A “postcard-pretty” North East town has been crowned for having one of the UK’s loveliest high streets by The Times.

Not only was Corbridge praised for its “fantastic” high street but it was complimented for being a place where people can “indulge” in a handful of “niche interests” including textile exhibitions.

The Times commented on its guide: “When four years ago it saw that our British high streets were emptier and shabbier, Historic England went on a shopping spree, injecting almost £100m into a new programme across 67 notable shopping streets (a project known as High Streets Heritage Action Zones).

“The results — including 571 historic buildings brought back into use and 255 shop fronts restored — have been declared a success.”

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It added: “The project has reached places such as Kettering, Bedford, Weston-super-Mare, Blackpool, Fleetwood and Woolwich, and a further £100 million in investment has been generated as local authorities work to keep up momentum.

“These high streets will go on to survive and thrive over the next few years, and here are seven of the buzziest — so bustling you can base a weekend round them.”

You can see all seven of the UK’s loveliest high streets here.

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The Times explained: “This summer is a busy one in Corbridge, with steam rallies, beer festivals, textile exhibitions and midsummer evenings packing out the calendar (visitcorbridge.co.uk).

“If you’re visiting this postcard-pretty Northumberland town to indulge one of these niche interests, the good news is there’s a fantastic high street too.

“Try Baby at the Bank for cute kidswear, sold in a former bank (babyatthebank.co.uk); or there’s RE for furniture (“an eclectic mix of the raRE, REmarkable, REcycled, REscued and REstored”; re-foundobjects.com) and Corbridge Larder, where you can stock up on fine local foods — chutneys, pies, cakes — after taste-testing them in the adjoining café (corbridgelarder.co.uk).

“The Angel of Corbridge, built in 1569, is a lovely pub with rooms, moments from St Andrew’s Church and Market Place — the venue for many of the above events.”