authentic english village near London
 

On Wednesday, June 19, 2013 12:42:57 AM UTC-4, antoine wrote:
Dear readers,

in a few days I will be in London for a short visit. My wife never was in
England and I would love to show her something of the old rural England.
Where should I go for an one day visit in an ancient english village?
Thank you for a tip.

Eynsford in Kent is a pretty little village, with a number of interesting attractions nearby: Eynsford Castle, Lullingstone Castle and Lullingstone Roman Villa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eynsford
--
Roy

authentic english village near London
 

Thank you Paul and thanks to all for the great suggestions.
(This is why I love England and the English)
Yes I am the same Antoine of other posts.
Now I have a lot to read.
Have a good night!

authentic english village near London
 

On 2013-06-19 15:48:37 +0000, Recliner said:

With two of the best restaurants in the UK (for a while, the Fat Duck was
ranked the best in the world)

The Good Food Guide still says the FD is 'the experience of a lifetime'
- it's the only one with a score of 10 for cooking in the 2012 guide at
least. The Waterside Inn gets 7, Hind's Head 4.

For a less painful wallet experince but still a nice village-style
experinece by the river Cookham is nice - there's also an Indian,
Maliks, in the GFG there.

E.

authentic english village near London
 

On 19/06/2013 05:42, antoine wrote:
Dear readers,
in a few days I will be in London for a short visit. My wife never was in
England and I would love to show her something of the old rural England.
Where should I go for an one day visit in an ancient english village?
Thank you for a tip.


May I suggest St. Reatham near Croydon.

authentic english village near London
 

On 19/06/2013 05:42, antoine wrote:
Dear readers,
in a few days I will be in London for a short visit. My wife never was in
England and I would love to show her something of the old rural England.
Where should I go for an one day visit in an ancient english village?
Thank you for a tip.

The further from London the better, if you want something other than
commuter-land or retire-to-the-country-land.

Sussex could be a possibility - train to Berwick (being careful not to
end up on the Scottish border) and then the local bus (or a bit of a
walk) to the Cuckmere Valley area:
http://www.cuckmerebuses.org.uk/index.htm


--
Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK

authentic english village near London
 

On Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:42:57 +0000, antoine wrote:

Dear readers,
in a few days I will be in London for a short visit. My wife never was
in England and I would love to show her something of the old rural
England. Where should I go for an one day visit in an ancient english
village? Thank you for a tip.

Hambleden, but it might be a bit far and a bit too rural. It's between
Marlow and Reading. There's a few nice little villages round there sort
in the Wycombe/Henley/Marlow/Stokenchurch triangle.



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Mike P

authentic english village near London
 

In message , at 01:07:20 on Thu, 20 Jun
2013, Mike P remarked:
Hambleden, but it might be a bit far and a bit too rural. It's between
Marlow and Reading. There's a few nice little villages round there sort
in the Wycombe/Henley/Marlow/Stokenchurch triangle.

Difficult to get to by public transport, but there's always the
fictional "Dibley" (Turville). http://goo.gl/maps/Cs3ZU

Returning to the Shalford idea, you can walk from there to Bramley (and
back), along a disused canal and rail alignment:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/51165220
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Roland Perry

authentic english village near London
 

On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:48:05 +0100, Roland Perry
wrote:

In message , at 01:07:20 on Thu, 20 Jun
2013, Mike P remarked:
Hambleden, but it might be a bit far and a bit too rural. It's between
Marlow and Reading. There's a few nice little villages round there sort
in the Wycombe/Henley/Marlow/Stokenchurch triangle.

Difficult to get to by public transport, but there's always the
fictional "Dibley" (Turville). http://goo.gl/maps/Cs3ZU

Returning to the Shalford idea, you can walk from there to Bramley (and
back), along a disused canal and rail alignment:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/51165220

Actually, "Dibley"or "Midsomer"
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midsom...ming_locations) is
a good idea. I suspect visitors would rather see the modern TV version
of a classic English village than the typically rather less photogenic
reality (outside the Cotswolds).

authentic english village near London
 

I'd also like to thank posters for their suggestions.

authentic english village near London
 

On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 07:48:05 +0100, Roland Perry wrote:

In message , at 01:07:20 on Thu, 20 Jun
2013, Mike P remarked:
Hambleden, but it might be a bit far and a bit too rural. It's between
Marlow and Reading. There's a few nice little villages round there sort
in the Wycombe/Henley/Marlow/Stokenchurch triangle.

Difficult to get to by public transport

It is, sadly (or thankfully if you're a local), however I wonder if the
OP is able to hire a car? It would likely be cheaper for a day than PT
around these parts, and there's many such places to see within an hours
drive of "London" in any direction.




--
Mike P