Gloucester
Gloucester is a large cathedral city in Gloucestershire. The city lies deep in the heart of the picturesque Cotswolds, not far from the border with South Wales and a short …
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Pontypool
Pontypool in South Wales grew up on the edge of the Welsh coalfields. The town is only a short distance from its nearby neighbours, Newport and Cymbran, and many people …
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Livingston
Livingston in West Lothian, Scotland, was once a small mining village, housing the workers for the booming shale oil mining industry in the 1800s. According to historians, the name Livingston …
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Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay in North Wales is a relic of a bygone age when seaside towns were the fashionable place to go on your annual summer holidays. Modern Colwyn Bay isn’t …
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Carrickfergus
The town of Carrickfergus is in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is only a few miles up the coast from Belfast. It’s one of the oldest settlements in Ireland and …
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Bradford
Bradford is a large, multi-cultural city in West Yorkshire, adjacent to Leeds and nestled at the foot of the Pennines. Despite its industrial heritage, Bradford has award winning museums, many …
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Helmsley
If you were to try and describe what you would imagine to be the ideal image of an English market town, the image that you describe would almost certainly match …
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Spalding
Spalding is a small market town deep in the heart of Lincolnshire. It isn’t the most famous place in the region, but if you are looking for a base from …
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Bristol
Bristol lies on the cusp of the West Country and is a great place to stay for a night, a weekend, or longer. A lot of visitors pass through Bristol …
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Bakewell
If the name Bakewell conjures up a tempting picture of a delicious tart, you are probably salivating at the thought of visiting the place itself. But don’t worry because you …
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