For anyone who has visited the UK before, you should know how important the country’s thriving small villages are to anyone looking to experience the UK in all its entirety. Always situated near to a city due to the UK’s size, these smaller settlements often feature the countryside charm and beauty the UK is so often portraited as having.
From the southern heathland to the northern hills, the UK is more than it often lets on – beyond the popular destinations like Snowdonia – if you know where to look. Here are just a couple of villages in the UK you have to visit the next time you’re there. Just make sure to pack a picnic, because we can guarantee you that you’ll find the perfect spot to enjoy one regardless of which village you pick.
Beaulieu in Hampshire
Located right next to Europe’s largest unenclosed heathland – the New Forest – Beaulieu is often sought out as the main ‘base of operations’ for anyone looking to explore the area in much detail. And why wouldn’t it be? Beaulieu is also home to the Beaulieu Motor Museum (one of the best for old cars in the UK) and the Beaulieu Palace House.
The nearby New Forest is incredibl