Highcliffe in Brief Highcliffe, sometimes known as ‘Highcliffe-on-Sea’, is a large village in Dorset in southwest England. It lies 8 miles east of Bournemouth and 18 miles southwest of Southampton. It forms a parish with the village of Walkford, which is part of the South East Dorset conurbation. Situated on the English Channel coast, Highcliffe…
Grays, though not often celebrated, is one of the largest towns in the Thurrock area of Essex. It was once a small port town but has grown in significance to be somewhere people are proud to come from. We wanted to know all about Grays, and whether it is a potential holiday destination. Let’s hop…
Gillingham in Brief Gillingham is a town and civil parish in Dorset’s Blackmore Vale in southwest England. The town lies on the River Stour, approximately 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Shaftesbury, and 6 miles (10 km) east of Wincanton. It also has the distinction of being the most northerly town in Dorset, close to…
Harlow Attractions, history, trivia, and more! Somewhere on the border between London and Hertfordshire, you will find the New Town of Harlow. Officially founded in 1947, Harlow was one of the new towns originally built to soak up the overspill from London after the war. As the soldiers returned, the houses they came back to…
St Albans. The ideal staycation base for those with a love of history or Hot Cross Buns. Buns we hear you ask, well read on and we will get to that bit. But seriously if you are in Hertfordshire or London for that matter then you really need to consider paying a visit to this…
Ferndown in Brief Ferndown is a town and civil parish in Dorset in the southwest of England. It lies immediately 6 miles (10 km) north of Bournemouth. Up until 1972, Ferndown parish was known as Hampreston, taking its name from one of the town’s neighbouring villages. At the 2011 national census, the population of the…
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