Escape To The Perfect Town

[Mrs64]

I've always enjoyed programmes such as Escape To The Country/Location, Location, Location

'Escape To The Town' could be quite interesting featuring towns around the UK. I missed the start of the series last week, this series is on BBC1 at 3pm each day

Here is a list of the towns featured next week :

Monday - Tunbridge Wells (know it well being a Sussex lass)
Tuesday - Guildford
Wednesday - Abergavenny (Leon & I been going there for the last 15 years to visit friends, lovely area)
Thursday - Bideford
Friday - Arundel (another lovely rural area in Sussex we're both familiar with)

[hector]

I have spent an awful lot of hours around Abergavenny!! can't say I like it though.

[Ellandback1]

I've always enjoyed programmes such as Escape To The Country/Location, Location, Location

'Escape To The Town' could be quite interesting featuring towns around the UK. I missed the start of the series last week, this series is on BBC1 at 3pm each day

Here is a list of the towns featured next week :

Monday - Tunbridge Wells (know it well being a Sussex lass)
Tuesday - Guildford
Wednesday - Abergavenny (Leon & I been going there for the last 15 years to visit friends, lovely area)
Thursday - Bideford
Friday - Arundel (another lovely rural area in Sussex we're both familiar with)

My auntie lives in Arundel, and my parents live ten minutes for there - Bognor Regis.

Arundel has a big castle...

[Mrs64]

We stay at our friends house on the outskirts of Abergavenny in the hills facing the Sugar Loaf mountain Hector

[Mrs64]

My auntie lives in Arundel, and my parents live ten minutes for there - Bognor Regis.

Arundel has a big castle...

Arundel has a lovely castle Elland

[Ellandback1]

Arundel has a lovely castle Elland

Indeed

[hector]

We stay at our friends house on the outskirts of Abergavenny in the hills facing the Sugar Loaf mountain Hector

My feet know Sugar Loaf and all the surrounding hills and mountains very very well indeed, I would like to say it is a lovely part of the world........ but I can't

Faaip lives in Guildford

[gessa]

Can't wait to see how they portray Wolverhampton.

[YorkshireSquare]

Escape to Rotherham?

[John in Louisiana]

I'm planning on being in Leeds for about a week in March and am looking for walks, either in the countryside or in picturesque villages (the sorts of villages Ray Davies wrote about American tourists visiting in Village Green Preservation Society).

Out of my week, I will spend one day at Elland Road (assuming I can get a ticket), one day in Leeds (including the Royal Armouries museum), and one stop at Betty's (either in Harrogate or York). So I have three or four days to go exploring. The Dales are a given, but the Dales are quite large and there are a multitude of trails to walk. Pately Bridge seems like a nice village and a good starting point for a day hike. My thoughts, however, are based on no first-hand knowledge.

So suggestions from those who know what they're talking about would be most welcome.

[Ratscoot]

I'm planning on being in Leeds for about a week in March and am looking for walks, either in the countryside or in picturesque villages (the sorts of villages Ray Davies wrote about American tourists visiting in Village Green Preservation Society).

Out of my week, I will spend one day at Elland Road (assuming I can get a ticket), one day in Leeds (including the Royal Armouries museum), and one stop at Betty's (either in Harrogate or York). So I have three or four days to go exploring. The Dales are a given, but the Dales are quite large and there are a multitude of trails to walk. Pately Bridge seems like a nice village and a good starting point for a day hike. My thoughts, however, are based on no first-hand knowledge.

So suggestions from those who know what they're talking about would be most welcome.

John you’ve gotta do Brid for Harbour fish & chips but avoid the Seagulls size of bloody dogs

[1964white]

I doubt they'll be featuring Wolverhampton or Rotherham Ges & Adam.

Those places are for another programme 'Worst towns in the UK'

[1964white]

John you’ve gotta do Brid for Harbour fish & chips but avoid the Seagulls size of bloody dogs

Best cafe/tea-room is Victoria Mill in Brid which is down a alleyway opposite the HSBC bank

Homemade cakes/scones (baked on the day) & a cup of latte £5 for two, double the price & more anywhere else, Also furnished with comfortable leather settees, much nicer environment than the cramped Costa & other cafes sitting on plastic chairs. It is like an Aladdin's Cave inside, fascinating place we've visited VM three times in the last couple of weeks it's that good

Seagulls are worse in St Ives Rat

[The Subhuman]

My feet know Sugar Loaf and all the surrounding hills and mountains very very well indeed, I would like to say it is a lovely part of the world........ but I can't

Faaip lives in Guildford

Not quite but very close, worked there an awful lot though...

[1964white]

Not quite but very close, worked there an awful lot though...

GW use to live in Giuldford before moving to Devon

[The Subhuman]

He did,on the outskirts. I'm around 6 miles away from the outskirts.

[1964white]

He did,on the outskirts. I'm around 6 miles away from the outskirts.

Is that decent record shop still open in Guildford ?

[The Subhuman]

Not sure, haven't been down that end recently

[YorkshireSquare]

I'm planning on being in Leeds for about a week in March and am looking for walks, either in the countryside or in picturesque villages (the sorts of villages Ray Davies wrote about American tourists visiting in Village Green Preservation Society).

Out of my week, I will spend one day at Elland Road (assuming I can get a ticket), one day in Leeds (including the Royal Armouries museum), and one stop at Betty's (either in Harrogate or York). So I have three or four days to go exploring. The Dales are a given, but the Dales are quite large and there are a multitude of trails to walk. Pately Bridge seems like a nice village and a good starting point for a day hike. My thoughts, however, are based on no first-hand knowledge.

So suggestions from those who know what they're talking about would be most welcome.

You renting a car or relying on public transport?

Grassington is a bit of a fave re the Dales and Whitby up on the North Yorks coast is great but would need a car really.

[The Subhuman]

The Davis Village Green is more south of England Sub Urban type village green, wouldn't it be?