Loveliest place in the U.K.?

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There have been a couple of threads recently about places that you want to get out of as quickly as possible - Newport, Stevenage, etc!
It got me thinking, which towns do live up to expectations? Where is the perfect U.K.-topia?

Causeway coast Northern Ireland

Burnham Overy Staithe is my favourite place.

We love Dedham. Such a lovely little village. Hadleigh is wonderful too. We are lucky to live close by.

We visited the Lake District in Oct and were blown away how lovely it was.

Ooh I love where I live, pretty villages, rolling countryside, near Oxford so great for arts and culture, and international food, culture and vibes and the M4 so easy access everywhere to London, major airports and absolutely no traffic, few cars so easy to park everywhere, free parking outside shops. Low crime. Endless footpaths and bridleways, wild swimming spots, and where everyone has dogs and horses. Excellent state schools, pubs, leisure centres and GP surgery. Heaven on earth 😍

Not necessarily the "loveliest" place, but where I live in Cornwall isn't too shabby.

Here's my list of places I've lived or could happily live having visited

Bath (live there)
Bradford on Avon
Winchester
Poole
York
North oxford (have lived)
South west London )have lived)
Surrey hills /Guildford
Hampstead/Belsize park (have lived)
Wirral
Northumbria
Edinburgh
Norwich
Cambridge

Culkein in the Scottish Highlands. (Heaven on Earth)

Red Point near Gairloch. (The best beach ever)

Iona (calm and serene)

Nice list

A small cove on the Devon coast - my secret as I'd hate it to get over run with people.

I’m not far from Hungerford, I have friend who lived on the same road as George Michael. Every time someone visited they would say ‘oooh, just saw George getting home/going out!’
my friend never saw him once in the years they were neighbours!

Absolute favourite places:

Arisaig, Isle of Eigg (Scotland)
St David's in Wales
Lake District
Ilfacombe
Dartmoor
Some of the beaches around Dorset (I forget the names 🫠)
Brecon Beacons

I wasn't too into Tenby, it was just kind of "meh". Surrey Hills can be quite nice, some good camping and picnic spots.

Im sure I've missed off loads of areas...

Sounds like a Star Wars villain 😆

I live on the edge of the Cotswolds and most places around are ridiculously lovely. I do feel lucky to live somewhere so pleasant.
Personally though, Cambridge is my real happy place.

Love where we live on South Coast.(Not saying where as often inundated!) a couple of hours from London, and Summer weekends ,people come down and sleep out! Like being abroad(well almost) Lots of Countryside to visit as well.Otherwise love the Cotswolds ,Sussex downs ,Kent and London(My birthplace so extra special!)

Durham riverside in the summer
Alnwick

The Yorkshire dales, particularly Swaledale, Northumberland, the Durham dales. But my heart will always belong to the North West Coast of Scotland.

No, really keep a secret….?

’Yes!’

‘Keep it even when it really hurts to keep it secret?’

’Yes!!!’

’Well, so can I!’

Can’t remember what book that was from…. Terry Pratchett?

The Nothumberland Coast for me, just stunning.

Also Lake District, and Surrey Hills and the views from Windy Tower - officially Leith Hill but I'm sure it was the inspiration fir the cartoon version!

Some of the villages in Kent and Suffolk are proper chocolate box pretty.

Please continue with your delightful poem!

Yes, I’ve traveled all over the world especially during lockdown!

I just love the Peak District.

The Isle of Purbeck

Absolutely, any time I watch something like Grand Designs Australia or those Incredible Homes programmes in particular, I always look the locations up.

What is it like living in the Lake District? I would love to but worry about growing older somewhere remote (I appreciate there are towns but it's not close to a city which I have always done)?

Oh this all makes me feel very happy.