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    The document provides information about four villages near the city of Hartbridge that are worth visiting: 1) Camberwell, once home to the wealthy Hugo family and their large estate, which is now open to the public to tour the house and gardens. 2) Hidcot, located on the River Well, where visitors can take river cruises or walks along the riverbank and hire small boats. 3) Tatterbridge, where the home of children's writer Jane Porter is now a museum and tea shop located in the village, which also has several shops. 4) Moordale, a former industrial village where coal mining once occurred, though it has now returned to being a quiet

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    The document provides information about four villages near the city of Hartbridge that are worth visiting: 1) Camberwell, once home to the wealthy Hugo family and their large estate, which is now open to the public to tour the house and gardens. 2) Hidcot, located on the River Well, where visitors can take river cruises or walks along the riverbank and hire small boats. 3) Tatterbridge, where the home of children's writer Jane Porter is now a museum and tea shop located in the village, which also has several shops. 4) Moordale, a former industrial village where coal mining once occurred, though it has now returned to being a quiet

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    The document provides information about four villages near the city of Hartbridge that are worth visiting: 1) Camberwell, once home to the wealthy Hugo family and their large estate, which is now open to the public to tour the house and gardens. 2) Hidcot, located on the River Well, where visitors can take river cruises or walks along the riverbank and hire small boats. 3) Tatterbridge, where the home of children's writer Jane Porter is now a museum and tea shop located in the village, which also has several shops. 4) Moordale, a former industrial village where coal mining once occurred, though it has now returned to being a quiet

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    Explore the Villages around Hartbridge


    Many visitors come to Hartbridge to see the wonderful art galleries and museums, the beautiful buildings and the fantastic parks. Few people go outside the city, and so they miss out on experiencing the scenery and the fascinating history of this beautiful area. This brochure will tell you what you can see if you take a short bus ride out of the city.

    Camberwell
    The historic village of Camberwell was once the home of the wealthy Hugo family. They lived in a huge country house, Camberwell Court, and owned all the land in the area. The family sold their house in the !"#s, and it is now open to the public. $ou can spend a whole day walking around the house and gardens. There is a small exhibition about the family, a children%s play area, a gift shop and a restaurant. &ut the village of Camberwell is also worth a visit. There are some beautiful cottages with well kept gardens, and there is a small church which dates back to the eleventh century. To get to Camberwell, take &us "' from the &us station. &uses leave every two hours.

    Hidcot
    Hidcot is an attractive village situated on the (iver )well. *ildlife lovers should visit the +ature ,ark to the south of the village, where there are large numbers of rare birds and flowers. However, you will probably see plenty of wildlife from the bridge in the village centre- .n Hidcot, you can take a two/ hour river cruise / a great way to see the countryside and learn about the local wildlife from a guide. .f you prefer to explore the river by yourself, it%s well worth walking one and a half miles along the river to the pub 0The &oat% which cannot be reached by road. Here, you can hire small boats and explore the river at your leisure. To get to Hidcot, take &us 12 to (eeford. Hidcot is half way between Hartbridge and (eeford.

    Tatterbridge
    The beautiful village of Tatterbridge was home to the children%s writer 3ane ,otter, whose stories of &en4amin &ear are loved by adults and children around the world. 3ane ,otter%s home is now a museum and tea shop, and is well worth a visit 4ust for its wonderful gardens. .t also has a gift shop where you can buy souvenirs and books. Tatterbridge has a number of interesting shops including an excellent cake shop, and 0*endy%s 5iftshop% where you can find lots of unusual gifts made by hand by local artists. 6overs of 3ane ,otter%s books should also walk to the 5reen 7alley woods, which have not changed since 3ane ,otter wrote her stories there one hundred years ago. To get to Tatterbridge, take &us " from outside the cinema. .t takes about "# minutes to get there.

    Moordale
    This old industrial village is the highest village in the area. Here in the hills, coal was found in the late eighteenth century, and people came here in great numbers to take it out of the ground and transport it to the nearby towns. Many industries grew up in the area, including a paper factory and a cotton factory. The industries all closed down in the nineteenth century, and since then Moordale has gone back to being a 8uiet farming village.

    .t is unusual for visitors to visit the villages near Hartbridge. 9. The Hugo family allows people to visit their current home. :. The leaflet advises visitors not to spend all day at Camberwell Court. ". $ou can hire small boats from the bridge in Hidcot. ;. $ou can take the bus directly to 0The &oat% pub near Hidcot. '. The leaflet says that the gardens are the best part of 3ane ,otter%s home. 1. 3ane ,otter wrote her books in the 5reen 7alley woods. <. $ou can visit the paper factory and the cotton factory in Moordale. !. $ou will see horses on farms as you walk around Moordale. #. $ou can get to all four villages directly from Hartbridgeer, if you walk from the village centre up the steep hill to the north, you can still see the paths where horses used to carry the coal. There is a four mile walk around the village which has some ama=ing views, but walkers are must be careful as the path is steep in places and they could slip. To get to Moordale, take &us 12 to (eeford, and then take the number :< bus to Moordale.

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