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Jolly holiday

It’s summertime! After a long winter of coronavirus lockdowns and a slow spring of unlocking, we can finally look forward to venturing out and even thinking about going on holiday, although it will probably be staycations for most of us this year. So, how lucky are we, that we live in a country with an amazing variety of landscapes and fascinating towns and villages to explore?

Celebrate the Great British staycation with this month’s

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