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Escape To The Perfect Town
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)
'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)
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I have spent an awful lot of hours around Abergavenny!! can't say I like it though.
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My auntie lives in Arundel, and my parents live ten minutes for there - Bognor Regis.Mrs64 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:03 pm 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)
Arundel has a big castle...
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We stay at our friends house on the outskirts of Abergavenny in the hills facing the Sugar Loaf mountain Hector
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Arundel has a lovely castle EllandEllandback1 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 12:36 pm My auntie lives in Arundel, and my parents live ten minutes for there - Bognor Regis.
Arundel has a big castle...
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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
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Escape to Rotherham?
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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.
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.
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John you’ve gotta do Brid for Harbour fish & chips but avoid the Seagulls size of bloody dogsJohn in Louisiana wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:23 pm 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.
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I doubt they'll be featuring Wolverhampton or Rotherham Ges & Adam.
Those places are for another programme 'Worst towns in the UK'
Those places are for another programme 'Worst towns in the UK'
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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
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Not quite but very close, worked there an awful lot though...
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He did,on the outskirts. I'm around 6 miles away from the outskirts.
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Not sure, haven't been down that end recently
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John in Louisiana wrote: ↑Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:23 pm 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.
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The Davis Village Green is more south of England Sub Urban type village green, wouldn't it be?
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