Marlborough
Holiday cottages may be a relatively recent way of taking a break, but there have been plenty for visitors to do in Marlborough for centuries. They used to mint coins in Marlborough in Norman times. Things have moved on a bit since, but many visitors have left their architectural mark on this quintessential English market town. Tudor Kings hunted deer hereabouts – and today, it is still possible for those staying in local self-catering homes to buy venison in the traditional butchers' shops in the town centre to serve for dinner.
The Georgians left the town with a fine heritage of splendid houses, coaching inns and a wide main street, one of the widest in the UK, which still hosts a traditional twice-weekly market and is lined with tearooms, restaurants, antiques and galleries.
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