A to Z of place facts

Zakopane - Charming Polish town at the foot of the Tatra mountains.

Yalta, scene of the famous 1945 conference

eXbury is a Hampshire village, just inside the New Forest, and is famous for Exbury Gardens. The village itself has been inhabited since prehistoric times.

Wantage, a small town in Oxfordshire where King Alfred burnt those cakes.

Verona is a city in Italy, and Shakespeare wrote about two Gentlemen there.

Uttoxeter - Town in Staffordshire. It has a racecourse and is handy for Alton Towers.

Thame - a market town in Oxfordshire, used as a location to represent Causton in Midsomer Murders.

Swanage - seaside town in Dorset. Lovely views from the downs. I’ll be there next week.

Reighton sands is a UK holiday site popular with Caravanners.

Quarry Bank - an area of Dudley in the Black Country, known for its industrial heritage.

Peckham - Where 'Only Fools and Horses' was set.

Ousby, a village near Penrith, Cumbria , is a Doubly Thankful Village as it suffered no casualties during World War I and World War II.

Nantwich, charming historical market town in Cheshire with a fine church.

Machynlleth. The Welsh MOMA art gallery is set in this town.

Lymington, a historic town and port by the River Lymington. A ferry from there takes you to the IOW.

Kentucky - Home of many horse racing tracks, the Kentucky Derby and fried chicken.

Juneau is the capital city of the state of Alaska.

Ingleton is a village in the Yorkshire Dales with caves, waterfalls, and mountains.

Hemel Hempstead was one of the post war ‘new towns’.

Georgia ia also my friend’s name

Franconia, Germany, traditional culture, good wine and beer.

Eastbourne, a popular coastal resort in East Sussex, famous for Beachy Head and the Seven Sisters chalk cliffs.

Dunstable, famous for its downs and the gliders

California. This one is in Norfolk in the borough of Great Yarmouth. It’s a small seaside village with a sandy/shingle beach.

Brighton - Home of the dirty weekend. Home of the Royal Pavilian.