As spring is in full swing and summer just around the corner, it’s a perfect time to resume our series of Pretty Places to visit around the UK. If you’re looking for an outdoor day packed with heritage attractions and bucolic charm, the pretty village of Style in Cheshire could be just the ticket. From …
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Idyllic Scenes: Festive Village House
This beautiful period property is decked out in festive regalia, marking this year’s platinum jubilee for Britain’s longest reigning monarch and this weekend’s official birthday of Her Majesty The Queen. Here’s a closer look at this festive village house and the elements contributing to the idyllic scene:
Pretty Places: Visit Bakewell
Bakewell is a small and typical Peak District market town built in grey local stone with undulating streets bordered by quaint terraced cottages. Perhaps best known for the Bakewell tart, the town is also a quaint day visit while touring nearby attractions. Here is a look at some beautiful scenes to see if you visit …
Pretty Places: Knutsford
As we criss-cross England looking at some of the prettiest places to visit, this edition brings us to a town in Cheshire. With a market street decked in bunting, winding streets lined with cottages and the entrance to a publicly-accessible stately pile, Knutsford is popular with visitors, here’s why:
Pretty Places: Visit Ely
From a market town in Shropshire to a Britain in Bloom village in Lancashire, the Pretty Places series is now serving up a city in this third post. Ely is an idyllic place with plenty of sights and is well-located if you’re looking for a day trip out of London. Here is a look around …
Pretty Places to Visit: Whalley
In this series of Pretty Places to visit, we look at various villages and towns across England that have the aesthetically pleasing scenes we love to see; traditional architecture, lush gardens bursting with florals, winding cobbled streets and quaint sights. Continuing on from our first edition, which looked at the market town of Shrewsbury, this …