Beaconsfield.

Beaconsfield trades on a curious split identity, its Old Town lined with coaching-inn brickwork while the New Town spreads out around the railway that arrived a century later, and both halves reward a slow wander. Winston Churchill and Enid Blyton both called this Buckinghamshire market town home, and today its streets hold a fitting concentration of independent cafes for settling in over a pot of tea. When appetite calls for something heartier, the town's restaurants cover everything from village pubs to more polished dining, while a handful of well-placed hotels make it easy to stay the night and explore further.