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The Rough Guide is full of pretentious nonsense written and edited by people who are obsessed with appearing right-on and original. Recommending a night on the town in Newcastle has to be proof of this. I mean, come on! And what a surprise that these people lay into Buckingham Palace - you don't have to be a flippin' royalist to enjoy this kind thing you know!
Other recommendation: Winchester is pleasant.
Go to a bookshop and buy a guide - any of them - that isn't so incredibly irritating. I have some respect for Rough Guides, some titles are excellent, but this is just a cheap attempt to get attention.
And Winchester is in Hampshire.
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