New Posts For Thread: Nicest towns in your countyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-countyUsing this thread for ideas on where I can take mrs away for weekend break after cheltenham (she will have deserved it after my week of indulgence)... Anyway looking for a picturesque small town/village with some nice boozers, interesting shops....anCoachbuster. I'd agree, but technically it is in Essex.BTW, I live in Cambridge, have done for 26 years. Beautiful city, if a little pricey, and would highly recommend it to someone who wanted a short break.weekend away.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537573105#537573105Coachbuster. I'd agree, but technically it is in Essex.BTW, I live in Cambridge, have done for 26 years. Beautiful city, if a little pricey, and would highly recommend it to someone who wanted a short break.weekend away.Wed, 22 Jan 2014 07:59:15 -0600I never knew that about Bridgnorth and Hitler.Ironic that De Gaulle was holed up in Bewdley, just down the river, during WW2.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537569271#537569271I never knew that about Bridgnorth and Hitler.Ironic that De Gaulle was holed up in Bewdley, just down the river, during WW2.Wed, 22 Jan 2014 03:30:12 -0600Bathy is quite nice if you're used to that sort of thing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537562059#537562059Bathy is quite nice if you're used to that sort of thing.Tue, 21 Jan 2014 16:09:19 -0600used to go in that pub around 2000 timehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537561969#537561969used to go in that pub around 2000 timeTue, 21 Jan 2014 16:04:41 -0600Re Saffron Walden and Jamie Oliver....15 years or so ago I remember his parents having a pub in a pretty village called Clavering (as a youngster Jamie was cooking).I live in Surrey and it's difficult to think of any really nice towns apart from Farnhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537559701#537559701Re Saffron Walden and Jamie Oliver....15 years or so ago I remember his parents having a pub in a pretty village called Clavering (as a youngster Jamie was cooking).I live in Surrey and it's difficult to think of any really nice towns apart from FarnTue, 21 Jan 2014 14:03:41 -0600Coggeshall and Saffron Waldenhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537559663#537559663Coggeshall and Saffron WaldenTue, 21 Jan 2014 14:02:24 -0600Bridgnorth..beautiful riverside town, pubs bookies lovely architecture I've been there many times.I heard that Hitler intended to make Bridgenorth his headquarters if his invasion of Britain had come off.He'd have enjoyed taking Eva for a stroll alonhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537559589#537559589Bridgnorth..beautiful riverside town, pubs bookies lovely architecture I've been there many times.I heard that Hitler intended to make Bridgenorth his headquarters if his invasion of Britain had come off.He'd have enjoyed taking Eva for a stroll alonTue, 21 Jan 2014 13:59:06 -0600Bilston near Wolverhampton is a busy little multicultural town in the West Midlands. Many regard it as the jewel in the crown of the Black Country.The Trumpet pub in the town is worth a visit. The Trumpet is a famous watering hole not far from the mahttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537559235#537559235Bilston near Wolverhampton is a busy little multicultural town in the West Midlands. Many regard it as the jewel in the crown of the Black Country.The Trumpet pub in the town is worth a visit. The Trumpet is a famous watering hole not far from the maTue, 21 Jan 2014 13:41:57 -0600TRFC ,Saffron has probably closer ties with Cambridge than anywhere in Essex tbfhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537558989#537558989TRFC ,Saffron has probably closer ties with Cambridge than anywhere in Essex tbfTue, 21 Jan 2014 13:25:48 -0600Essex has some very nice parts in fairness, the county though tends to be judged on the merit of it's larger towns and resorts rather than the countryside and backwaters on the coastline which is where i'd love to live .Clacton - Basildon- Harlow -https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30179089/nicest-towns-in-your-county?post_id=537558965#537558965Essex has some very nice parts in fairness, the county though tends to be judged on the merit of it's larger towns and resorts rather than the countryside and backwaters on the coastline which is where i'd love to live .Clacton - Basildon- Harlow -Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:24:19 -0600