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Boston
Boston is one of those English towns that is easily overlooked, which is a shame because there is rather more to it than first meets the eye.
Sitting in the flat Lincolnshire Fens, it is an old market and port town with a fascinating history, some handsome buildings and one rather spectacular landmark that dominates the skyline.
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Cambridge
Cambridge is one of those cities where it is almost impossible to escape the feeling that you are walking through history.
Famous throughout the world for its university, it is an extraordinarily attractive place, with medieval buildings, ancient colleges, beautiful courtyards and the River Cam winding its way through the heart of it all. It is also, inevitably, packed with tourists — but unlike some famous destinations,
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Spalding
Spalding is a pleasant market town in the heart of the Lincolnshire Fens, surrounded by the sort of wonderfully flat countryside where you can see for miles and miles.
It has long been associated with horticulture and flowers, and that connection provides the town with its biggest annual event.
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Woburn
Woburn is a delightful Bedfordshire village which manages to pack an impressive amount into a relatively small area.
At its heart is the village itself, with attractive Georgian buildings, traditional pubs, independent shops and a pleasantly unhurried atmosphere. It is the sort of place that rewards simply wandering around rather than rushing from one attraction to the next.
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Wrest Park
Wrest Park, near Silsoe in Bedfordshire, is one of those places that can easily be missed if you don't know it's there, yet it is one of the most impressive historic estates in the region.
Covering around 90 acres of formal gardens and pleasure grounds, it combines an imposing country house with lakes, canals, woodland, formal gardens, statues, temples and a whole collection of rather splendid garden buildings.
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