eastender wrote:
On 2013-06-21 12:21:07 +0000, Theo Markettos said:

But surely it's all part of the English Village Experience (TM) to stand
around waiting for the bus (one service Thursday mornings only, direct to
Tesco) desperately wishing for any public transport to get you out of there?
More seriously, a lot of villages remain 'authentic' because they're
a pain to get to so they haven't turned into commuter towns. So there is a
tension here in what you're looking for.

True enough but even in the more authentic ones there really isn't much to do once you've:

- been inside the church with a Norman tower
- walked up and down the main street
- been in the charity shop
- been in the tea rooms or pub.

You might be in luck and find an antiques shop as well. And there's
probably a war memorial.