after reading my own post and that of Keith's I am sure I would be remiss to not mention that Winterton-on-sea in Norfolk is one of my favorites as well as Leigh in Surrey a few miles from Gatwick!, LLangollen in north Wales, Grassmere in Cumbria (I think it is Cumbria, at any rate it is in the Lake District) Well, you get the point, pretty much near wherever you are in England, in my experience, there is a very quaint little village just waiting on being discovered and explored. Wales and Scotland too. Aberfoyle and Callendar come to mind in Scotland, along with Ruthin in Wales, Oh dear, I need to get on a plane!