The Five Minute Guide to Rayleigh Consider Rayleigh as a potential staycation destination for this season’s next holiday. Some 32 miles to the east of London, you will find the Essex town of Rayleigh. With only 32,000 people living there, this quaint little market town is a somewhat quiet, reflective town, which is neither on…
Christchurch in Brief Christchurch is an ancient town and civil parish in Dorset on the south coast of England. It’s nestled between Bournemouth to the west and the eastern edge of the New Forest. The town was historically part of Hampshire but transferred to Dorset under the local government reorganisation of 1974. In 2019, Christchurch…
Hemel Hempstead The jewel in the heart of Hertfordshire. Hemel Hempstead can be found 24 miles to the north and west of London. It is a vibrant large town with a population almost reaching 100,000 people. Although it was truly developed after WWII as a New Town, Hemel Hempstead has a history that dates back…
Outside of a few hardcore non-league football fans the town of Pitsea is probably not that well know outside of Essex. This is probably as it is often lumped in with Basildon, however, it is a destination in its own right. After all, it has its own football teams, market, and railway station. Plus it’s…
Chickerell in Brief Chickerell is a small town and civil parish in Dorset, southwest England. The town is located about 2 miles northwest of Weymouth, 9 miles south west of Dorchester, and about half a mile inland of the Fleet Lagoon. Chickerell has grown steadily from its village status of the mid-19th century when it…
All you need to know about Basildon, including tourist attractions, history, and how to get there. Basildon is situated in Essex, inside its own borough and roughly 26 miles east of London. Known for being one of the post-war new towns, Basildon was built to accommodate overspill from London. Nowadays, it is a pleasant town…
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