has been a holiday destination for more than 150 years and packs a strong…
Morcombelake
This pocket-sized Dorset hamlet on the edge of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Morcombelake sits close to Golden Cap and was home to the Moores baker…
Chipping Ongar
The "Chipping" in this small Essex market town's name derives from the Old English word for market, a lineage it shares with Chipping Campden, Chipping Norto…
Burton-on-Trent
Burton-on-Trent, in Staffordshire, is best known for brewing, a tradition that shaped the town's growth from its origins around Burton Abbey.
Kingskerswell
Pocket-sized Devon village with roots in the Domesday Book, Kingskerswell has a 14th-century church and the ruins of a medieval manor house among its listed…
Llanfrothen
This little Welsh hamlet in Gwynedd sits in mountain terrain between Porthmadog and Blaenau Ffestiniog, with water close by and the wider region ringed by UN…
Kelbrook
A Lancashire village on the A56 between Colne and Earby, Kelbrook has an unusual literary footnote: Elisabeth Beresford wrote much of The Wandering Wombles h…
Dixton
A little village on the banks of the River Wye in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, Dixton sits just north of Monmouth and holds a parish church — St Peter's…
Great Witley
This red-brick Georgian manor house set among rolling Worcestershire farmland typifies this small village in the Malvern Hills District, where open arable fi…
Nether Compton
This small Dorset hamlet where a weathered stone church tower rises above honey-coloured walls and flowering lilac, offering a quiet lane-side walk through a…
Oakengates
Compact English market town in Shropshire's upland country, Oakengates offers a lively high street of independent shops and eateries, Union Jack bunting over…
Bodmin
A Cornish market town on the edge of Bodmin Moor, where substantial medieval and Victorian stone buildings — like the imposing civic hall visible here — line…
Churchstoke
A small Welsh border village in the Vale of Montgomery, where a stone church tower rises above snow-dusted fields, with rolling upland hills close by and two…
Prees
A small Shropshire village close to the England–Wales border, where a battlemented stone church tower rises above a broad, tree-lined churchyard, offering a…
Golborne
A working-class Greater Manchester town with a compact Victorian brick high street, close to the wider region's upland countryside and within reach of a UNES…
Middleton
A Greater Manchester town where long terraces of Victorian red-brick line quiet residential streets, a clock tower rising above the rooftops, with historic c…
Pendlebury
Town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, with a concentration of historic churches relative to its size.
Washford
Cleeve Abbey, described as one of the best-preserved medieval monasteries in England, sits at the edge of this small Somerset village on the Washford River,…
Milnrow
This tiny town in Greater Manchester at the foothills of the South Pennines, Milnrow sits on the River Beal and retains a distinct character from neighbourin…
Blackburn
A Lancashire mill town with textile roots stretching back to the mid-13th century, Blackburn is also known for Blackburn Rovers and for a South Asian food sc…
Cannock
This compact English market town in Staffordshire, Cannock offers a lively brick-paved town centre with a medieval church tower, and sits just south of the C…
Ide Hill
This tiny hamlet on one of the highest points of the Greensand Ridge in Kent, Ide Hill sits within the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty a few mi…
Ilminster
A pocket-sized Somerset market town built around a grand perpendicular Gothic church in golden stone, with heritage-dense streets, upland surrounds, and scen…
Clyro
Small Welsh village in upland Powys, close to the literary town of Hay-on-Wye, with stone and rendered houses clustered around a rural road junction and a wo…
Merthyr Mawr
Merthyr Mawr Warren, a coastal sand dune system that ranks as the second tallest in Europe and served as a filming location for Lawrence of Arabia, sits besi…
Bury
Bury, in Greater Manchester, is best known for its open-air market, black pudding, and as the birthplace of Sir Robert Peel — the Prime Minister who founded…
Davyhulme
A Greater Manchester suburb in flat, green surroundings, with a stone clock tower war memorial at its centre, colourful municipal flower beds, and a modest l…
Sutton Coldfield
A West Midlands town within Birmingham's orbit, Sutton Coldfield offers Victorian red-brick civic architecture — including a striking clock tower visible fro…
Bletchley
Bletchley Park, the headquarters of Britain's World War II codebreaking operation and now a major tourist attraction, sits in this town on the south-west edg…
St Helens
A city in Merseyside shaped by glassmaking, coal mining, and chemicals during the Industrial Revolution, St Helens is today best known for its Rugby League c…
Culverstone Green
This quiet residential corner of the Kent countryside, Culverstone Green sits close to upland walking country and scenic viewpoints, with heritage architectu…
Chafford Hundred
A modern Essex suburb of red-brick housing estates with easy rail access to Lakeside Shopping Centre, scenic Thames-estuary surrounds, and several UNESCO Wor…
Hattersley
A Greater Manchester housing estate on the eastern edge of Tameside, Hattersley sits at the fringe of upland country with the Peak District's open moorland w…
Pakefield
A small coastal settlement in Suffolk with direct beach access, a notable concentration of historic churches, and a café and restaurant scene that holds a su…
Northenden
Compact riverside suburb of Manchester with a heritage-dense streetscape, several historic churches, and a lively café and dining scene that punches well abo…
Openshaw
A heritage-dense urban district in Greater Manchester, Openshaw rewards curious visitors with an unusual concentration of churches, listed buildings within w…
Ladybarn
Compact UK town with a notably lively café and dining scene, an unusual density of churches, waterside setting, and easy access to upland country and a nearb…
Woodhouses
A compact waterside settlement in the UK with a notable concentration of historic churches, a modest café scene, and easy access to upland country and severa…
Babbacombe
A compact coastal district in Devon rising steeply above the sea, Babbacombe rewards visitors with clifftop views, a dense cluster of listed buildings, and a…
Stainburn
This modest waterside settlement in the UK with easy access to upland country, a modest café and dining scene, and listed heritage architecture nearby, all w…
Heaton Norris
A compact urban district in Greater Manchester packed with listed historic buildings, an unusual density of churches, and a lively café and restaurant scene,…
Higher Folds
This compact UK village sitting right at the water's edge, Higher Folds offers historic churches, a small café scene, and easy access to upland country and a…
Hulme End
Small village in England's upland Peak District, sitting right at the water's edge with moorland surroundings, heritage architecture nearby, and several UNES…
Little Parndon
A heritage-rich small settlement in eastern England, Little Parndon sits right on the water with a notably dense cluster of listed buildings and historic chu…
Milebrook
Tiny waterside settlement in the upland country of Wales, Milebrook sits where a river meets rolling hills, offering quiet rural scenery and easy access to a…
Boothstown
This compact UK village sitting right on the water, Boothstown offers a modest café and dining scene, easy access to upland country, and proximity to listed…
Romiley
A compact English village in upland country, Romiley sits beside the water with a pocket-sized cluster of cafés and restaurants, and lies within reach of lis…
Cippenham
Heritage-rich suburb of Slough in southern England, Cippenham offers listed buildings within walking distance, a solid local café and dining scene, and easy…
Melcombe Regis
A historic English seaside town dense with listed buildings, waterfront dining, and an unusual number of churches, sitting close to upland country and within…
Kingsgate
Compact coastal village in Kent with a heritage-dense streetscape, several historic churches, and scenic viewpoints nearby, making it a rewarding stop for th…
Rosthwaite
A compact upland village in England's Lake District, sitting beside a mountain stream amid high fells, with heritage architecture nearby and sweeping valley…
Cwmdauddwr
This tiny Welsh community set in upland country right on the water, with a notable concentration of historic churches for its size and easy reach of a region…
Crouch
This compact heritage-rich settlement in upland Britain, Crouch sits within walking distance of water and close to a wider region dotted with UNESCO World He…
Great Hollands
A residential district in Bracknell, England, sitting close to open upland country and within reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites and heritage archi…
Upper Broadheath
A tiny hamlet in Worcestershire sitting right at the water's edge, with upland country close by and listed heritage architecture nearby, making it a quiet ba…
Hornby
This compact Lancashire village sits where the River Wenning meets the Lune, a short drive from Lancaster, with a heritage-dense centre and mountain terrain…
Woolley Moor
This small upland village in England's Derbyshire countryside, sitting beside open moorland water with listed heritage buildings nearby and a UNESCO World He…
Blaenrhondda
This small Welsh village at the head of the Rhondda Valley, set in upland country beside a river, with scenic viewpoints in the surrounding hills and a UNESC…
Little Warley
A small English village set in upland country right at the water's edge, with listed heritage architecture nearby and several UNESCO World Heritage sites wit…
Calder Bridge
This pocket-sized village in England's upland lake country, sitting right beside the water with listed heritage architecture nearby and several UNESCO World…
Port Gaverne
This compact coastal hamlet in Cornwall with a cluster of historic buildings right at the water's edge, scenic viewpoints nearby, and easy access to upland c…
Cliffe Woods
A pocket-sized village in the United Kingdom set where upland country meets the water, with listed heritage architecture nearby and UNESCO World Heritage sit…
Egham Hythe
This compact riverside settlement in Surrey with a heritage-dense streetscape, a lively café and dining scene for its size, and easy access to several UNESCO…
Ystumtuen
Compact Welsh upland village set right on the water amid rolling hill country, with scenic viewpoints and proximity to a UNESCO World Heritage site in the wi…
Whitbeck
Tiny coastal settlement in England's Lake District fringe, Whitbeck sits where upland fells meet the sea, offering raw, open scenery and easy access to the s…
Meole Brace
Heritage-rich suburb of Shrewsbury sitting right on the water, Meole Brace offers historic churches, listed buildings within easy walking distance, and conve…
Tilgate
This compact UK town sitting right on the water, with a notably lively café and dining scene, several historic churches, and easy access to upland country an…
Vickerstown
A compact waterside town in Cumbria with a heritage-dense streetscape, a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size, and easy access to the upland…
West Lydford
Tiny English village sitting right at the water's edge, with upland country close by and several UNESCO World Heritage sites within reach of the wider Somers…
Dunball
A small waterside settlement in Somerset, Dunball sits right at the water's edge with upland country close by and several UNESCO World Heritage sites within…
Platt Bridge
A compact UK town sitting right at the water's edge, with a notable concentration of historic churches for its size and easy access to upland country and a U…
Crackington Haven
A tiny coastal cove on Cornwall's dramatic Atlantic-facing cliffs, where steep upland terrain meets a sheltered beach, making it a rewarding stop for walkers…
Sennybridge
A tiny upland hamlet in Wales sitting right at the water's edge, Sennybridge offers a rugged rural base for exploring the surrounding hills and the wider reg…
Cwm-erfin
A small upland settlement in Wales sitting right at the water's edge, with scenic viewpoints across open hill country and several UNESCO World Heritage sites…
Denham Green
Heritage-rich modest settlement in the UK with listed buildings lining its walkable core, sitting right at the water and within easy reach of upland country…
Tugford
Tiny rural settlement in the English Midlands, Tugford sits beside a stream with upland country close at hand and listed heritage buildings and a regional UN…
Meden Vale
A pocket-sized village in Nottinghamshire's upland country, sitting right at the water's edge, with listed heritage architecture nearby and a UNESCO World He…
Tilehurst
Suburban district of Reading with a walkable café and restaurant scene, several historic churches, and easy access to the Thames and the wider region's UNESC…
Rockfield
A pocket-sized UK village set in upland country right at the water's edge, with vineyards nearby and a UNESCO World Heritage site within reach of the wider r…
North Camp
Compact UK town sitting right at the water's edge, with a notably active café and restaurant scene, several historic churches, and easy access to upland coun…
Little Petherick
Tiny waterside village in Cornwall set within reach of upland countryside and regional UNESCO World Heritage sites, with listed heritage architecture adding…
Tritlington
Pocket-sized rural settlement in northeast England, sitting right at the water's edge with upland country close by and several UNESCO World Heritage sites wi…
Penallt
A modest village in the Welsh uplands where the land meets the water, Penallt sits within easy reach of several UNESCO World Heritage sites and offers a quie…
Sparrowpit
This compact upland village in the UK's Peak District area, set in open moorland country with walking access to water and heritage architecture within easy r…
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