The high street used to be busy: Christmas shopping, queues for the butcher, children running between shops. The high street feels thinner every year. The high street isn't sterile or copy-and-paste. All winding lanes, storybook cottages and a high street that looks like it was designed for a film set. A high street that actually has life in it on a Sunday morning'There's also a quiet, under-the-radar coolness creeping in.

Source: Daily Mail February 05, 2026 01:05 UTC