Driving through Herefordshire yesterday and the village of Pembridge in particular, some things don't change much.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/pembridge-herefordshire
Great Tew in Oxfordshire.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/163363024@N04/albums/72157716431058563/
Stanton in Gloucestershire.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/stanton-gloucestershire
We do have loads of wonderfully picturesque places in the UK.
my local bank
https://imgur.com/gallery/mBYQW5I
closed about 100 years or so ago
local citizen
https://imgur.com/gallery/6M9nEdp
dont know her
when i look up my town, all i get are real estate listings and mugshots.
If you are planning a road trip around Britain, here are some handy tips when visiting villages.
Happisburgh in Norfolk is pronounced Haze-bruh.
Stiffkey also in Norfolk is Stew-Key.
Culross in Scotland is Coo-riss.
Milngavie also in Scotland is Mull-guy.
But wait until you go into Wales.
Eglwyswrw is pronounced:
https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-and-villages/Eglwyswrw
Penrhyndeudraeth is pronounced Pen-hrein-dey-drahth
And I still can't say it.
With 58 letters this one requires years of practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHxO0UdpoxM
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Hope to revisit Great Tew later today.
Among others who have lived there it's a holiday and weekend home for the fabulous Bechkams.
Even includes a football pitch.
"Great Tew in the Cotswolds is home to several famous residents, most notably David and Victoria Beckham, who own a property near the village. Other high-profile individuals associated with the Great Tew area include Jeremy Clarkson, and American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi. The village and surrounding area have become a popular location for the wealthy and famous due to their proximity to the exclusive members' club, Soho Farmhouse."
https://www.sohohouse.com/houses/soho-farmhouse
Great Tew was a bit disappointing with construction noise and a sign outside the Soho Farmhouse saying members and guests only, even though the place is signposted from the road.
So I went to the nearby village of Over Norton where Richard Dawkins lived when he was young.
It's not special, but next to a monument an information board says the Dawkins' family have been there since 1726, and one had fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
My Grandad fought in France in World War One and he is now forgotten.
Must revisit this one in Gloucestershire:
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/bibury
5 miles from the busy tourist trap of Stratford upon Avon is Welford-on-Avon, believed by some to be the prettiest village in England. I was there yesterday. Didn't see any tour buses.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/welford-on-avon
Probably the most scenic seaside village in England is Clovelly in 'beautiful Devon'.
The only traffic is human footsteps, sledges and maybe a donkey on the cobbled street leading steeply down to the harbour.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photos/clovelly
It's also situated on a coastal footpath which stretches for 630 miles, starting at Minehead and ending near Bournemouth.
https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/north-hill-in-minehead-gm637172500-113501627
Just when the locals in a Cotswold village thought a quiet life was all they wanted, along comes another celebrity couple.
Wigginton is close to Great Tew where the Beckhams and other A-Listers hang out.
https://www.hellomagazine.com/homes/854803/beyonce-garden-centre-uk-move/
Other Costswold residents.
King Charles III: Highgrove House in Tetbury.
Princess Anne: Gatcombe Park, a few miles south of Stroud.