BS: Prettiest villages in England

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: the lemonade lady
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 06:19 AM

When I was at Sidmouth Festival this year, I visited a village east of there on the coast called Beer. Yes that is it's name...Beer. It's lovely. You can catch a little fishing boat and catch as many macerel as you want, walk along the cliff walks, eat great meals in the Anchor pub. I loved it so much, I would like to live there.

Sal

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 05:58 AM

LtS and/or Shambles,

Next time you pass through Netherbury, please dip yer knee at St Marys for me Fourbears wot left there in 1839. Even better, have a beer for me at the "Hare & Hounds".

Cheers - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: GUEST
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 05:40 AM

Gee, shame you aren't coming north. I'm in Yorkshire, can't understand half of what folks are saying here, it's like being back in Maine, but the villages sure are cute.

The moor is incredible. I've never seen a pink field.

DW

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: The Shambles
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 05:03 AM

As already said no need to go out of Dorset - but if you do this place - Castle Coombe - claims to to be the prettiest village in England.

http://www.ccombe.fsnet.co.uk/

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 02:55 AM

If you should find yourself travelling between Rye and Hastings be sure to visit Winchelsea. BTW, I think the inhabitants of all three places consider them as towns

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Morticia
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 01:49 AM

Hook Norton is lovely and it also has a brewery!

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 01:13 AM

Jimmyt - almost all of Dorset but particularly Milton Abbas, Cerne Abbas and Abbotsbury (is there something these abbots are not sharing?) - if you need a native guide, I'm sure I could arrange an 'accident' that will keep me off work for a week or so......

You'd like Cerne Abbas...... Oo-er missus!

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Phot
Date: 19 Aug 03 - 12:29 AM

try Cockington just outside Painton, or Broardhembury near Honiton, both are in Devon, and both have cracking pubs!

Cheers, Chris

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 11:40 PM

Thanks for you kind thoughts Isabel. A 'Virtual Guiness' wouldn't help much, but the real whisky which the nurse prescribed is working well.

Jimmy, you said you know the Cotswolds. Have you been to Wotton-Under-Edge? I haven't, my only link left there ca. 1750. It still seems to be a jolly fine English 'Village'.

Cheers - Sam

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: jimmyt
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 10:53 PM

peg, I have been to Stow on the wold several times and been near the Rollrights, but never visited ! Thanks for the tip! Am also excited to go to Rye! ! THanks everyone,

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Peg
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 10:38 PM

Glastonbury! near wells, which has a lovely cathedral.

I'd also recommend seeing the Rollrights; not far from Banbury, Long Compton, Chipping Norton...

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: izzy
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 09:28 PM

I sympathise, Billy, I haven't been home in years --so I'm living vicariously through this thread too! *sob* *sob*

Fancy a virtual Guinness?

Hope your rib gets better soon!

Cheers!

Isabel

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Billy the Bus
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 09:21 PM

Thanks for starting this thread Jimmy, and thanks to all you good folk who have contributed placenames. Thanks to Google, and Multimap, I'm now having a wonderful tour of the UK. I need a holiday right now. It's winter 'Downunder', I've never been out of NZ, and won't ever make it. To top it off, I "fell out of the bath" and broke a rib last night. I'm sore and sorry for myself right now. The on-line UK Tour you Catters are providing is just what I need!

More Villages (and Pubs) please...

Cheers - Sam - Stewart Island NZ, as far from England as you can get, so off-topic, but we ain't a bad village, for all that.

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: izzy
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 08:34 PM

Go to Rye --it's absolutely fabulous. Whatever you do, don't go there without having a cream tea at The Peacock (wonderful place). In general, avoid Hastings --when I was there last it was traffic-ridden and rather depressing. Besides, it's more of a town than a village, and unlike Rye, which is also sizeable, you really feel it. One more tip --the view from the top of Rye church tower on a sunny day is idyllic. Take a camera with some film in it. I hope you're not scared of heights?

Cheers,

Isabel

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Micca
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 07:47 PM

Rye in sussex, and Hastings Old Town(not the new town, its Ugly)and they are close together!!

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 06:46 PM

Stay clear of Close House, County Durham, Britian's ugliest village.

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: jimmyt
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:28 PM

Good advice, both of you. I have toured Norfolk and Suffolk quite a bit as My Grandmum came from Great Yarmouth, but havn't spent any time in Essex.

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Manitas_at_home
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 05:13 PM

Finchingfield in Essex has won the title a few times.

Subject: RE: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: Skipjack K8
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 04:38 PM

James, I was one of your chattering classes. Go to Mersea island, on the Essex coast, about 50 miles north east of London.

Subject: BS: Prettiest villages in England
From: jimmyt
Date: 18 Aug 03 - 03:58 PM

Could use some advice. I am travelling to England for a short visit in October and due to time constraints, will have to limit my trip to the southern third of England. I have travelled to the COtswolds several times, and I find those villages to be absolutely lovely, but I would like to know others' opinions about other pretty villages that I may visit. I mentioned this once in the chat room and there were lots of places mentioned, but I should have written them down, but alas I didn't. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance jimmyt