With vast national parks, countless chocolate-box villages and endless stretches of coastline, it isn’t hard to see why England is brimming with pretty landscapes and picturesque views. We’ve rounded up the country’s best-looking destinations, from cliffs overlooking the sea in Dorset and cosy cottages in Sussex to hidden caves in the Peak District and craggy shores in Devon.
Flagstone floors, wooden bars and lavender-fringed gardens at The Lord Poulett Arms in Somerset.
A view of Camber Sands in Rye.
A frosty morning walk in Oxfordshire.
The pale blue shores and white sands of Kynance Cove, Cornwall. For more inspiration nearby, see our recommendations for the best places to visit in Cornwall.
A waterfall pours down a cliffside on the North Devon coast.
Colourful beach huts line the shore on Mersea Island.
The picturesque King’s College Bridge crosses the River Cam in Cambridge.
Mismatched furniture, oil paintings and high ceilings at The Talbot in Malton.
A string of medieval houses in Rye, Sussex.
The Senate House in Cambridge, built in the 1720s.
The Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol, opened in 1864, is one of the wonders that followed the Industrial Revolution.
The cosy Star Inn at Harome in Yorkshire with wooden beams and crooked staircases.
The Newt sits on a fruit-filled estate in Somerset.
Bledington Barn is a renovated 300-year-old stone barn in Oxfordshire.
The green exterior of Michelin-starred restaurant with rooms, The Black Swan at Olstead in Yorkshire.
Rugged coastal views from Gara Rock in Salcombe, Devon.
A laid table framed by hanging herbs and flowers in Osip, one of the best restaurants in Somerset.
Lavender-framed lawns at Soho Farmhouse, one of the UK’s best hotels.
A cosy sitting room in The Lygon Arms in Worcestershire.
Set in five acres of rolling grounds, red-bricked The Pig at Bridge Place offers rural isolation in Canterbury, Kent.
Artist Residence in Oxfordshire is set inside a 16th-century building with an olive tree-studded courtyard.
Moody colours, vintage tiles and wood panelling welcome guests at Babington House in Somerset.
An eco-friendly retreat, The Scarlet Hotel in Cornwall overlooks golden sands at Mawgan Porth bay.
View of the Devon coastline from The Cary Arms.
The Stepping Stones, a historical landmark, in Bruton, Somerset.
Forde Abbey is renowned for its immaculate gardens filled with roses, wisteria and acres of land in Somerset.
A man fishing on the River Loddon in Hampshire.
A bathtub in Soho townhouse Hazlitt’s in London.
The rocky lands of Carl Wark in the Peak District.
Sunset over the sea in Dorset.
Historical landmark Forde Abbey covered in wisteria.
Colourful beach huts line the shore in Whitstable, Kent.
A man hikes up Thor’s Cave, a natural cavern in the Manifold Valley in the Peak District. See our guide to the best walks in the Peak District.
Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
Colourful fields in Yorkshire.
The sun sets on Beachy Head in East Sussex.
A hazy seafront at Hastings, Sussex.
Diners sit in the sunshine outside Somerset House in London.
A vine-covered bridge in Bibury, Cotswolds.
Sunlight hits Bath Abbey, a monastery in Bath dating back to the 7th century.
A cherry blossom tree frames pastel-hued houses in Oxford.
Contrasting architecture in Bank, London.
Carnewas at Bedruthan Steps in the Cornish coast, between Padstow and Newquay.
Golden hour in Covent Garden, London.
People stand overlooking the sea on a cliff at the Jurassic Coast in Dorset.
A view of the golden-hued buildings of Bath from a hot air balloon.
Unusually quiet streets of Oxford Circus in London.
A forest filled with a carpet of bluebells in Oxford.
Saunton Sands on the north Devon coast.
Forests of green in Stourhead, Stourton.
The sleepy shores of West Lulworth, Dorset.
Low-lit interiors and stained-glass windows of Balliol College, Oxford.
Ammonite, an understated 1930s log cabin in East Sussex.
A green coastal path by the beach in Devon.
Hanging lights, wooden tables and white-washed walls at St John bakery in London.
The view over fields from a house in Kingsbridge.
The sun shines through the windows of the restaurant in Yorkshire Sculpture Park.
Houses reflecting in the water in Whitby.
Plants take over the Conservatory Archives in London.
A pub covered in ivy in the village of Bibery, Cotswolds.
The Woodsman’s Treehouse in the Dorset woods.
A sandy stretch of land in Dungeness, Kent.
Atkinsons coffee roasters in Manchester.
A plant shop in Falmouth, Cornwall.
Looking out over Old Harry Rocks in Dorset on a foggy day.
A glimpse of water between two houses on the North Norfolk coast.
A pink house in Suffolk.
The circular walk from Blakeney through Cley.
The silhouette of a lighthouse in winter in Whitby, Yorkshire.
A shady corner by a stream in Canterbury, Kent.
The colourful grounds surrounding The Ethicurean, a restaurant in Somerset.
Brightly coloured houses line a road in Malton.
The majestic Radcliffe Camera in Oxford.
The Circus, a popular street in Bath, Somerset.
Grand Askham Hall rises up amid fields of green in Cumbria.
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