How to Travel the English Countryside

If you've ever read any of Jane Austen's novels, then you'll be among the crowd who knows without a doubt that visiting the English countryside is on your list of 'things to do before I die'. I mean, really:

Countryside Devon by Anna Cervova

Check out this one, too:
Low Wray, Lake District, England by Ben-UK

I've had several years now to daydream of the lands that Austen wrote about, and the places she had seen, and often wondered if they were all as beautiful in person. Austen was actually from the Lake District herself; was it as endearing as she described? If you've wondered yourself, why not plan to go someday?

After researching, I've decided that, although I am a nature-lover, I am not loved by nature, and would rather not face her head on in tents and long hikes that last from sun up to sun down. Instead, I would rather take up a nice room at an inn in a larger town (Manchester or London, for example) and take day-trips to areas by bus. From there, you can hike to several villages during the day, but be back in time to relax in the city by late afternoon.

Here is great way to go about it.

And here also is another traveller's perspective, this time on Derbyshire (the setting of Pride and Prejudice).

Just imagine taking long walks along secluded footpaths, strolling from village to village, taking breaks in pubs to drink the finest beers, to have welcome hospitality, stunning views, and the quiet hum of country life. If you ever go, please send me pictures! That's all I have for now. Well, that, and another sit-down with my dear friend, Jane.