Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Britain's tiniest villages with disproportionate fame
Hamlets that punch above their weight.
Some of Britain's most-visited villages have populations under 1,000: Goathland (population 438, but TV-famous as Aidensfield in Heartbeat and the Hogwarts setting for several films), Castle Combe (350), Bourton-on-the-Water (3,300 but somehow always small), Tobermory on Mull (700), and the tied cottages of Polperro in Cornwall. A grand tour takes a week.
Places in this guide
📷 5Towns & cities · Yorkshire & the Humber
Goathland
Goathland — village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
📷 5Reservoirs & lochs · North West England
Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows — lake in the United Kingdom.
📷 3
📷 5Towns & cities · North West England
Hawkshead
Hawkshead — village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, UK.
Flagship📷 4Islands · Scottish Islands
Staffa
Staffa — island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.