The 16 beautiful little English market towns everyone must visit at least once

16 beautiful little English market towns everyone must visit at least once

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Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is notable for its terraced high street, dating from the 14th to the 17th centuries. The high street is lined with buildings built from locally quarried limestone, known as Cotswold stone, and boasts a wealth of vernacular architecture.

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Frome is a town in Somerset, on uneven high ground at the eastern end of the Mendip Hills and on the River Frome, 13 miles south of Bath. The older parts of Frome - for example, around Sheppard's Barton and Catherine Hill - are picturesque and contain an outstanding collection of small late 17th- and 18th-century houses.

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Morpeth is a historic market town in Northumberland, lying on the River Wansbeck. Its cobbled streets are quaint, with farmers’ markets and general markets, independent shops, bars, and restaurants. The nearby Carlisle Park has numerous woodland paths, a quiet garden, and more.

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Rye is a town in East Sussex, at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham, and the Brede, two miles from the English Channel. Its history and charm make it a tourist destination, with ancient inns used by 18th-century smuggling gangs, a harbour, a weekly farmers’ market, and a castle.

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