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Reading Around England: 32 Books set in Cambridgeshire

Tamason.gamble — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:33:59 +0000

Home to one of the oldest, most prestigious universities in the world and the oldest National Trust nature reserve, which is home to more than 9,000 species of wildlife, plus two cathedral cities, Cambridgeshire is perhaps one of the most visited counties in England. As a university, Cambridge has produced 126...

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Reading Around England: 14 Books set in Norfolk

Tamason.gamble — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:31:13 +0000

Norfolk has long suffered an unfair reputation, often dismissed as flat, remote, and outdated. Yet those who know it well insist that is precisely its appeal. There is a quality to the Norfolk landscape that is hard to articulate and nearly impossible to replicate: vast skies stretching forever, marshland shimmering...

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Reading Around England: 16 Books set in Suffolk

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:40:30 +0000

Suffolk in East Anglia is home to beautiful, peaceful villages full of brightly coloured timber buildings with thatched roofs, towns like Lavenham and Long Melford, which are full of character and were once associated with the wool trade, a coastline that stretches for miles, plus several historical sites like Framlingham...

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Reading Around England: 15 Books Set in Essex

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:50:52 +0000

Essex is a county in England so often misunderstood. Thanks to a years-old reputation of women wearing white stilettos and fake tans, which was then only enhanced by programmes like The Only Way Is Essex, many believe that this is all Essex has to offer, but, there is far more...

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