Top 5 Best Villages and Towns in the UK

[martin tyler]

Swanage (dorset) also holidays as a child and amazing beaches around studland bay

Mrs Blue2 and myself are holidaying in Swanage at the moment and very nice it is the beach at studland is fantastic![/QUOTE]

It is a lovely beach. Sometimes there is a lot of seaweed but all in all is fantastic. I envy you if you are there this week as i doubt there is a nicer place to be in the UK on a day like today

 

[Canonman]

Brighton, Falmer( has to be the best village) for obvious reasons. Llanwrst, piddlecombe, and Puddletown.

 

[Poyetry In Motion]

Cripps Corner, East Sussex
Lewes, East Sussex
Battle, East Sussex
Tenterden, Kent
Rolvenden Sussex/Kent border

 

[sams dad]

Lynmouth ( North Devon)
Exford ( West Somerset)
Rushlake Green ( East Sussex)
Widecombe in the Moor ( Devon )
Llangrannog ( Ceredigion )

 

[topbanana36]

Lynmouth ( North Devon)
Exford ( West Somerset)
Rushlake Green ( East Sussex)
Widecombe in the Moor ( Devon )
Llangrannog ( Ceredigion )

Forgot Lynton and Lynmouth

 

[sams dad]

Forgot Lynton and Lynmouth

I was in Lynmouth a couple of weeks ago.
Sitting outside the Rising Sun Inn, in glorious sunshine, with a pint of cold cider = absolute bliss

 

[topbanana36]

I was in Lynmouth a couple of weeks ago.
Sitting outside the Rising Sun Inn, in glorious sunshine, with a pint of cold cider = absolute bliss

Last place I went to with my parents before coming out to NZ. Be nice to be back there next year.

 

[somerset]

Kingsand/Cawsand (SE Cornwall)
Ditcheat ( Somerset)
Port Isaac (Cornwall - not in summer crowds)
Uppermill ( Greater Manchester - not during Whit Friday)
Haye-on-Wye ( Powys)

 

[doogie004]

Perranporth
Looe
Mevagissey
Padstow

 

[martyn20]

Cornwall really is amazing,

 

[HawkTheSeagull]

Godshill, Isle of Wight
Lyme Regis, Dorset
Boscastle, Cornwall
Alfriston, Sussex
Brighton and Hove

 

[somerset]

I must give a nod to Simmonds Yat in the Forest of Dean and Broadway in Worcestershire,....so I have recommended seven, sorry OP.

 

[sams dad]

I must give a nod to Simmonds Yat in the Forest of Dean and Broadway in Worcestershire,....so I have recommended seven, sorry
OP.[/QUOTE

Broadway is a beautiful village and the view from Broadway Tower is fantastic.
An honourable mention also for Chipping Camden.

 

[afters]

Worth Matravers, Dorset
Leintwardine, Herefordshire
Uppermill / Saddleworth (historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire)
Helston, Cornwall
Bishops Castle, Shropshire

I'm not mentioning my own village, because it gets far too many visitors already.

but you don't live in a village lord b?

for me (sussex villages)

ripe
hamsey (a deserted village....)
battle
charlton
fletching

 

[BN9 BHA]

Another shout for swanage(Dorset)
Corfe Castle(Dorset)
Holsworthy(north devon)
Lewes
Dunster(somerset)

 

[BN9 BHA]

I must give a nod to Simmonds Yat in the Forest of Dean and Broadway in Worcestershire,....so I have recommended seven, sorry OP.

plenty of nice villages where you live somerset, very nice part of the country.

 

[maresfield seagull]

No votes for that quaint little village of Falmer ?

 

[Grombleton]

Mevagissey

This with bells on. I used to spend all summer down there with my grandparents and every christmas...it's a lovely village.

Also in my list:
Chester
Horsham (commerce is crap recently, but lovely nonetheless)
Fittleworth, West Sussex (it's home to me)

 

[Petunia]

I must give a nod to Simmonds Yat in the Forest of Dean and Broadway in Worcestershire,....so I have recommended seven, sorry
OP.[/QUOTE

Broadway is a beautiful village and the view from Broadway Tower is fantastic.
An honourable mention also for Chipping Camden.

Don't forget Upper and Lower Slaughter
Stow on the Wold
I would add Bourton on the Water and Bibury but they have been spoilt by too many trippers!
Love the Cotswolds

 

[goldstone]

Wisborough green West Sussex
And anywhere in Cornwall

What, with bloody A272 running through it? Immediately strikes it off any "best" list.