Ilford Hammer 10:17 Wed Feb 10
Recommend a village/market town 2 hrs from London
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Thinking of driving out on Sunday with the missus to a nice village or market town no further than a 2 hr drive from London. Must have some nice pubs for lunch and shops or markets to have a look around.
Does anyone have any recommendations? Been looking around the South Downs but nothing's jumped out at me yet.
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1985
10:21 Wed Feb 10
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Dorset, M3, M27. Lots of market towns here, villages, nice beaches.
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joe royal
10:21 Wed Feb 10
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Worthing
Norfolk broads
In fact 2 hours up the A12 should find you something nice .
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Takashi Miike
10:23 Wed Feb 10
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stay on the road, keep clear of the moors
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Bill W
10:23 Wed Feb 10
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Tenterden
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Gavros
10:24 Wed Feb 10
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saffron walden
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bruuuno
10:24 Wed Feb 10
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ILFORD
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joe royal
10:24 Wed Feb 10
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Dagenham has a Sunday market , grab a pint in the ship and shovel or for some cultural elightement either the thatched house or the brewery tap have both been taken over by our Nigerian friends.
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Takashi Miike
10:25 Wed Feb 10
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I love a Nigerian lager
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ironsofcanada
10:25 Wed Feb 10
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Depends what part of London (probably not yours if you name is correct)
but anyway
http://www.cotswolds.com/
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claret50
10:34 Wed Feb 10
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Treat the missus to lunch at the Lavenham Swan (you'll need to book in advance) and just up the road is the market town of Sudbury.
http://www.theswanatlavenham.co.uk/
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geoffpikey
10:37 Wed Feb 10
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Rye in Sussex is a lovely small town. Proper "Great Britain." Not too much chain-store. Quirky shops. Good pubs, food and ale. And churches. Romantic place if you're looking to impress your lady. And you may see Paul McCartney.
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The Stoat
10:39 Wed Feb 10
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Castle Combe
Bibury
Bourton on the Water
Moreton in the Marsh
Lacock
Stow on the Wold
Devizes
Tewkesbury
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MrBen
10:46 Wed Feb 10
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claret50 10:34 Wed Feb 10
Another shout for Lavenham.
The Great House is fantastic if you like the French classics. Great cheese trolley as well...
http://www.greathouse.co.uk/
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fred flinstone
10:52 Wed Feb 10
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Long Melford - Suffolk
Clare - Suffolk
Burnham Market - Norfolk
Ely - Cambs
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13 Brentford Rd
10:56 Wed Feb 10
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Newark.
Thank me later.
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Ilford Hammer
10:58 Wed Feb 10
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Thanks for the suggestions.
My Ilford dwelling days are long behind me, so we'll be travelling from SE London (Blackheath/Lewisham way).
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geoffpikey
11:00 Wed Feb 10
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Ely??
Had to work there for a few years. Fantastic cathedral, but the rest was dire. Pretty bleak landscape.
Cambridge, where I actually lived, was much better. But that's not a village/market town.
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Thunderlips
11:16 Wed Feb 10
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Woodbridge
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jfk
11:26 Wed Feb 10
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Southwold
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cjpl203
11:28 Wed Feb 10
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Tenterden, canterbury, Rye
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