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East Anglia

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Dec 31, 2013

Penelope begins her journey with a trip to East Anglia. While there, she attends a regatta on the Norfolk Broads, takes to the skies over the village of Little Snoring, learns to speak like a native of the county and attends a fête.

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Season 1, 12 episodes

Season 1

Penelope begins her journey with a trip to East Anglia. While there, she attends a regatta on the Norfolk Broads, takes to the skies over the village of Little Snoring, learns to speak like a native of the county and attends a fête.

47m Dec 31, 2013

North-West England and North Wales,

In this episode, Penelope travels to the industrial heartlands of north-west England and north Wales. There, she explores a Victorian garden in the shadow of a nuclear power plant, finds out about burgeoning tourism in Snowdonia.

47m Dec 31, 2013

South-West England,

Penelope concludes her first trip with visits to Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire, where she sees villages that have been used on film and TV.

47m Dec 31, 2013

Devon and Cornwall,

Penelope is in Devon and Cornwall – a land of rugged coastal communities and distinct identities forged over centuries, but also a region visited by five million people each year.

46m Dec 31, 2014

The actress learns about life in the renowned landscape of Cumbria. The wonder of the Lake District cannot be ignored, but from Morecambe Bay to the Pennines.

47m Dec 31, 2014

Penelope travels through Royal Deeside, a remote part of Aberdeenshire. Penelope explores how important Queen Victoria was in shaping modern Deeside.

47m Dec 31, 2014

East Sussex and Kent,

In the final episode of the series, Penelope is in East Sussex and Kent – a rural, unspoilt swath of the busy southeast that never ceases to surprise and impress.

47m Dec 31, 2014

Penelope has never been sure about what defines this famous region. Starting in the celebrated 'chocolate box' village of Bibury, she sets off to reveal a world of wealth created originally by sheep, wool, and weaving.

47m Sep 27, 2016

Argyll and Bute,

Penelope's journey starts with a ferry ride across Loch Fyne, to the Kintyre peninsula: made famous, thanks to Paul McCartney.

47m Dec 31, 2015

North Yorkshire,

From puddings and tea to flat caps and whippets, the age-old images of Yorkshire are known across the world. But what's the reality?

47m Oct 4, 2016

With its English accents, tea shops terraces, and habit of attracting writers like Virginia Woolf, refined little Manorbier quickly shows Penelope that Pembrokeshire enjoys a history all of its own.

47m Oct 11, 2016

Penelope Keith's Favourite Villages,

In this beautiful one-off, Penelope puts together a selection of her favourites: from Devon and Cornwall to the stunning shores of the Lake District and the wilds of Scotland.

47m Dec 31, 2015