Category Archives: 2/5
Tenbury Wells
Like Malvern, Matlock or Cheltenham, Tenbury made its most recent history out of its natural resources. The suffix to the town name was added in the 1840s when mineral waters were discovered in the local area, however the history of … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, Worcestershire
Droitwich Spa
In theory, there’s no reason why Droitwich Spa shouldn’t be a perfectly pleasant little town. Though home to a significant swathe of commuter development from the sixties onwards, Droitwich is its own community with its own salt-working industrial heritage stretching … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, Worcestershire
East Dulwich
I’ve done a lot of work on gentrification in the last four months (see? It didn’t stop there). I can summarise Smith’s rent gap theory, or Ley’s humanistic take; I can waffle at length about Barnsbury (as per Jonathan Raban (who … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, London South
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire and the Chilterns in particular is one of my favourite places to spend the day. I’ve had profitable excursions in Gerrards Cross, Chalfont St Peter, Amersham, Chesham and Beaconsfield, and still plan to visit Tring and Berkhamsted to tick … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, Buckinghamshire
Herne Bay
This part of Kent is absolutely lovely, as has already been established just down the coast. Sun-kissed grassy banks leading down to the most hospitable part of the North Sea span between pretty coastal towns with oyster shacks and narrow … Continue reading
Didcot
Oxfordshire is about as scenically (did I just adverb a word? did I just verb adverb?) England as you could imagine: undulating countryside, market towns with squares and churches, the upper reaches of the Thames lazily wending its way … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, Oxfordshire
Rickmansworth
As part of the rash of wealthy commuter towns in the Three Rivers area (cf. Abbots Langley, Chorleywood, Loudwater), I held out high hopes for “Ricky.” Yet, as with these other settlements when you actually get there, there’s very … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, Hertfordshire
