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Jo Grundy Bedfordshire is a small and mostly rural place set amid the Chiltern Hills. The town of Bedford (birthplace of both Ronnie Barker and John Le Mesurier) is home to more Italians than anywhere, due to an immigration drive back in the 60s. So you won’t have far to look for a good plate…

Barbara Peirson Cambridgeshire is towards the north of the East Midlands, the university founded by a group of scholars fleeing Oxford, over 800 years ago. Its famed mathematical bridge is so-called as it’s an arch shape, yet built with straight timber (a ‘feat of engineering’). The Fens are boggy marshland with fertile soil that means…

Whistlefish Norfolk has miles of wide sandy beaches and dunes (the green shoots provide habitats for natterjack toads and endangered seabirds), so always follow paths to avoid stepping on dunes and don’t drop litter or light barbecues). Many seaside resorts are home to pretty pastel beach huts (originally designed for people to discreetly change into…

Lorna Thompson East of England is an area that consists of a few counties, many looking out over the North Sea towards Belgium and The Netherlands. The scenery is pretty similar to our European friends, with lots of marshy wetlands and pretty windmills, on flat land that is prone to flooding. If you venture out towards…